topic 1 Flashcards
All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water supplies nor subject to hazards of backflow or back-siphonage.
principle #1 clean water
Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplies with water in sufficient volume and at pressure adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise under all normal conditions
principle #2 volume and pressure
Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the minimum quantity of water consistent with proper performance and cleaning.
principle #3 efficiency
Devices for heating and storing water shall be so designed and installed as to prevent dangers from explosion through overheating.
principle #4 explosion
Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation, occupancy or USC on premises abutting on a street, alley or easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer system.
principle #5 sewer
Each frunily dwelling unit on premises abutting on a sewer or with a private sewage-disposal system shall have at least one water closet and one kitchen type sink. Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene.
principle #6 plumbing unit
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth non· absorbent material, free from concealed fouling surfaces and shall be located in ventilated enclosures.
principle #7 ventilation
The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard against fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate clean outs so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned.
principle #8 cleanouts
All pipings of plumbing systems shall be of durable NAMPAP (National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines) APPROVED materials, free form defective workmanship,designed and constructed by Registered Master Plumbers to ensure satisfactory service.
principle #9 NAMPAP
Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped with a water-sealed trap.
principle #10 trap
The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate circulation of air free from siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals under ordinary use
principle #11 air circulation
Vent terminals shall extend to the outer air and installed to preempt cloggingand the return of foul air to the building.
principle #12 venti terminals
Plumbing systems shall be subjected to such tests to effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the workmanship.
principle #13 test
No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixture, destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal process shall be allowed to enter the building drainage system.
principle #14 sewage harm
Proper protection shall be provided to prevent contamination of food, water, sterile goods and similar materials by backflow of sewage. When necessary, the fixture, device orappliance shall be connected indirectly with the building drainage system.
principle #15 contamination
No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly lighted and ventilated.
principle #16 WC light
If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where there is no sewer within a reasonable distance, suitable provision shall be made for disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method of sewage treatment and disposal, such as a septic tank.
principle #17 septic tank
Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject tb backflow of sewage, suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building.
principle #18 sewage backflow
Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable condition by Registered Master Plumbers.
principle #19 RMP
All plumbing fixtures shall be installed properly spaced, to be accessible for their intended use.
principle #20 accessible
Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due regard to the preservation of the strength of structural members and the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
principle #21 structural stability
Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to surface or sub-surface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through subjection to some acceptable form of treatment.
principle #22 sewage treatment
____ is a system of pipes and fixtures installed in a building for the distribution and use of potable (drinkable) water and the removal of waterborne wastes.
plumbing
____ shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
water cycle
____ is a complex system that includes many different processes. Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow.
water cycle
_____ refers to a mechanism through which water is taken from a source, then supplied to the users, and finally waste water is collected and recycled to the source after proper treatment.
plumbing cycle
what are the 3 major phases of the water cycle?
condensation, precipitation, evaportation
State 7 steps of the plumbing cycle.
- source
- supply
- distribution
- use
- collection
- disposal
- treatment
The birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines is traced back to the _____.
17th century
The _____ known as Intramuros was established by the Spaniards as a model community.
WALLED CITY
The Friar Engineers who built the government buildings, residential and other structures. incorporated _____ standards in their plumbing installations
European
During the ______ centuries, the Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining, repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in all “pueblos” or towns including churches, convents and government buildings.
18th and 19th
The recognized plumbers then were called upon by the ‘‘______” or the elite group to act as consultants of plumber journeymen on matters pertaining to plumbing installations in villas and mansions.
ilustrados
PLUMBING took a great leap at the turn of the ____ century with theo arrival of the American soldiers, engineers, Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists
20th
Health and hygiene became priority when epidemics including ____, _____, _____ and other contagious diseases engulfed the Philippines.
cholera, leprosy, schistosomiasis
Sometime in _____, the PLUMBING TRADE was duly recognized by the government.
1902
The City of _____ was the model community.
Manila
Master Plumber_____ became the first Chief of the Division of Plumbing Construction and Inspection.
John F. Hass
In 1935, Francisco Geronimo, Mariano de Ocampo, lgmidio Suarez, Eusebio Mina, Jose Rivera, Raymundo Reyes, Sr., Roberto Feliciano, Gregorio Lazaro,Raymundo Gumapac, John Jones, Trinitario Ortiz, Valentin Casupanan, Catalino Casupanan. Crispin F11Ulcisco, Teodoro Pastor, Cornelio Odvina and Jesus Tangbal Dera organized the ______ and had it registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP)
Initiated by NAMPAP, the ______ was created by an Act of Congress.
Department of Public Services of the City of Manila
_______, otherwise known as “the Plumbing Code for the City of Manila” was enacted in consultation with NAMPAP. The
practice of plumbing was eventually placed under the Department of Public Services, Manila.
City Ordinance 2411
In 1954, the Third Congress of the Republic of the Philippines in its Second Session, approved after the third reading _____. This became Republic Act No. l378.
House Bill No. 962
On June 18, 1955, _____, otherwise known as the “PLUMBING LAW OF THE PlillJPPINES” was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay.
R.A. 1378
On ______, the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines prepared by the NAMPAP was promulsated and approved by Malacai\ang
January 28, 1959
NAWASA means _____
National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority
NAMPAP means _____
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines
In _____, the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers and the NAMPAP prepared a Cuniculum for Plumbing Engineering that was approved by the Department of Education and was first introduced at the Feati University.
1966-1969
On _____, the First Amendment to the National Plumbing Code was approved, which effected the inclusion of “Asbestos·Cement Pipe” as an approved plumbing material.
November 28, 1967
Before Martial Law in 1972, ______ otherwise known as the “Building Code of the Philippines” was passed with the “National Plumbing Code of 1959” as referral code in full text.
Republic Act No. 6541
In 1996, NAMPAP President ____ spearheaded the updating of the Revised National Plumbing Code.
JAIME M. CABASE
BOMP means ____
Board of Master Plumbers
Finally, in October 1999, NAMPAP submitted the
Draft Code to the Board of Master Plumbers (BOMP) Chaired by _______.
Engr. FORTIJNATO H. AMOSCO
After careful review, the Professional Regulation Commission under Chairman HERMOGENES POBRE adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of 1999 which His Excellency, ______ approved last December 21, 1999 pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. 1378 known as the Plumbing Law.
President JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
