Interviews Plumbing Questions for Fresh Graduate Mechanical Engineers

1- State and refer to the most commonly used plumbing codes and standard overall the world

2- Why plumbing system is under mechanical engineer scope of work

3- Define the following plumbing items and specify the functions

A- Domestic water supply pipes

B- Sewage and wastewater pipes

C- Vent pipes

D- Domestic pumps room (lifting, booster, and pressure)

E- Submersible pumps set

F- Water tanks

G- Water hammer arrestors

H- Hot water circulation pumps

4- Specify the different types of domestic water pipes commonly used in construction based on pipes
materials and area of application

5- Specify the different types of drainage water pipes commonly used in construction based on pipes
materials and area of application

6- Refer to the other disciplines shall be shared with them the following plumbing works at construction
sites

A- Plumbing pumps room

B- Project domestic water tank

C- Project septic tank, manholes, soak away, gully traps, and floor drain/floor cleanout

D- Underground plumbing pipes

E- Inside building supported/hanged pipes

F- Inside building impeded pipes

G- Sanitary wares and accessories

7- Draw a simple sketch for the following

A- Domestic pump set curve

B- Domestic water pumps assembly

C-The types of drainage systems concept including the vent pipes

D- Complete domestic water network (from water government connection to the sanitary wares water
outlets)

E- Complete drainage network (from sanitary wares drainage points to the government drainage
connection)

8- Specify with a simple sketch the different types of water pumps commonly used for transfer water in
the domestic application based on the construction of the pumps

9- Refer to the different way to heat the domestic water in several projects

10- Sketch the symbols and specify the function of the following valves types

A- Gate valve

B- Nonreturn valve

C- Mixing valves

D- Balancing valves

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Eng. Hamdy Hafiz Answered by. Only You