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1
Q
  • the art and technique of installing pipes, fixtures, and other apparatuses in buildings for bringing in the supply of liquids, substances and/or ingredients and removing them; and such
  • water, liquid and other carried wastes hazardous to health, sanitation, life and property; also the
  • pipes and fixtures after installation i.e., the ‘plumbing system
A

P l u m b i n g

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Receptacles which are used to provide, receive and discharge water, liquid and water-carried wastes into a drainage system with which they are connected to

A

Plumbing Fixtures

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3
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Classifications of plumbing fixtures: (3)

A
  • soil
  • scullery
  • bathing
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4
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Classifications of plumbing fixtures: SOIL (3)

A
  • Water Closets
  • Urinals
  • Slop Sinks
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5
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Classifications of plumbing fixtures: SCULLERY (3)

A
  • Kitchen Sinks
  • Laundry Tubs
  • Bar Sinks
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6
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Classifications of plumbing fixtures: BATHING (7)

A
  • Lavatories
  • Bathtubs
  • Shower Baths
  • Bidets
  • Foot/Sitz Tub
  • Shower Receptors
  • Shower Compartments
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7
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Water closet center to side wall: minimum of ()
** Water closet** center to WC center: minimum of ()

A

0.375 m
0.75 m

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8
Q

According to Flushing Action:
* Flushes through a simple wash down action
* Discharges waste into a trapway located at the front of the bowl
* Has a bulge on the front
* Has a small amount of standing water
* Cost less but is least efficient and noisiest

soil fixtures

A

Wash down

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9
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ACCORDING TO FLUSHING ACTION

Flushes through a siphon
action created in the trapway

soil fixtures

A

Reverse Trap

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10
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ACCORDING TO FLUSHING ACTION

  • has a larger trapway making it less likely to clog
  • Quieter flushing action
  • Retains a large amount of standing water

soil fixtures

A

siphon jet

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ACCORDING TO FLUSHING ACTION

  • Less noisy and very efficient
  • Flushing action is started by a whirlpool motion followed by a complete flush down
  • Retains a large amount of standing water

soil fixtures

A

Siphon Vortex

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12
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ACCORDING TO FLUSHING ACTION

Flushing action is obtained directly from a flush valve connected into the bowl

A

Direct Flush Valve

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13
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Other Types of Water Closets

A

squat type
washout

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14
Q

Types of urinals (4)

A
  • Wall Hung
  • Pedestal
  • Through
  • Stall
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15
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Urinal center to side wall : minimum of ()
Urinal center to urinal center: minimum of ()

A

0.30 m
0.60 m

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16
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Flushing urinals shall be done through automatic flushing tanks. (code)

17
Q

Flushometer valves shall be self-closing type discharging a predetermined quantity of water. No manually controlled
flushometer valve shall be used to flush group urinals. (code)

18
Q

kitchen sinks materials: (3)

A
  • Stainless Steel
  • Cast Iron Enamel
  • Formed Steel Coated with Porcelain Enamel
19
Q

laundry tubs materials: (2)

A
  • Cement or Cement with Tiles
  • Porcelain
20
Q

Where janitors clean & leave their mops

A

slop sinks

21
Q

lavatiries types: (4)

A
  • Pedestal
  • Pullman or Counter
  • Wall Hung
  • Through
22
Q
  • with removable panel of sufficient dimension to access pump
  • circulation pump shall be located above the crown weir of the trap
  • pump and circulation piping shall be self draining
A

WHIRLPOOL BATHS

23
Q

Brand Name of luxury type bathtubs

24
Q
  • Used for cleaning private parts
  • Sometimes referred to as female urinals
25
Q

Bidet center to side wall: minimum of ()
Bidet center to bidet center: minimum of ()

A

0.375 m
0.75 m

26
Q
  • With approved-type hinged strainer plate having the sum of the areas of the small holes of the waterway equal to the cross sectional area of the tailpiece
  • Provided with integrally cast water stop outside flange around the body at mid depth and with an inside caulk outlet to provide a watertight joint in the floor
A

floor drains

27
Q
  • Receptor floor shall drain not less than 2% or more than 4% slope.
  • Thresholds shall accommodate a minimum 559 mm wide door.
  • For wheelchair use, dam or curb may be eliminated.
A

shower receptors

28
Q
  • Metal enclosure containing shower head, valves and faucets
  • Shall have a minimum interior area of 0.6 sqm and shall be capable of encompassing a 762 mm diameter circle.
  • This area shall be maintained from a point above the shower drain to a height of 1.78 m with no protrusions other than the fixture valve, shower head and safety grab rails.
  • Drains for gang shower rooms shall be spaced not more than 4.9 m apart
A

SHOWER BATHS/
COMPARTMENTS

29
Q

Considerations in choosing
materials: (4)

A
  • Quality and durability.
  • Resistance to external and internal contact with foreign matters.
  • Resistance to acid waste and other chemical elements that will pass into it.
  • Cost of materials and labor.

CE335 Utilities 2 (13 decks)

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