Specialty Plumbing Fixtures 060403d

Question 1

What type of toilet seat is required on a toilet in a jail or correctional facility?

Answer 1

Integrated

Question 2

What is terrazzo made of?

Answer 2

Marble chips and Portland cement

Question 3

When choosing between a surface that is gel coated or acrylic which is the better choice and why?

Answer 3

Acrylic

- slip resistance

Question 4

What size drain channel or tapped hole come standard in the valve body of a yard hydrant?

Answer 4

1/8”

Question 5

Water closets for low to minimum security correctional institutes may be manufactured from what material?

Answer 5

Vitreous china

Question 6

Detox toilets are designed to be installed where?

Answer 6

In-floor installation

Question 7

The hydraulic load of a fixture that is not listed in table 2.4.9.3. can be found where?

Answer 7

Table 2.4.10.2.

- hydraulic load of fixtures according to trap size

Question 8

What are the hydraulic loads of fixtures not found in table 2.4.9.3. that have a 2” trap, 3” trap and 4” trap?

Answer 8

3, 5 and 6

Question 9

Emergency showers and eye wash stations can be activated by what 3 ways?

Answer 9

1. Pushing against an oversized paddle
2. Foot activation on oversized peddle
3. Pulling down on a pull rod

Question 10

Vitreous, a word derived from the Latin word vitrum means what?

Answer 10

Glass or glass like

Question 11

Many repair products for enamelled or porcelain-coated fixtures are effective for how long?

Answer 11

Not effective for the long term

Question 12

Of the three types of of acrylic and gel coated products, which is the most forgiving and easiest to repair?

Answer 12

Gel coated fibreglass

Question 13

What is a characteristic of all plastics?

Answer 13

Their ability to return to their original shape

Question 14

A stainless steal wall hung closet bowl will withstand a loading of how many pounds?

Answer 14

5000

Question 15

A wall hung vitreous china bowl mounted on an approved carrier must withstand a minimum of how many pounds?

Answer 15

350

Question 16

Stainless steal is susceptible to rapid corrosion caused by what?

Answer 16

The motion of solids travelling against the metal surface where oxygen is present after chromium oxide has been removed

Question 17

What is the minimum distribution supply size to a shower?

Answer 17

1/2”

Question 18

How many litres are there in a us gallon?

Answer 18

3.78

Question 19

How can you differentiate between a parking area drain and a floor drain?

Answer 19

Identified and have a direction of flow

Question 20

What are the inlet and outlet sizes of a water closet carrier?

Answer 20

Both 4”

Question 21

What is the minimum suggested anchor size for floor mounted carriers?

Answer 21

1/2”

Question 22

What materials are coated with a corrosion and heat resistant porcelain enamel or vitreous glass coating to improve their durability and appearance?

Answer 22

Cast iron and steel plumbing products

Question 23

Water closet combinations are a combination of what components?

Answer 23

A water closet bowl and a reservoir flush tank

Question 24

Which fixtures are required by code to have isolation stops in residential applications?

Answer 24

Only water closets

Question 25

When would a remote flushing control be required?

Answer 25

When the contents of the fixture require inspection before flushing

Question 26

Which wrench is best suited for tightening polished and special finishes without damaging them?

Answer 26

Strap wrench

Question 27

Which carrier should be used for a water closet when the drainage piping is rising from below the floor?

Answer 27

Vertical in-line closet carrier

Question 28

Flaring tools provide 2 different flare angles for two different applications. What are they?

Answer 28

37° automotive/aircraft

45° pipe trades

Question 29

Hacksaw blades are normally installed in the hacksaw frame in which position?

Answer 29

Installed with the teeth facing away from you

Question 30

Floor drain bodies are available with an inlet tapping of what size?

Answer 30

1/2” FIP connection

Question 31

What is the minimum distance between flood level rim and thr vaccum breaker on a flush valve?

Answer 31

6”

Question 32

How many litres are there in a US gallon?

Answer 32

3.78 l/usgal

Question 33

Water closets for high security areas are manufactured using what?

Answer 33

14 gauge type 304 stainless