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29) Hot water supply system Installation for hot water
1) Copper pipe Extremely corrosive resistant material distribution consist of the piping work that convey the.
to convey either hot or cold water Heated water
2) Solvent welding Simplest way of joining plastic pipe 30) Drainage and Vent system DWV system
3) Stabilization Process of decomposition of excreta in (Drainage, waste and Vent)
septic tank 31) Soil Drainage system Piping that convey the
4) Unit system Most practical method in determining discharge of water closet (containing fecal matter) with
size of house drain or without the discharge from other fixtures
5) 3 Class B of assembly should have at 32) Waste Drainage system Piping that received the liquid
least? discharge from plumbing fixtures other than water closet.
6) Bottom of riser Up-feed hot water distribution system 33) Storm Drainage System Piping system that received
large pipe installed?? clear water drainage from leader. Downspouts and etc.
7) 6.895 1psi 34) Vent system Piping system that receives a
8) PB Flexible type of synthetic pipe flow or air to or from a drainage system
9) bag trap Example of objectionable trap 35) Water Distribution The unobstructed vertical
10) Range boiler Small and generally made of copper. distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest
Or stainless steel hot water tank opening from any pipe other faucet conveying potable
11) Class 1 Classification of fixtures in residential water supply to the flood levelers of any tank, valve or
houses fixtures
12) Direct flush valve Water closet dt s preferred in 36) Backflow Flow of water or other liquid
commercial and industrial comfort rooms for efficiency. from any source other than its intended source
Of service needs ease of cleaning 37) Backflow preventer Means to prevent Backflow
13) Class A Fire involving ordinary combustible into potable water system
materials 38) Back Pressure Backflow Backflow due to an increase
14) 135 deg F Minimum temperature for automatic pressure above the supply pressure
sprinkler system to open 39) Back Siphonage Reverse flow by a loss of supply,
15) individual Vent Most effective means of venting fixture pressure
trap to prevent minus or plus pressure 40) Battery of Fixtures Group of two or more similar
16) Foot valve Retention valve adjacent fixtures which discharge into a common
17) 30 mins Enough water.to operate 25% of horizontal waste
sprinkler 41) Branch Piping system other than a
18) 50% Working load of hot water supply main, riser or stack
system for hotels and building 42) Common To serve more than one
19) SV Iron pipe generally used for building appliances fixtures or system
installation 43) Cross connection Connection or arrangement
20) Bituminous fiber Cheapest among the sewer pipe and between potable water supply system and plumbing
sometimes recommended for septic tank fixtures
21) 153 mm Minimum size of dry standpipe if highest outlet 44) Developed length Length along the center line of
is higher than 23m above fire service connection a pipe and fittings
22) Pendent Type of sprinkler head used when 45) Drain Pipe that carries waste or waterborne
piping is concealed waste in a building drainage system
23) Ember Hot piece of lump that remains after a 46) Fixture units Quantity in terms of which the load
material has partially burned and is still oxidizing producing affects on the plumbing system
without the manifestation of flames 47) Flush tanks Tank located above with water closet
24) Galvanized steel pipe Easily corroded by alkaline 48) Flush valve Valve located at the bottom of a tank
and acid water 49) Flushometer Tank Tank integrated
25) Lead Oldest plumbing materials used by the within an air accumulator designed to discharge a
Egyptian, Greek and Roman predetermined water for flushing purposes
26) Plumbing Practice, material and fixtures utilize in 50) Flushometer valve Valve that discharge a
the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of predetermined water to fixtures for flushing purposes
all piping, fixtures, plumbing appliance and plumbing 51) Horizontal pipe Pipe or fitting that is installed in a
appurtenances horizontal position, angle of less than 45 deg with the
horizontal
27) Plumbing system Includes the water supply and 52) Interceptor To separate and retain
distribution pipes, plumbing fixtures and traps, water deleterious,hazardous matter
treating or water using equipment 53) Invert Lowest portion of the inside
28) Cold water supply system Piping and fittings which of a horizontal pipe
supply cold water from the building water supply to the 54) Main Principal artery of any system
fixtures 55) Offset Combinations of elbows or bends in a
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56) Pressure Normal force exerted by a 85) Dry standpipe Standpipe system normally
homogeneous liquid or gas not filled with water
57) Static pressure Pressure existing without any flow 86) Corrosive liquid Liquid causes fire when in
58) Residual Pressure Pressure drop due to friction contact with organic matter
loss 87) Indirect waste Pipe system does not connect
59) Receptor Adequate received the directly but conveys liquid waste
discharge from indirect waste pipe, located as to be 88) Ventilation Maintained balance
readily cleaned atmospheric pressure
60) Riser Water supply pipe that extends 89) Fixtures Receptacle for waste
vertically one full story 90) Water distributing pipe Conveys water from the
61) Roughing in Installation of all parts of the plumbing Water service pipe to the plumbing fixtures
system that can be completed prior to the installation of 91) Loop vent Branch vent that loops back
fixtures 92) Plumbing fixture Installed receptacle device or
62) Single family dwelling Only dwelling located on a appliances which are supplied with water
parcel of ground with the usual accessory building 93) Leader Water conductor from the roof to the
63) Stack Vertical main of a system of soil building storm drain
64) Sump Approved tank that received sewage 94) Pressure vacuum breaker Device consists of a 90 deg
which is located below the normal grade of gravity with hood on its top to allow air to enter the water system
system 95) Air break Vertical unobstructed space between
65) Tail piece Pipe that connects outlet of a the waste outlet and the receiving waste pipe
plumbing fixtures to a trap 96) Building drain Lowest piping of the drainage system
66) Trap Fitting so design and constructed as to inside the wall
provide, a liquid seal that will prevent the back passage 97) Building sewer Horizontal piping which extends from
67) Trap seal Vertical distance between the the end of the building drain and conveys waste into a
crown weir and top dip of the trap public sewer
68) Vacuum Pressure less than exerted by the 98) Building subdrain Portion of the drainage system
atmosphere which cannot drain by gravity
69) Vacuum relief valve Device that prevents excessive 99) Circuit vent Branch vent that serves two or
vacuum in a pressure vessel more traps
70) Vertical pipe Fitting that installed in a 100) Check valve Backflow prevention device
vertical position, not more than 45 deg with the vertical 101) Boiler blow off Outlet on a boiler
71) Backflow connection Arrangements whereby 102) Branch interval Length of soil or waste stack
Backflow can occur corresponding in general to a story height
72) Backwater valve Device installed in a drainage 103) Combination fixtures Combining one sink and tray
system to prevent reverse flow or a two or three compartment sink in one unit
73) Air gap Unobstructed vertical distance through 104) Yoke vent Preventing pressure changes
the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from in the stack
any pipe supplying water to a tank and the flood level 105) Combined building sewer Main horizontal pipe
rim of the receptacle that received storm water and sewage
74) Soil pipe Pipe that convey the discharge of water 106) Durham System Used to describe soil waste system
closet where all piping is of threaded pipe
75) Siamese connection Y connection used on fire 107) Horizontal fixture branch Drain pipe
lines connecting several fixtures
76) Grade Slope or fall of pipes 108) Common vent Vent that connects at the junction of
77) Blow off Controlled outlets on a pipeline two fixture drain
78) Drainage system Piping with in the public and private 109) Wet standpipe Piping installation. wherein both the
premises that convey sewage and other liquid waste. mains and distribution pipes are constantly filled
Does not include mains of public sewer system private or with water
public sewerage treatment disposal plant 110) Vestibule Passage hall or antechamber
79) Subsoil drain Underground drain pipe that received 111) Back Pressure Caused plus pressure
subsurface or seepage 112) 15m Bonfire is permitted within __away
80) Fire hazard Cause an increase in the probability of of any structure
the occurrence of fire 113) 150mm No building sewer shall be smaller
81) Jumper Electrical conductor used to bypass a than __ diameter nor less in size of building drain
safety device 114) Individual VentBack vent
82) 2 No more ___water closet shall 115) High hazard content Liable to burn with extreme
discharge into any 75mm horizontal soil branch rapidity
83) Siphonage Minus pressure 116) Relief vent Ventilate the soil and waste
84) Explosive Chemical compound intended pipe and connecting branches rather than fixture trap
of producing explosion 117) Plumbing code of the Philippines RA
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118) Stack Vertical main soil, waste or vent piping 153) Deluge Sprinkler System employing open
119) Horizontal pipe Pipes makes an angle sprinkler that are attached to a piping system that is
of more than 45 deg with vertical connected to a water supply
120) Spray nozzle method Combination of an automatic 154) Looped Sprinkler Sprinkler system in which
fire or smoke detection system multiple cross mains are tied together so as to provide
121) Fire extinguisher Device that contains more than one path for water
chemicals, fluid, games for extinguishing fires 155) 135 deg F At ___ the bulb breaks and releases a
122) Wye A hose connection with two gated water stream (sprinkler heads, quartzite bulb type that
outlets permitting 2 connection of the same or smaller contain a colored liquid)
coupling diameter 156) Plunger Rubber suction cup approx 6" in diam
123) Water main Street main 157) Scrupper Drain normally located on a roof or
124) Unit vent Arrangements of venting so installed deck that allows rainwater to drain
that one vent pipe will serve 2 traps 158) Brake Horsepower HP supplied to the pump from
125) Surface water Runs off over surface the motor
126) Standpipe Reservoir which water is pump to give 159) Overall efficiency Percentage ratio of water HP
it at a head to motor HP
127) Stack vent Extesion of a soil or waste stack 160) Black and white respectively Designated color as a
128) Polybutylene Tube made of plastic material and background and text for Nitrogen gas service
colored black according to nfpa's SDCOPGVS
129) Oakum A hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil 161) Gray and white respectively Designated color as a
or tar to make waterproof background and text for CO2 gas service?
130) 0.5 gpm Lavatory flow rate atleast need? 162) Brown and white respectively Designated color as a
131) 3 inches Minimum drain size for toilets background and text for Helium gas service
132) 1 1/4 inch Lavatory drain tailpiece diameter 163) Waste anesthetic gas disposal WAGD
133) P-Trap Used to stop games from 164) Ordinary hazard Liable to burn with moderate
getting into a building and rapidity or to give off considerable volume of smoke
134) 2 inches Size drain need for a shower stall 165) Siren 10dB fire signaling devices
135) 1 1/2 inch Size of drain for one piece tub/shower 166) Buzzer Signaling devices consists of an
136) Bending Spring Used to prevent electromagnetic coil that will cause a thin metal piece
bends or folds when working with soft copper piping to vibrate
137) Dielectric union Used to connect copper with 167) Chime Fire signaling device produces
galvanized pipe a pleasing. Or musical tone
138) 1 1/4 inch Minimum trap size of a bidet 168) Smelting Melting or fusing of metallic ores
139) 1 1/2 inch Kitchen sink need what size P-trap? 169) Foot valve Retention valve
140) Trap adapter Used to connect a Problem-trap 170) Public way Strip of land unobstructed from the
141) Air bubble Air lock caused by? ground to the sky
142) Anode rod Sacrificial rod installed in a water 171) Fulminate Explosive compound which explodes
heater to protect tank from corrosion by percussion
143) Loss of pressure Results with friction loss 172) 15m Septic tank should be atleast ___away
144) Hard water Natural water with dissolve minerals from any source of water supply
145) Germany First recorded used of iron piping was 173) Bushing Pipe fitting used to reduce the size of
in 1445 in siegerland,___? an opening
146) Sir John Harington Invented the 1st flushing 174) Area Drain Receptacle designed to collect surface
water closet or storm water from an open area
147) Joseph Bramah Invented a water 175) XV Extra duty pipe
closet used extensively on ships and boats
176) vent pipe Any pipe in the plumbing system
148) Extinguisher rating Numerical rating given to an
provided to ventilate a house drainage system and to
extinguisher which indicates the extinguishing
prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
potential of the unit based on standard test
149) Class B fire Fire in inflammable liquid and
177) 3/8" What is the size of supply valve for tank type
gases
water closet?
150) Incipient stage fire Fire which is in the initial or
beginning stage which can be controlled or
178) 5 feet The maximum horizontal developed length
extinguished by portable fire extinguisher
between the trap seal and the vertical vent inlet at the trap
151) Recessed sprinkler Sprinkler in which all or part
arm.
of the body other than the shank thread is mounted
within a settled housing
179) coupling reducer A female GI pipe reducer fitting used
152) 5m No incinerator is operated within __ away of
in a straight pipe connection where the fitting's both ends
any structure
are threaded inside
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180) 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.
181) jet pumpA 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.
182) reciprocation pump A type of water pump with its
pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and
push rod to activate a submerged piston.
183) Pressure relief valve What is a device installed on
top of a pressure tank used to protect against hydrostatic
collapse due to suction or negative pressure resulting from
back-siphonage in a downfeed water distribution system?
184) a landing of an enclosed stairway The location of a fire
hose cabinet connected to a standpipe for buildings shall be
at every floor level above the first floor at:
185) to allow any waste to drain into the drain pipe
Branch vents are required to have at least a slope 1/4"
/feet. The purpose of which is:
186) Centrifugal pump A type of pump
which comprises essentially an impeller or set of vanes
enclosed in a housing or casing close coupled with the
pump motor. Its fundamental principle is it adds energy in
the form of velocity to an already flowing liquid.
187) 122 cms. The maximum height of a fire
service connection from the grade line is ______ cms.
188) Centrifugal pump A type of pump
which delivers high water discharge with high pressure
drawn from a shallow source like a cistern, best suited as
fire pump or transfer pump. The pump motor is installed
on the surface for easy maintenance coupled with a shaft to
turn the impellers, which is submerged below.
189) 46 cms. The minimum height of fire service
connection from the grade line is ____ cms.
190) tee reducer A female GI threaded pipe reducer
fitting use to connect a reducing branch from a main water
distribution.
191) 4"x4" Wye and 4 1/8" bend combination A fitting
installed at a branching tee from a horizontal soil branch to
a horizontal waste branch.
192) polyethylene pipe What does PE pipe stands for?
193) hot or cold water line The general term for the hot
or cold water pipes containing potable water
194) BRANCH VENT A vent connecting one or more
individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent.
195) CIRCUIT VENT A branch vent that serves two or more
traps and extends from in front of the last fixture
connection of a horizontal branch to the vent stack.
196) COMMON VENT A vent connecting at the
junction of two fixture drains and serving as a vent for both
fixtures. A single vent that ventilates multiple traps, in the
case of back to back fixture.
197) CONTINOUS VENT A vertical vent that is the
continuation of the drain to which the vents connect.
198) DRY VENT A vent that does not serve as drain and
is located where if is not exposed to back up of waste from
a drainage pipe.
199) GROUP VENT A branch vents that performs its
functions for two or more traps.
200) INDIVIDUAL VENT A pipe installed to
vent, a fixture trap and w/c connects with the vent system
above the fixture served or terminates in the open air.
201) LOOP or CIRCUIT VENT A circuit vent which
loop backs to connect with a stack vent instead of a vent
stack. Any vent connecting a horizontal branch or fixture
drain with the stack vent of the originating waste or soil
stack.
202) LOCAL VENT Is a pipe on the fixture side of the trap
through which vapor or foul air is removed from a room
fixture?
203) MAIN VENT The principal artery of the venting
system to which vent branches may be connected.
204) RELIEF VENT A vent installed so as to permit
additional circulation of air between the drainage and vent
systems where the drainage systems might otherwise be air
bound.
205) UNIT VENT An arrangement of venting so installed
that that one vent pipe will serve two traps.
206) STACK VENT The extension of a soil or waste stack
above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack
horizontal drain, the uppermost end above the roof.
207) WET VENT A vent which also serves as a drain.
208) YOKE VENT A pipe connecting upward from a soil
or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing
pressure changes in the stack.
209) BACKFLOW Is the flow of water or other liquids,
mixtures or substances into the distributing pipes of a
supply of water from any source other than its intended
source?
210) BACK SIPHONAGE Is the backflow of
used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing
fixture due to negative pressure?
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211) BATTERY OF FIXTURE Refers to any group of two or 228) SOIL PIPE Is any pipe which conveys the
more similar adjacent fixtures which discharge into a discharge of water closets of fixture having similar
common horizontal waste or soil branch. function w/ or w/o the discharge of other fixtures to the
building drain?
212) BLANK FLANGE A flange that is not drilled
229) TRAP SEAL Is the maximum vertical depth of liquid
213) BLIND FLANGE A flange that closes the end of that a trap will retain measure between the crown weir and
a pipe line used to discharge water the top of the dip of the trap.

214) CAULKING Is plugging an opening with oakum, 230) WATER RESERVOIR Install to be able to meet the
lead or other materials water requirements during peak demands from a low
yielding water well.
215) COUPLING A short internally threaded section of 231) SHOCK RELIEF AND EXPANSION CHAMBER
pipe, used to join two pipes of conduits The device being used to eliminate the noise cause by
water hammer.
216) UNION Used to connect the two ends of two pipes,
neither of which can be turned 232) 50 FEET OR MORE The location of water well to
nearest septic vault.
217) NIPPLE A short length of pipe with threads at
each end; used to join couplings or fittings 233) 2 PERCENT Slope of house sewer connected from
the building to the main sewer.
218) DEAD END Is the extended portion of a pipe that is
closed at one end to which no connections are made on the 234) CULVERT A passage under a road, embankment
extended portion. or canal which allow for the flow of water.

219) DEVELOPED LENGTHThe length along the center of 235) BLACK WATER The third kind of water after the storm
the pipe and fitting. water and area water.

220) DRAINAGE SYSTEM Includes all piping within 236) RECESSED The type of bathtub other than sunken,
public or private which conveys sewage, rain water or square, free standing.
often liquid waste to a legal point of disposal but does not
include the main of a public sewer system or private or 237) WHITE Color coding of high pressure steam.
public sewerage treatment.
238) BLACK Color coding for fuel oil division.
221) FIXTURE BRANCH Is a pipe connecting
several fixtures 239) TRAP OR WATER SEAL The water column that seals
the escape of unhealthy gases in the sanitary drainage
222) FLOOD LEVELIs a device located at the bottom of the system.
tank for the purpose of flushing water closets and similar
fixture. 240) 2.50 M Service drop conductor clearance over the
roof.
223) FERRULE A metallic sleeve, join to an
opening of pipe, into which a plug is screwed that can be 241) COMPRESSION VALVE A valve which in the water
removed for the purpose of cleaning. flow is shut off by a flat disk that is screwed down onto its
seat.
224) INVERT Is the lowest portion of the
inside of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical. 242) CISTERN An underground tank reservoir to
store water.
225) PLUMBING SYSTEM Includes water supply and
distribution pipe; plumbing fixture and traps, soil waste 243) OVERHEAD STORM DRAIN Another
and vent pipes; house drain and house sewers including classification of storm drain, besides from inside drain and
their respective connections. outside drain.
244) PRESSURE COCK Tap used in high pressure
226) ROUGH IN Installation of all parts of the plumbing water system with an interval valve to control the flow of
system which can be completed prior to the installation of water.
fixtures.
245) PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE A valve which
227) SIAMESE CONNECTION A wye connections maintains uniform pressure on its outlet side regardless of
used on fire lines so that two lines of hose maybe its pressure fluctuations on the inlet side above the pressure
connected to the hydrant or to the same nozzle. level.
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278) SIPHON-JET Sanitary, efficient very quiet. A toilet
246) UNION PATENT A pipe fitting within the bowl into which the flushing water enters through the rim
interconnection of pipes for the purpose of easy and siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the
dismantling of the connection when needed. contents of the bowl through the trapway.

247) FLUSHOMETER A device that discharge a 279) REVERSE TRAP Moderately noisy. Similar to
predetermined volume of water to fixture for flushing siphon jet except that trap passageway and water surface
purposes and is activated by direct water pressure. area are smaller.

248) CORPORATION STOP Another name for corporation
cock.
249) AIR TRAP A U-shaped pipe filled with water and
located beneath the plumbing fixtures to form a seal
against the passages of gases and odors.
250) ABSORPTION TRENCH A trench containing course
aggregate and a distribution tile pipe through which septic
tank effluent may flow covered with earth.
280) WASH DOWN Minimum cost. Least efficient subject
to clogging, noisy. Simple washout and emptying through
small irregular passageway, prohibited by some health
codes.
281) BLOW OUT Noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet
into leg forces contents out
282) BIDET A basin like fixture design to be straddled for
bathing the genitals and posterior parts of the body.

251) CATCH BASIN An underground structure for drainage 283) Types of Urinal WALL HUNG, THROUGH,
into which water from the roof or floor will drain through PEDESTAL & STALL.
sewer.
284) 19.05mm or 3/4" No building supply pipe shall be less
252) WYE FITTING A type of fitting for yoke bent. than WHAT size in diameter

253) 1 1/2" Minimum discharge pipe and fitting for bath 285) 46 mm Minimum height of Fire Service Connection
tub. from the grade/floor

254) 150mm DIAMETER Minimum size of building 286) 122mm Maximum height of Fire Service Connection
sewer; it should not be less than the building drain from the grade/floor

255) 1 1/2" BATH FOOT 287) 61 mm. Minimum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from
256) 2" BATH SHOWER STALL the floor line
257) 1 1/2" BATH SITZ
258) 1 1/2" BATH TUB 288) 122 mm Maximum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from
259) 1 1/2" BIDETS the floor line
260) 1 1/2" COMBINATION FIXTURE
261) 1 1/4" DRINKING FOUNTAIN 289) 5 FEET Considered extension of building drain outside
262) 2" FLOOR DRAIN the building wall
263) 1 1/4" FOUNTAIN CUPSIDERS
264) 1 1/2" LAUNDRY TRAYS 290) 150 mm Fitting for base or soil stack and
265) 1 1/2" SINKS (DISHWASHER) building drain
266) 2' SINKS (HOTEL OR PUBLIC)
267) 1 1/2" SINK (KITCHEN OR RESIDENCE) 291) 51mm or 2" Wet standpipe for a riser not more than
268) 1 1/4" SINKS (SMALL PANTRY OR BAR) 15m
269) 2" SLOP SINKS (ORDINARY)
270) 3" SLOP SINKS (WITH COMBINE 292) 64mm or 2 1/2" Wet standpipe for riser more than 15m
TRAP)
271) 3" URINAL (PEDESTAL) 293) 4" Dry standpipe for a riser below 23m
272) 1 1/2" URINALS (LIP)
273) 2" URINALS (STALL) 294) 6" Dry standpipe for a riser more than 23m
274) 2" URINALS (THROUGH)
275) 1 1/4" WASH BASIN (LAVATORIES) 295) RATIO OF 1:25 Ratio of water closets for female
276) 3" WATER CLOSETS population for elementary and secondary school.

277) SIPHON-VORTEX Quiet, extremely 296) RATIO OF 1:30 Ratio of water closets for male
sanitary. Like the siphon jet but having the flushing water population for elementary and secondary school.
directed through the rim to create a vortex that scours the
bowl. 297) RATIO OF 1:75 Ratio of urinals for elementary schools.
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298) RATIO OF 1:75 Ratio of water closets for female
population for principal worship places.
299) RATIO OF 1:5 Ratio of lavatory to number of
occupants.
300) 4 CLOSETS Minimum number of water closet
required for female office and public buildings.
301) 3 HEADS Minimum head of water required in
section of plumbing for water test.
302) VENT PIPE It ventilates a house drainage system
and prevent siphonage and back pressure.
303) 6 FEET The maximum horizontal developed length
between the trap seal and thevertical vent inlet at the trap.
304) 2x2" WYE WITH 2" CO AND 2 X 1/8 BEND
Combination fitting between the vertical waste branch
and the horizontal waste branch.
305) COUPLING REDUCER A female GI pipe reducer
fitting used in straight connection, both are threaded inside.
306) CIRCUIT VENT A vent use in battery of plumbing
fixture where the vent is installed in front of the last fixture
of the battery.
307) 3/8" It is the size of supply valve tank type for water
closet.
308) JET A water pump for a 200ft driven well to deliver
10gpm against 200ft. It is located at the surface.
309) RECIPROCATING A pump motor installed on the
surface attached to a lift and push a rod to activate a
submerge piston.
310) TO FACILITATE AIR MOVEMENT WITH LESSER
RESISTANCE. The purpose of a branch vent slope of
1/4".
311) TURBINE A pump with an impeller
enclose in a housing coupled with the pump motor. Its
principle is to add a velocity to already flowing liquid.
312) CENTRIFUGAL A pump which delivers high water
discharge with high water pressure drawn from a shallow
source like cistern, best suited as fire or transfer pump. The
motor is placed at the surface with shaft to turn the
impellers below.
313) 46 mm Minimum height of Fire Service station from
the grade.
314) BELL REDUCER A female GI pipe reducer
fitting use to connect a reducing branch from a main water
distribution.
315) POLYETHELENE PIPE PE
316) WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES General term for hot
or cold water pipes containing portable water supplying
different plumbing fixture.
317) AT BRANCH SUPPLY DUCT AS FAR AS
PRACTICAL FROM THE OUTLET
Where dampers are install to regulate the amount of cool
air of an even distribution of outlets.
318) 38 mm (1 1/2") Standard size of wet standpipe outlet
for each floor.
319) WYE FITTING A type of pipe fitting for yoke vent.
320) 6" The minimum horizontal clearance of vent
branch immediately above the flood level rim of the
fixture.
321) 1 1/2" The minimum size or trap of a bidet.
322) 3/8" Supply valve tank type for water closet.
323) COUPLING A threaded fitting to join two threaded
fittings as closed as possible but not exceeding 3 inches.
324) @ EVERY BRANCH INTERVAL OF A SOIL STACK
Location that does not require installation of clean out.
325) BATTERY OF FIXTURE Interconnection of the same
fixture in one soil or waste branch with one branch vent.
326) COMMON VENT A single vent that ventilates
multiple traps, in the case of back to back fixture.
327) NUMBER OF FIXTURE A parameter in sizing the
drainage pipe.
328) SOIL PIPE Conveys a discharge of solid and liquid
wastes closets with or without the discharged from other
fixture to the house drain.
329) 102 mm (4") Minimum size of standpipe for a
building in which the highest outlet is 23 m or less from
the Fire service Connection.
330) UPFEED OR DIRECT METHOD In water distribution
system which constantly rely its pressure from the main
water pipe apply only if the main fixture is supply
continuously with the flow rate and minimum required
working pressure.
331) PLUMBING SYSTEM System of building which
includes the water supply distribution pipes the fixture and
fixture traps, the soil waste and the vent pipes, the house
drain and the house sewer, the storm water drainage with
their devices.
332) 64 mm (2 1/2") Minimum size of wet standpipe for
riser of more than 15 mts from source.
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333) 6" Minimum height of a branch vent above the
fixture it is venting. 351) POLTYBUTELENE PIPE AND FITTINGS
Pipes and fittings which can exclusively be used for cold
334) SIAMESE CONNECTIONS Common term for a water lines for potable main distribution water service,
two way service connections. sprinkler and irrigation system. It could be ½", ¾", 1", 1
½", 1 ¼" and 2".
335) BALL Single level valve used in kitchen sink, lavatory
faucets or at shower valve. 352) THREE FIXTURES Exception of fixture to be
connected into a single trap.
336) NUMBER OF BRANCH VENTS A parameter in sizing
a horizontal soil branch pipe. 353) 120 LITERS For cold water, a family members of 12
needs a 3.6 cu.mts. of cold water. What is the maximum
337) 1/4", WYE and 1/8" BEND, LONG SWEEP, 1/8" and hot water probable hour demand?
1/8" COMBINATION. Fitting installed at the base of
the soil stack and a building drain. 354) CHECK VALVE A full open valve located in a supply
pipe to every water heater.
338) JACK A suitable type of water pump for deep well 4"
or 6' casing to deliver 35gpm against 450 ft. total develop 355) TAIL PIECE or DEAD END Term used for pipe
height. extension of not more than 2 feet in length install in any
stack or branch of a plumbing rough in for the purpose of
339) ZEOLITE Passing on it can treat hard future trap.
water.
356) URINAL FLASH VALVE ASSEMBLY Device in
340) 2" WYE AND 2 x 1/8 BEND COMBINATION control valve which work by discharging instantaneous
Use to accept the P-trap assembly of the lavatory. volume of water at higher pressure.

341) 2" P-TRAP 2x1/4 BEND 2x1/8 BEND 4x2 WYE 357) 5" Which is not a standard size of GI pipe for water
Fitting in water closet in its order of sequence from the supply? 2 1/2", 3",4",5"
floor drain to the soil branch.
358) AT EVERY BRANCH INTERVAL OF SOIL STACK
342) 4 x 2 WYE AND 2" 1/8 BEND COMBINATION or Which of the following does not require the installation
4 x 4 WYE AND 4" 1/8 BEND COMBINATION of the cleanout?
Fitting installed at the branching tee from a horizontal
soil branch to a horizontal waste branch. 359) SUBMERSIBLE PUMP A type of pump for driven
well from 150 to 200 ft which work by a principle of
343) VENT SIZE IS AT LEAST 1/2 THE DRAIN IT venturi where water of high pressure is pump into the well
SERVES BUT NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED to draw water upwards through the return pipe.
MINIMUM W/C EVER IS LARGER Rule of
thumb in sizing an individual vent. 360) WRONG CHOICE OF VENT TYPE A poor
venting system caused by a slow draining of water from a
344) AIR CHAMBER Device used to prevent water fixture down a plumbing system.
hammering.
361) PRESSURE REGULATOR A device used to
345) 610 mm Minimum height of dry standpipe control an incoming high water pressure into the water
outlet from the floor line. distribution system by mechanical means so as to bring it
to a working pressure of 80 psi .
346) 64mm or 2 1/2" Minimum size of wet standpipe for a
riser more than 15 meters from the source. 362) COUPLING GI fitting to join two threaded fittings
as close as possible but not exceeding three inches.
347) GATE VALVE A cut off valve installed in the service
piping system. 363) FIXED TEMPERATURE HEAT DETECTOR
Fire detector installed in a fire alarm system, which uses
348) FIBER CEMENT PIPE Pipe not used as water service low melting point solders or metals that expand when
pipe. exposed to heat to detect a fire, 135deg-197deg F.

349) ASBESTOS PIPE Least popular and not 364) REVERSE OSMOSIS Stage in water purification
recommended use as potable water distribution pipe. which removes mineral deposits, slats, heavy metal, totally
dissolves solids while some useful minerals are retained.
350) UPVC DWV SANITARY PIPES AND FITTINGS
Orange or brown in color with sizes of 4" and 3 meter in 365) FLUSH VALVE FITTINGS General term used to
lengths of pipes and fittings, ASTM 2729 standards. describe the fitting in the drawing.
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366) ELBOW REDUCER A female GI threaded
pipe reducer fitting use to connect a reducing branch pipe
at an angle.
367) 132 LITERS PER MINUTE Minimum water
delivery in liters per minute for an outlet of a wet standpipe
at a residual pressure or 1.8 kilos per sq.mts.
368) 3 WAY VALVE DIVERTER A hot and cold water
supply pipes, where it is mix manually in desired water
temperature temperature and direct the mixed water either
at the shower head or at the fooe spout.
369) Plumbing Business, trade, or work having to do
with the installation, removal, alteration, or repair of
plumbing systems or parts thereof
370) Plumbing system Includes potable water bldg.
supply and distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures and
traps, all drainage and vent pipes, and all building drains
and building sewers, including their respective joints and
connection, devices, receptors, and appurtenances within
the property lines of the premises and shall include potable
water piping, potable water treating or using equipment,
medical gas and medical vacuum systems, fuel gas piping,
water heaters and vents for same.
371) Corporation cock A valve screwed into the
street sewer main to supply the house service connection
372) Goose neck Part of pipe curve like the neck of a
goose, usually flexible
373) Curb stop A control valve for the water supply of
a building, usually placed in case of emergency or should
the water supply of the building be discontinued
374) Water meter A mechanical device to measure the
volume of water passing through a pipe
375) Meter stop A valve placed at the street side of the
water meter and serves as a controlling device for the
building installation
376) Up feed distribution system Direct up-feed
system and pneumatic air pressure system are types of
____ water distribution system
377) Direct up-feed system Water is provided by the city
water companies using normal pressure from public water
main
378) Pneumatic air pressure system When pressure
supplied by the city water supply is not strong enough
379) Down feed distribution system Type of water
distribution system wherein water is pumped into a large
tank on top of the building and is distributed to the fixtures
by means of gravity
380) 82C Minimum temperature for sanitizing rinse
381) 60C Minimum temperature for general purpose
cleaning and food preparation
382) 41C to 49C Minimum temperature for showers
383) Up-feed and gravity return Type of
installation in hot water distribution system that is
commonly used in residential buildings
384) Permit circulation of hot water What is the purpose
of up-feed and gravity return in hot water distribution
system?
385) Eliminates water waste since hot water is circulated
Why is the circulating return of up-feed and gravity in
hot water distribution system economical?
386) Up-feed gravity and return This type of
hot water distribution system works because of the unequal
weights of two columns of heated water of uniform height.
The inequality of weight is the result of a variation in
temperature in the 2 columns
387) Overhead feed and gravity return The most efficient
method of delivering hot water to fixtures
388) Overhead feed and gravity return Type of hot water
distribution system commonly used in multi-storey
buildings
389) Overhead feed and gravity return Type of hot water
distribution system that is dependent on natural laws
governing expansion and gravity
390) Allows continuous circulation even if there is a
mechanical defect in the system What is the
advantage of overhead feed and gravity return?
391) Overhead feed and gravity return Type of hot water
distribution system wherein operating principle is that
water rises in a closed piping. After water reached the
highest point in the system, natural forces return it to the
storage unit.
392) Pump circuit system Type of hot water distribution
system that is used in buildings where it is impossible to
produce a circulation of hot water
393) Pump circuit system Type of hot water distribution
system wherein the circulation of hot water to the
plumbing fixture is by means of centrifugal pump
394) Pump circuit system Type of hot water distribution
system wherein rotary movement of impeller of centrifugal
pump creates an even movement of hot water flow in the
pipes
395) Basic Piston pumps and centrifugal pumps are ____
types of pumps
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396) Piston pumps Basic type of pump used on small 416) Plug type disc valve Type of globe valve for
water distribution system for elevating water in wells or throttling
other sources
417) Conventional disc valve or ball type
397) Single action Water is drawn in with only 1 motion Type of globe vale for shutting
(piston pump)
418) Composition disc valve Type of globe valve for steam.
398) Double action Water is drawn in either stroke (piston And hot water
pump)
419) Check valve Main function is to prevent reversal of
399) Centrifugal pumps Basic type of pump used in flow (backflow) in the line
tall building water distribution. Water is drawn into the
pump and discharged with a centrifugal force. 420) Check valve Swing, lift, vertical, horizontal are type
of _____ valve
400) Reciprocating pumps Type of piston pumps with a
controlled speed wherein discharge is pulsating and 421) Angle valve Operates same w/ globe valve (disc and
changes only when the speed of the pump is changed. seat design). Used to make 90 degree turn in a line.
Reduces a number of joints
401) Air chamber Introduced in reciprocating pumps to
regulate pulsation 422) Foot valve Located at the lower end of pumps
used to prevent loss of priming of type pipe
402) Jet pumps Centrifugal pumps used for drawing
water up from a well 423) Foot valve Aka retention valve

403) Deep well jet pumps Type of jet pumps used in 424) Safety valve Used in water heating systems, heating
high volume applications systems, compressed air lines and other pipe lines with
excessive pressure
404) Shallow jet pumps For residential wells
425) Compression cock Type of faucets/bibbs that
405) Convertible jet pumps Can be used for deep wells operates by the compression of a soft packing upon a metal
and shallow wells sheet
426) Key cock Type of faucet/bibbs that
406) Miniature pumps Type of jet pumps used for small operates with a round tapering plug ground to fit a metal
applications sheet
407) Rotary pumps Piston pumps that make use of a pump
driver that can discharge 900-1200 gpm. They are also 427) Ball faucet Type of faucet/bibbs constructed with a
more efficient for viscous fluids ball connected to the handle

408) Submersible pumps Pumps designed to be fully 428) Drainage waste vent Meaning of dwv system
immiscible within a tank or other media storage receptacle
429) Soil drainage system Conveys discharge of water
409) Turbine pumps Centrifugal pumps used for large closets or fixtures having similar functions (containing
applications because of their multiple impellers fecal matter), with or without the discharges from other
fixtures
410) 2000 gpm Turbine pumps can discharge up to
430) Waste drainage system or sanitary drainage system
411) Gate valve Aka full way valve Receiving liquid discharge free of fecal flow

412) Gate valve To completely close or completely
open water line. Does not control the flow of water
413) Gate valve Best suited to the main supply and
pump lines wherein operation is infrequent
414) Wedge shape or tapered disc and double disc valve
2 types of gate valves
415) Globe valve Controls the flow of water with a
movable spindle. It can reduce water pressure. Only one
side of the valve is an inlet.
431) Storm drainage system Receives water clear water
drainage fr leaders, downspouts, surface run-off, ground
water, subsurface water, condensate water, cooling water
432) Vent system Receives flow of air to provide
circulation of air to protect trap seals from siphonage or
back pressure
433) Upper Cleanout should be located at ______ end of
every horizontal waste or soil pipe
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434) 22.5 deg Cleanout located at every change of
horizontal direction of not more than. 452) Storm drain Receives storm. Water, clear rain, or
surface water
435) 1.5m Cleanout located within _____ inside the
property line before house sewer connection 453) Catch basin Receptacle in which liquids are
retained for a sufficient period of time to allow materials to
436) 15m Cleanout located at every ____ to a horizontal settle to deposit
run of a soil or waste pipe
454) Required trap FU rating is based on size of
437) 2% or 2cm/m Slope of horizontal piping toward a
point of disposal 455) 0.47L/s, 28.3L/min, 7.5gal/min, 1cu.ft./min = 1FU

438) 3m Support of horizontal piping every _____
439) Waste pipe Coveys only wastewater or liquid
waste free of fecal matter
440) Soil pipe Conveys discharge of water closet,
urinal with or without discharges from other fixtures to the
building drain or building sewer
441) Vent pipe For ensuring the circulation of air in a
plumbing system and for relieving the negative pressure
exerted on trap seals
456) Common p-trap Used for lavatories, kitchen sinks,
laundry tubs, urinals; materials nickel, chrome plated brass,
galvanized malleable copper, pvc
457) Deep seal p-trap Water seal is twice the size of
the common p-trap; used for extreme conditions because
resealing quality is greater
458) Stand trap Used for slop sinks usually built low in
the ground leaving very little space for a foundation and a
trap; serves as water seal and structural support for the
fixture

442) Vent stack Vertical vent pipe for providing 459) Running trap Used within the line of the house drain
circulation of air to and from any part of the soil, waste of 460) Drum trap Large diameter (0.16m) used for
the drainage system fixtures that discharge large amt of water (bathtubs, shower
or floor drains)
443) Stack Vertical main of a system of soil; waste or vent
piping extending through one or more stories and extended 461) True True or false:No fixtures shall be double trapped
through the roof
462) S-trap Prohibited. Predecessors of p-traps used before
444) Branch Any part of a piping system other than a main, traps had to connect to a ventilation line
riser, or stack
463) The same Size of trap shall be ____ as the trap
445) House/Building Drain Lowest horizontal piping of a arm to which it is connected
plumbing system that receives the discharges from the soil,
waste and other drainage pipes inside of a building and 464) 51mm to 100mm Size of trap seal of water for
conveys it to the house sewer outside of the building each fixture trap

446) House/Building Sewer Extends from the house drain 465) Ventilation To maintain balanced atmospheric
at a point 0.6m from outside face of the foundation wall of pressure inside the system
a bldg. to the junction within the street sewer
466) Vent pipe Pipe or opening used for ensuring the
447) Trap Liquid seal which prevents backflow of foul air circulation of air for relieving the negative pressure exerted
or methane gas on trap seals

448) Septic tank Watertight receptacle that receives
discharge of drainage system to retain solids and digest
organic matter and allow liquids to discharge into the soil
outside of the tank through open joint piping or a seepage
pit
449) Private sewage disposal Septic tank with the effluent
discharging into a subsurface disposal field, seepage pits
450) Roof gutter Collector at the eaves of the building
467) Main soil and waste vent Backbone of entire sanitary
system; connected to main soil and waste stack; portion of
the waste does not travel through
468) Vent stack through roof Portion of main soil and waste
vent penetrating the roof
469) Main vent Principal artery of venting system to
which vent branches are connected; support to the main
soil and waste vent

451) Down spout Vertical pipe that conveys rain water; 470) Main vent Aka collecting vent line
known as conductor or rain water
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471) Individual vent or back vent Pipe installed to vent 488) 0.9m Vent opening above any openable window
a fixture trap, connects with the vent system above fixture
served or terminates in the open air 489) 0.9m Vent opening for any lot line, alley, and street
472) 1 vent pipe = 2 traps boundary lines

473) Relief vent Vertical line for additional air 490) 3m Vertical vent pipes for any part of the roof that
circulation bet drainage and vent sys or as auxiliary vent is used for human activities shall be _____ and shall extend
for yoke vent not less than ______ above such roof

474) Yoke vent or by-pass vent Upward for soil or 491) 10 Each soil or waste stack extending ____ or more
waste stack (below floor and horizontal connection) to an storeys above the building drain shall be serves by a
adjacent vent stack (above the floor higher than highest parallel vent stack
spill level) for preventing pressure changes in stacks
492) Smaller Size of yoke vent shall not be _____ than either
475) Circuit vent or loop vent As battery of fixtures; soil stack or vent stack
downstream of the last fixture connection and turning to a 493) 1m Yoke vent connection at the vent stack shall be
horizontal line above the highest overflow level of the placed ___ above the floor level
highest fixture connected
494) Trap seal loss Direct effect of minus and plus
pressure attributed by siphonage, back pressure, capillary
476) Looped vent Used in spaces without partitions; attraction, evaporation, wind effects
vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil or waste pipe
branch at a pt. downstream of the last fixture turning to a 495) Retardation of flow Due to effect of atmospheric
horizontal line above the highest overflow level of the pressure and/or gravity
highest fixture connected
496) Deterioration of materials Due to formation of
477) Wet ventPortion of vent pipe through which water flows acids

478) Local vent Pipe or shaft to convey foul air from a 497) Indirect waste pipes Coveys liquid wastes by
plumbing fixture or a room to the outer air discharging into plumbing fixture, interceptor or receptacle
directly connected to the drainage system
479) Dry vent Vent that does not carry liquid or
water-borne wastes 498) House traps Placed in house drain inside foundation
wall of the building
480) Side vent Vent connecting to a drain pipe
through a fitting <=45 deg to vertical 499) Drain tiles Used to prevent groundwater for
seeping through the basement walls and foundation;
481) Vent stack Vertical vent pipe for providing around perimeter of foundation connected to house drain or
circulation of air to and for any part of drainage system sump pit

482) 32mm / 1 half Diameter of individual vent not less 500) Back flow valves Used in house drain to prevent
than ____ nor less than _____ the diameter of the drain to occurrence of back flows; similar to check valves
which it is connected
501) Sewage ejectors Pumps the wastes up from the sump pit
483) 152mm Each vent shall rise vertically ____ above the to the sewers usually in basement levels
highest level rim of the fixtures served before offsetting
horizontally 502) Dug well Or shallow well; most
common; dug manually 15m deep
484) 1 pipe size Vstr shall be increased _____ above
the connection bet stack vent and horizontal vent 503) Bored well Similar to dug constructed using auger
driven by hand or w/ power tools; <15m; >40m w/ power
485) 2 No. Of fixtures having same level inlet tools
openings, may be served by a common vertical vent pipe
connected to an approved double branch fitting 504) Jetted well Use of extreme water pressure not to
affect foundations; use suction pumps
486) 150mm / 300mm Vstr shall terminate vertically
not less than _____ above the roof nor less than ______ 505) Jetted well Aka sand point wells
from any vertical surface nearby
506) Driven well Use iron rod; 10-15m
487) 3m Vent opening for any openable window
507) Drilled well For drilling oil; 1000m
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508) 2 most common sources of contamination in well
Septic tank/leach fields and livestock feedlots
509) Overhead tanks No pressure but relies on gravity to
supply water
535) 762mm Shower heads should encompass diameter of
536) 4.9m Spacing of drains for gang shower rooms
537) 1.78m Vertical clearance of shower head to floor

510) Cisterns Rc underground and connected with a pump.to

supply water 538) Cast iron pipe Most popular for drainage hub
installation; affected by corrosion by acid formed by
511) Gravity supply tanks Used in overhead feed sys carbon; used in 60s and 70s
512) Pneumatic water tanks Used in air pressure sys; used
w/ pump; use pressure relief valve 539) 25 Up to how many storeys for cast iron pipe?

513) 0.375m Distance of WC to side wall 540) 600cm Commercial length of cast iron pipe

514) 0.75m Distance between WCs c-c 541) 50-150 mm Diameter of cast iron pipe

515) Direct flush valve Flushing action fr 542) Sv type Type of cast iron pipe generally used for bldg.
flush valve connected into the bowl
543) Xv type Type of cast iron pipe that is extra duty used for
516) Reverse trap Flushes through siphon action in underground installation
trapway
544) Cast iron and silicon Acid resistant cast iron pipe is
517) Siphon jet larger trapway to prevent clogging and made of alloy of
noise in flushing
545) Acid resistant cast iron pipes Installed in chemical
518) Siphon vortex less noisy and very efficient flushing lab and industries with acid wastes
started by whirlpool followed by complete flush
546) 1.5m Distance of horizontal support between acid
519) 1 7/8" Passageway in wash down resistant cast iron pipes

520) 2 7/8" Deep seal in wash down 547) Asbestos pipe Made of asbestos fibers and portland
cement; used as soil, waste, ventilation pipe and
521) 8"x10" Water area in wash down downspouts; suited for concrete embedment because of
similar properties
522) 2" Passageway in reverse trap
548) Bituminous fiber sewer pipe Cheapest; light in
523) 3" Deep seal in reverse trap weight, slightly flexible, can take slight soil movement;
suited for house sewer and septic tank; may be
524) 2 5/8" Passageway in siphon jet softened/damaged by excessive hot water or chemical flow

525) 3" Deep seal in siphon jet 549) Vitrified clay pipe One of the oldest;
highly resistant to most acids
526) 2" Passageway in siphon vortex
550) 750mm Length if vitrified clay pipe
527) 3" Deep seal in siphon vortex
551) Lead pipe Oldest pipe; highly resistant to acids;
528) 0.3m Urinal center to side wall not recommended to convey water for human consumption

529) 0.6m Urinal c-c spacing 552) Galvanized steel pipe Made of mild steel; 15-25
years; subject to deposits of salt and lime
530) 0.375m Bidet center to side wall
553) Galvanized wrought iron pipe Better than steel pipe
531) 0.75m Bidet c-c for plumbing; more resistant to acid waste

532) 2-4% Receptor floor drain slope 554) Copper pipe Oldest pipe like lead; smooth interior
surface
533) 559m Width of door for thresholds
555) K type Class of copper pipe which is heaviest
534) 0.6sq.m Minimum area for shower compartment recommended for underground installations
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577) 6cu.m/1.5m In septic tanks having _____ capacity,
556) L type Class of copper pipe which is lighter available secondary compartment should not be less than _____ in
in both rigid and flexible form; for residential water supply length.
line and radiant heating installations
578) 1:10 Slope in digestion chamber of septic tank
557) M type Class of copper pipe which is thinnest; rigid;
small water supply lines and radiant heating installations 579) 2 Min no. Of manholes in septic tank

558) Brass pipe Most expensive made of zinc (15%) 580) 508mm Min dimension of manhole in septic tank
and copper (85%); resistant to acids; smooth interior
581) Over inlet and outlet Location of manholes in
559) Plastic or synthetic type Germany (1935); for synthetic septic tank
resins; superior type since it weighs less, easy to cut,
flexible smooth interior surface, cheaper than steel 582) 3.7m If first compartment in septic tank exceeds
______, an additional manhole is required over the baffle
560) 0.002 Prohibited lead content for joints in copper
tubing solders and fluxes 583) True True or false. Inlet and outlet pipes should not
be less than the sewer pipe
561) Neoprene rubber rings Seal of asbestos cement sewer
pipe joints 584) 104.6mm Diameter of vertical legs of inlet and
outlet pipes shall not be less the sewer pipe nor less that
562) Compression coupling Asbestos cement sewer pipes _____
joined by
585) 101.6mm/304.8mm Length and location of inlet
563) 76mm to 102mm Enlargement considered as and outlet in septic tank shall extend ____ above and
obstruction in joints ______ below water surface

564) 4ft Distance of supports in cast iron pipes 586) 50.8mm Dist of inverts of outlet and inlet pipes

565) Friction clamps Support the weight of cast iron pipe at 587) House sewer Vent diameter is equal to cross
each floor level sectional area of

566) Lag shields Made of lead to attach pipe hangers or 588) 228.6mm Air space in septic tank
fixtures to concrete or masonry
589) Septic tanks a watertight covered receptacle
567) Caulking anchors Provide a fastener designed and constructed to receive the discharge of
permanently attached to the concrete or masonry; sewage from a building sewer, separate solids from the
internally threaded to accept machine screws and bolts liquid, digest organic matter and store digested solids the
clarified liquids to discharge for final disposal
568) Toggle bolts Used when attaching pipes to hollow
masonry units; with spring-operated wings 590) Sludge solid organic matter that are denser
than water and settle at the bottom of the septic tank
569) Plastic anchors Can be installed in smaller holes
591) Scum lighter organic material that rise to the
570) 1.5m x 0.9m x 1.2m Min dimensions of septic tank surface of the water

571) Cement Most common material for septic tank 592) Effluent liquid content of sewage

572) Pre-fabricated cast iron Another material for septic 593) Aerobic bacteria relies on oxygen to survive
tank aside from cement
594) Anaerobic bacteria can survive in places without
573) 2 Minimum compartments od septic tank oxygen

574) 2/3 of total capacity or 2cu.m Capacity of first tank 595) Plans should show all dimensions,
reinforcing, structural calculation, and other pertinent data
575) 0.6m to 1.8m Liquid depth in septic tank 596) Quality of design shall be such as to produce a clarified
effluent of acceptable standards and shall provide adequate
576) 1/3 or 1cu.m Capacity of secondary compartment in space for sludge and scum accumulations
septic tank
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597) Materials constructed of durable materials, not in dwelling occupancies; by the estimated waste/sewage
subject to excessive corrosion or decay, and shall be design flow rate for various building occupancies; or by
watertight. the number of fixture units of all plumbing fixture;
whichever is greater
598) Cement, prefabricated cast iron common materials
are _ or _ 618) 15 septic tanks should not be located underneath
the house, and should be at least _ meters from the water
599) 2/3, 2, .9, 1.5, .6, 1.8 first compartment not less distribution system
than _ capacity of the total capacity of tank; not less than _
cum liquid capacity; shall be at least _ m width and _ m 619) Air Break Physical separation between waste pipe
long; liquid depth not less than _ m nor more than _ m and indirect waste receptor

600) 1/3, 1, 6, 1.5 secondary compartment: maximum 620) Air Gap Unobstructed vertical distance between
capacity of _ total capacity of tank; minimum of _ cum the outlet of a faucet and the flood level rim of the fixture
liquid capacity. in septic tanks having over _ cum capacity,
the secondary compartment may not be less than _ m in 621) Angle Valve Inlet and outlet openings are at 90
length degrees angle to one another

601) 1:10 maintain a slope of _ at the bottom of the 622) Backflow flow of water or wastewater in reverse
digestion chamber to collect the sludge and make it easily direction from that normally intended
accessible from the manhole
623) Back Pressure sanitary drainage system or vent piping
602) Digestive chamber length twice the width system; greater than atmospheric pressure (>14.7 psi)
603) Digestive chamber depth width
604) Leaching chamber size W by W 624) Vent pipe Any pipe in the plumbing system
provided to ventilate a house drainage system and to
605) 10 size the septic tank for a residential unit housing prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
_ persons
625) 3/8" What is the size of supply valve for tank type
606) 500 10 persons at 50 gallons per person per water closet?
day = _ gallons
626) 5 feet The maximum horizontal developed length
607) 1 gallon approximately 4 liters between the trap seal and the vertical vent inlet at the trap
arm.
608) 50_ gallons = approximately 200 liters
627) Coupling reducer A female GI pipe reducer
609) 1000_ liters = 1 cubic meter fitting used in a straight pipe connection where the fitting's
both ends are threaded inside
610) Three chamber septic tanks modern day septic
tanks utilize two digestion chambers and a leaching 628) Circuit vent A vent used in a battery of plumbing
chamber with a concrete basin fixtures where the vent is installed in front of the last
fixture of the battery.
611) 2 a septic tank should have at least _ manholes
629) Jet pump A suitable and economical type of
612) 508 _ mm in min dimension; one over the inlet, the water pump for a 200 ft. driven wall to deliver 10gpm
other over the outlet manholes)) against 200 ft. The Develop Height (TDH) where the
motor and pump is located is at the surface.
613) 3.7 wherever first compartment exceeds _ m in
length, an additional manhole is required 630) Reciprocation pump A type of water pump with its
pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and
614) sewer pipe inlet and outlet pipes should have a push rod to activate a submerged piston.
diameter size not less than the _
615) 104.6 vertical legs of inlet and outlet pipes should 631) Pressure relief valve What is a device installed on
have a diameter size not less than the sewer pipe nor less top of a pressure tank used to protect against hydrostatic
than _ mm collapse due to suction or negative pressure resulting from
back-siphonage in a downfeed water distribution system?
616) 14.4 structure shall be capable of supporting an earth
load of not less than _ kpa 632) a landing of an enclosed stairway The location of a fire
hose cabinet connected to a standpipe for buildings shall be
617) Capacity the _ of septic tanks is at every floor level above the first floor at:
determined by the number of bedrooms or apartment units
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633) To allow any waste to drain into the drain pipe
Branch vents are required to have at least a slope 1/4"
/feet. The purpose of which is:

634) Centrifugal pump A type of pump

which comprises essentially an impeller or set of vanes
enclosed in a housing or casing close coupled with the
pump motor. Its fundamental principle is it adds energy in
the form of velocity to an already flowing liquid.

635) 122 cms. The maximum height of a fire

service connection from the grade line is ______ cms.

636) Centrifugal pump A type of pump

which delivers high water discharge with high pressure
drawn from a shallow source like a cistern, best suited as
fire pump or transfer pump. The pump motor is installed
on the surface for easy maintenance coupled with a shaft to
turn the impellers, which is submerged below.

637) 46 cms. The minimum height of fire service

connection from the grade line is ____ cms.

638) Tee reducer A female GI threaded pipe reducer

fitting use to connect a reducing branch from a main water
distribution.

639) 4"x4" Wye and 4 1/8" bend combination A fitting

installed at a branching tee from a horizontal soil branch to
a horizontal waste branch.

640) Polyethylene pipe What does PE pipe

stands for?

641) Hot or cold water line The general term for the hot
or cold water pipes containing potable water