Master Plumber Board Examination 2021

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Plumbing system Includes the water supply and
copper pipe Extremely corrosive resistant distribution pipes,plumbing fixtures and traps,water
material to convey either hot or cold water treating or water using equipment
Solvent welding Simplest way of joining plastic Cold water supply system Piping and fittings which
pipe supply cold water from the building water supply to the
Stabilization Process of decomposition of excreta in fixtures
septic tank Hot water supply system Installation for hot water
Unit system Most practical method in distribution consist of the piping work that convey
determining size of house drain the.heated water
3 Class B of assembly should Drainage and Vent system DWV system (Drainage,
have at lease? waste and Vent)
Bottom of riserUp-feed hot water distribution system Soil Drainage system Piping that convey the
large pipe installed?? discharge of water closet (containing fecal matter) with
6.895 1psi or without the discharge from other fixtures
PB Flexible type of synthetic pipe Waste Drainage system Piping that received the
bag trap Example of objectionable trap liquid discharge from plumbing fixtures other than water
Range boiler Small and generally made of closet.
copper. Or stainless steel hot water tank Storm Drainage System Piping system that
Class 1 Classification of fixtures in residential received clear water drainage from leader. Downspouts
houses and etc.
Direct flush valve Water closet dt s preferred in Vent system Piping system that
commercial and industrial comfort rooms for efficiency. receives a flow or air to or from a drainage system
Of service needs ease of cleaning Water Distribution The unobstructed
vertical distance through the free atmosphere between
Class A Fire involving ordinary
the lowest opening from any pipe other faucet conveying
combustible materials potable water supply to the flood levelers of any tank,
valve or fixtures
135 deg F Minimum temperature for
Backflow Flow of water or other liquid
automatic sprinkler system to open
from any source other than its intended source
individual Vent Most effective means of venting
Backflow preventer Means to prevent Backflow into
fixture trap to prevent minus or plus pressure
potable water system
Foot valve Retention valve
Back Pressure Backflow Backflow due to an
30 mins Enough water.to operate 25% of
increase pressure above the supply pressure
sprinkler
Back Siphonage Reverse flow by a loss of
50% Working load of hot water
supply, pressure
supply system for hotels and building
Battery of Fixtures Group of two or more similar
SV Iron pipe generally used for
adjacent fixtures which discharge into a common
building installation
horizontal waste
Bituminous fiber Cheapest among the sewer pipe
Branch Piping system other than a main,riser or
and sometimes recommended for septic tank
stack
153 mm Minimum size of dry standpipe if
Common To serve more than one
highest outlet is higher than 23m above
fire service connection appliances fixtures or system
Pendent Type of sprinkler head used
Cross connection Connection or arrangement
when piping is concealed
between potable water supply system and plumbing
Ember Hot piece of lump that remains
fixtures
after a material has partially burned and is still
oxidizing without the manifestation of flames Developed length Length along the center line of a
Galvanized steel pipe Easily corroded by alkaline and
pipe and fittings
acid water
Drain Pipe that carries waste or waterborne
Lead Oldest plumbing materials used
waste in a building drainage system
by the Egyptian, Greek and Roman
Fixture units Quantity in terms of which the load
Plumbing Practice, material and fixtures utilize in
producing affects on the plumbing system
the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of
all piping, fixtures, plumbing appliance and plumbing Flush tanks Tank located above with water closet
appurtenances
Flush valve Valve located at the bottom of a tank
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Flushometer Tank Tank integrated within an air Air gap Unobstructed vertical distance through
accumulator designed to discharge a predetermined the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from
water for flushing purposes any pipe supplying water to a tank and the flood level rim
Flushometer valve Valve that discharge a of the receptacle
predetermined water to fixtures for flushing purposes Soil pipe Pipe that convey the discharge
Horizontal pipe Pipe or fitting that is installed in of water closet
a horizontal position, angle of less than 45 deg with the Siamese connection Y connection used on
horizontal fire lines
Interceptor To separate and retain Grade Slope or fall of pipes
deleterious,hazardous matter Blow off Controlled outlets on a pipeline
Invert Lowest portion of the inside of a Drainage system Piping with in the public and
horizontal pipe private premises that convey sewage and other liquid
Main Principal artery of any system waste. Does not include mains of public sewer system
Offset Combinations of elbows or bends in a private or public sewerage treatment disposal plant
line Subsoil drain Underground drain pipe that
Pressure Normal force exerted by a received subsurface or seepage
homogeneous liquid or gas Fire hazard Cause an increase in the
Static pressure Pressure existing without any probability of the occurrence of fire
flow Jumper Electrical conductor used to
Residual Pressure Pressure drop due to friction bypass a safety device
loss 2 No more ___water closet shall
Receptor Adequate received the discharge into any 75mm horizontal soil branch
discharge from indirect waste pipe,located as to be Siphonage Minus pressure
readily cleaned Explosive Chemical compound intended of
Riser Water supply pipe that extends vertically producing explosion
one full story Dry standpipe Standpipe system normally not
Roughing in Installation of all parts of the plumbing filled with water
system that can be completed prior to the installation of Corrosive liquid Liquid causes fire when
fixtures in contact with organic matter
Single family dwelling Only dwelling located on a Indirect waste Pipe system does not connect
parcel of ground with the usual accessory building directly but conveys liquid waste
Stack Vertical main of a system of soil Ventilation Maintained balance atmospheric
Sump Approved tank that received sewage pressure
which is located below the normal grade of gravity Fixtures Receptacle for waste
system Water distributing pipe Conveys water from the
Tail piece Pipe that connects outlet of a Water service pipe to the plumbing fixtures
plumbing fixtures to a trap Loop vent Branch vent that loops back
Trap Fitting so design and constructed as to Plumbing fixture Installed receptacle device or
provide, a liquid seal that will prevent the back passage appliances which are supplied with water
Trap seal Vertical distance between the Leader Water conductor from the roof to the
crown weir and top dip of the trap building storm drain
Vacuum Pressure less than exerted by Pressure vacuum breaker Device consists of a 90
the atmosphere deg with hood on its top to allow air to enter the water
Vacuum relief valve Device that prevents system
excessive vacuum in a pressure vessel Air break Vertical unobstructed space between
Vertical pipe Fitting that installed in a vertical the waste outlet and the receiving waste pipe
position, not more than 45 deg with the vertical Building drain Lowest piping of the drainage system
Backflow connection Arrangements whereby inside the wall
Backflow can occur Building sewerHorizontal piping which extends from
Backwater valve Device installed in a the end of the building drain and conveys waste into a
drainage system to prevent reverse flow public sewer
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Building subdrain Portion of the drainage system Stack vent Extesion of a soil or waste stack
which cannot drain by gravity Polybutylene Tube made of plastic material and
Circuit vent Branch vent that serves two or colored black
more traps Oakum A hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to
Check valve Backflow prevention device make waterproof
Boiler blow off Outlet on a boiler 0.5 gpm Lavatory flow rate atleast need?
Branch interval Length of soil or waste stack 3 inches Minimum drain size for toilets
corresponding in general to a story height 1 1/4 inch Lavatory drain tailpiece diameter
Combination fixtures Combining one sink and tray or P-Trap Used to stop games from getting into a
a two or three compartment sink in one unit building and
Yoke vent Preventing pressure changes in 2 inches Size drain need for a shower stall
the stack 1 1/2 inch Size of drain for one piece tub/shower
Combined building sewer Main horizontal Bending Spring Used to prevent bends or folds
pipe that received storm water and sewage when working with soft copper piping
Durham System Used to describe soil Dielectric union Used to connect copper with
waste system where all piping is of threaded pipe galvanized pipe
Horizontal fixture branch Drain pipe 1 1/4 inch Minimum trap size of a bidet
connecting several fixtures 1 1/2 inch Kitchen sink need what size P-trap?
Common vent Vent that connects at the Trap adapter Used to connect a Problem-trap
junction of two fixture drain Air bubble Air lock caused by?
Wet standpipe Piping installation.wherein both Anode rod Sacrificial rod installed in a water heater
the mains and distribution pipes are constantly filled with to protect tank from corrosion
water Loss of pressure Results with friction loss
Vestibule Passage hall or antechamber Hard water Natural water with dissolve minerals
Back Pressure Caused plus pressure Germany First recorded used of iron piping was in
15m Bonfire is permitted within __away of 1445 in siegerland,___?
any structure Sir John Harington Invented the 1st
150mm No building sewer shall be smaller than flushing water closet
__ diameter nor less in size of building drain Joseph Bramah Invented a water closet used
Individual VentBack vent extensively on ships and boats
High hazard content Liable to burn with Extinguisher rating Numerical rating given to an
extreme rapidity extinguisher which indicates the extinguishing potential
Relief vent Ventilate the soil and waste pipe of the unit based on standard test
and connecting branches rather than fixture trap Class B fire Fire in inflammable liquid and
Plumbing code of the Philippines RA gases
1378 Incipient stage fire Fire which is in the initial or
Stack Vertical main soil,waste or vent piping beginning stage which can be controlled or extinguished
Horizontal pipe Pipes makes an angle by portable fire extinguisher
of more than 45 deg with vertical Recessed sprinkler Sprinkler in which all or part of
Spray nozzle method Combination of an automatic fire the body other than the shank thread is mounted within a
or smoke detection system settled housing
Fire extinguisher Device that contains 5m No incinerator is operated within __ away of any
chemicals, fluid, games for extinguishing fires structure
Wye A hose connection with two gated outlets Deluge Sprinkler System employing open
permitting 2 connection of the same or smaller coupling sprinkler that are attached to a piping system that is
diameter connected to a water supply
Water main Street main Looped Sprinkler Sprinkler system in which
Unit vent Arrangements of venting so installed multiple cross mains are tied together so as to provide
that one vent pipe will serve 2 traps more than one path for water
Surface water Runs off over surface 135 deg F At ___ the bulb breaks and releases a
Standpipe Reservoir which water is pump to give it water stream (sprinkler heads, quartzite bulb type that
at a head contain a colored liquid)
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Plunger Rubber suction cup approx 6" in diam reciprocation pump A type of water pump with its
pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and
Scrupper Drain normally located on a roof or deck
push rod to activate a submerged piston.
that allows rainwater to drain
pressure relief valve What is a device installed on top
Brake Horsepower HP supplied to the pump from
of a pressure tank used to protect against hydrostatic
the motor collapse due to suction or negative pressure resulting
from back-siphonage in a downfeed water distribution
Overall efficiency Percentage ratio of water HP to
system?
motor HP
a landing of an enclosed stairway The location of
Black and white respectively Designated color as a
a fire hose cabinet connected to a standpipe for
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to nfpa's SDCOPGVS
Gray and white respectively Designated color as a to allow any waste to drain into the drain pipe
Branch vents are required to have at least a
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slope 1/4" /feet. The purpose of which is:
Brown and white respectively Designated color as a
centrifugal pump A type of pump which comprises
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essentially an impeller or set of vanes enclosed in a
Waste anesthetic gas disposal WAGD housing or casing close coupled with the pump motor. Its
fundamental principle is it adds energy in the form of
Ordinary hazard Liable to burn with moderate
velocity to an already flowing liquid.
rapidity or to give off considerable volume of smoke 122 cms. The maximum height of a fire
service connection from the grade line is ______ cms.
Siren 10dB fire signaling devices
Buzzer Signaling devices consists of an electromagnetic centrifugal pump A type of pump which
delivers high water discharge with high pressure drawn
coil that will cause a thin metal piece to vibrate
from a shallow source like a cistern, best suited as fire
Chime Fire signaling device produces a pump or transfer pump. The pump motor is installed on
the surface for easy maintenance coupled with a shaft to
pleasing. Or musical tone
turn the impellers, which is submerged below.
Smelting Melting or fusing of metallic ores
46 cms. The minimum height of fire
Foot valve Retention valve
service connection from the grade line is ____ cms.
Public way Strip of land unobstructed from the
tee reducer A female GI threaded pipe reducer
ground to the sky
fitting use to connect a reducing branch from a main
Fulminate Explosive compound which explodes by water distribution.
percussion
4"x4" Wye and 4 1/8" bend combination A fitting
15m Septic tank should be atleast ___away installed at a branching tee from a horizontal soil branch
to a horizontal waste branch.
from any source of water supply
Bushing Pipe fitting used to reduce the size of an polyethylene pipe What does PE pipe
stands for?
opening
Area Drain Receptacle designed to collect surface hot or cold water line The general term for the hot or
cold water pipes containing potable water
or storm water from an open area
XV Extra duty pipe
vent pipe Any pipe in the plumbing system
provided to ventilate a house drainage system and to
prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.

3/8" What is the size of supply valve for tank type

water closet?

5 feet The maximum horizontal developed length

between the trap seal and the vertical vent inlet at the
trap arm.

coupling reducer A female GI pipe reducer fitting

used in a straight pipe connection where the fitting's both
ends are threaded inside

circuit vent A vent used in a battery of plumbing

fixtures where the vent is installed in front of the last
fixture of the battery.

jet pump A suitable and economical type of water

pump for a 200 ft. driven wall to deliver 10gpm against
200 ft. The Develop Height (TDH) where the motor and
pump is located is at the surface.