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Section 1c- Definitions Part 3 Flashcards

1
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Still

A

Device used in distilling liquids

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Storm drain

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Building storm drain

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3
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Storm sewer

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Sewer used in conveying rain water, surface water, condensate, cooling water, or similar liquid wastes

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Subsoil drain

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Drain that collects subsurface water and conveys it to a place of disposal

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5
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Sump

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Tank or pit which receives sewage or liquid waste, located below the normal grade of the gravity system and that is emptied by mechanical means.

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Sump pump

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Mechanical device other than an ejector or bucket, for removing sewage or liquid waste from a sump

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7
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Supports

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Devices for supporting and securing pipe, fixtures, or equipment

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Swimming pool

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Any structure, basin, chamber, or tank containing any artificial body of water for swimming, diving, wading or recreational bathing

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Temporary

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A period of time not to exceed 30 days of intermittent or continual use within 12 month period on the same premises

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10
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Trap

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Fitting or device that provided a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or waste water through it

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11
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Trap arm

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Portion of a fixture drain between a trap and its vent

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12
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Trap primer

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Devices or system of piping to maintain a water seal in a trap, typically installed where infrequent use of the trap would result in evaporation of the trap seal, such as floor drains

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Trap seal

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Vertical distance between the crown weir and the top of the dip of the trap

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14
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Utility room

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Workroom in the patient nursing area, designed and equipped to facilitate preparation, cleaning, and incidental sterilizing of the various supplies, instruments, and utensils involved in nursing treatment and care, exclusive of medications handled in nurses’ stations and bedpan cleaning and sterilizing

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Vacuum

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Any pressure less the exerted by the atmosphere

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16
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Vacuum breaker

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Backflow preventer

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Vacuum breaker, nonpressure type (atmospheric)

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Vacuum breaker that is not designed to be subjected to static line pressure

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Vacuum breaker pressure type

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Vacuum breaker designed to operate under conditions of static line pressure

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19
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Vent pipe

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Any pipe provided to ventilate a house drainage system and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure

20
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Vent system

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Pipe or pipes installed to provide a flow of air to or from a drainage system or to provide circulation of air within the system to protect trap seals from siphonage and back pressure

21
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Vertical pipe

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Any pipe or fitting that makes an angle of 45 degrees or less with the vertical

22
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Wall-hung water closet

A

Wall mounted water closet installed in such a way that no part of the water closet touches the floor

23
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Waste pipe and special waste

A

Any pipe that receives the discharge of any fixture (except water closets or similar fixtures) and discharges to the house drain, soil, or waste stacks. If a pipe does not connect directly with a house drain, waste or soil stack, the pipe is considered to contain special waste.

24
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Water closet

A

Flush toilet

25
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Water distributing pipe

A

Pipe within a building or on the premises that conveys water from the water service pipe or meter to the point of usage

26
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Water heater

A

Water heating device

27
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Water lifts

A

Sewage ejector

28
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Water outlet

A

Discharge opening through which water is supplied to a fixture, into the atmosphere (except into an open tank that is part of the water supply), to a boiler or heating system, or to any devices or equipment requiring water to operate but that are not part of the plumbing system

29
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Water riser pipe

A

Riser

30
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Water service pipe

A

Pipe from the water main or other source of potable water supply to the water distributing system of the building served

31
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Water supply stub

A

A vertical pipe less than one story in a height supplying one or more fixtures

32
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Water supply system

A

Water service pipe, the water-distributing pipes, and the necessary connecting pipes, fittings, control valves, and all appurtenances in or adjacent to the building or premises

33
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Well, bored

A

A well constructed by boring a hole in the ground with an auger and installing a casing

34
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Well, driven

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A well constructed by driving a pipe in the ground. The drive pipe is usually fitted with a well point and screen

35
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Well, drilled

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Well constructed by making a hole in the ground with a drilling machine of any type and installing a casing and screen

36
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Well, dug

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Well constructed by excavating a larger diameter shaft and installing a casing

37
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Wet vent

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Vent that receives the discharge of wastes other than from water closets

38
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Yoke vent

A

A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack

39
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Journeyman plumber

A

Person who engages in or offers to engage, either as an occupation or otherwise, in the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, remodeling or removal, and replacement of plumbing under the supervision direction and responsibility of a master plumber

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Master plumber

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Person who assumes responsible charge, supervision or direction of journeyman plumbers, plumbers’ apprentices, and other persons in the construction, installation, alteration of plumbing or who engages in, offers to engage in or advertises or otherwise represents that he is permitted or qualified to engage in the design, planning, superintending, contracting for, or responsible charge of plumbing

41
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Public building

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Building intended for public use or built with public funds , includes but not limited to, schools, industrial establishments, housing projects, restaurants, foodhandling establishments, private clubs, theaters, drive-ins, trailer coach parks, camping areas, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, tourist courts, rooming houses, boarding houses, other establishments for furnishing public sleeping accommodations

42
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Maintenance man

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Person employed to maintain and keep plumbing in good repair

43
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Farmstead

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Farm dwelling together with other farm buildings and structures incident to the operation and maintenance of the farm situated on 10 acres or more of land which is located outside the corporate limits of a municipality

44
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Commissioner

A

Commissioner of the Dept of Housing Buildings and Construction

45
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KY plumbing law refers to

A

KRS 318

46
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KY Plumbing code refers to

A

815 KAR Ch.20

KY Plumbing Code (14 decks)

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