Math – 100 questions – 10% - 2 hours

Plumbing Design and Installation – 100 question – 40% - 5 hours

Plumbing Code – 100 questions – 10% - 2 hours

Practical Problems – 100 questions – 40% - 5 hours

1. Human excrement – human waste; solid waste with fecal matter

2. Fixtures – receptacles that receive waste prior to discharge in plumbing
Ex. Water closet, urinals, bath tub
3. 3 inch diameter – minimum size of drain pipe
4. 4 inch diameter – minimum size of drain pipe for an experienced master plumber
5. Soil pipe – pipe that receives waste with fecal matter; slope of 2%
6. Pipe fitting – connect two straight pipes and used for every change in direction
Ex. Elbow, wye,
7. Wye – 3 branched fitting; 2 inlet gates and 1 outlet gate
22.5 degrees – 1/16 bend
45 degrees – 1/8 bend
60 degrees – 1/6 bend
8. Plug – used to close the opening of another pipe fitting
9. Horizontal pipes – branch; any pipe which lay more than 45 degrees from the vertical plane
10. Branch – always in plumbing system other than riser and stack
11. Cap – used to close the opening of a pipe
12. Soil branch – horizontal pipe that receives waste with fecal matter; min size of 4 in diameter
13. Vertical pipe – stack; any pipe which lay less than 45 degrees from the vertical plane
14. Soil stack – vertical pipe that receives waste with fecal matter; min size of 4 in diameter
15. Combination of wye and approved long sweep fitting – used in vertical to horizontal direction
16. Building drain or house drain – receives waste located at the lowest part of the building
Min size – 4 in diameter – slope of 2%
If 4>diameter>8 – slope of 1%
If diameter is 8 in – slope of 0.5%
17. House sewer – pipe outside of foundation wall that receives waste from the building drain
Min size – 6 in diameter
If concrete – d = 0.3 m
If earth/soil – d = 0.45m
18. Main sewer – sewer directly controlled by public authority
19. Department of Health – public authority
20. Pipe rest – to avoid stress at soil stack pipe
21. Fatigue – stress experienced by soil stack pipe
22. House trap – device installed at building drain to avoid reversal of gases
23. Subsoil drain – pipe that receives waste below the basement floor
Min size – 4 inches diameter; slope of 2%
24. Sump pit – pit constructed below the basement floor to receive/collect waste
25. Sewage pipe ejector – receives waste from sump pit and transfer it to the building drain
 Min size of 2 inches diameter
26. Sewage ejector – mechanical device to remove sewage from sump pit
27. Stack vent - extension of soil stack pipe
28. Stack vent thru roof (SVTR) – pipe exposed to the air ranging from 0.15 to 0.3m from the roof
29. Ventilation stack thru roof (VSTR) – pipe exposed to the air above the roof of not less than 2.1m
If roof is made of GI sheets – 2.1m
If roof deck (concrete) – 2.4 m
30. Main vent – principal/terminal of all vent pipes
31. Circuit/Loop Vent – vent pipe directly in front of the last fixture
32. Individual vent – vent pipe that serves one fixture/trap
33. Relief Vent – vent pipe connect from drainage to another vent
34. Branch vent – horizontal vent that connects two or more vent pipes
35. Wet vent – vent pipe that is sometimes filled with water
36. Dry vent – always not filled with water
37. Unit vent – serves two traps
38. Yoke Vent – vent pipe installed every 5 floor intervals for buildings 10 storey-up
Size of yoke vent = size of main vent
39. Size of vent pipes - at least ½ the size of drain pipe but not less than 32mm diameter
40. Looped Vent – vent pipe installed in a fixture faraway of partition like barbershops and beauty
parlor
41. Local vent – vertical pipe inside the building to remove foul air
42. Battery of fixtures - 2 or more adjacent similar fixtures
43. Shaft – vertical hole inside the building for removal of foul air (where elevator is installed)
44. Pipe Chase – opening for installation of all stack pipe
45. Back flow valve – device installed in house sewer to avoid reversal of liquid
46. Pipe – cylindrical conduit w/ dimension denoted by inside diameter
47. Tube - cylindrical conduit w/ dimension denoted by outside diameter
48. Waste pipe – pipe that receives waste free of fecal matter
49. Waste stack pipe – vertical pipe that receives waste free of fecal matter
50. Vent stack – extension of waste stack pipe
51. Pipe sleeve – a pipe laid at foundation wall to protect the drain pipe from damage; size of 1 pipe
larger that drain pipe
52. Bitumen concrete – mix of cement, sand, gravel and binder
53. Blank Flange – flange with no bolt hole
54. Blind flange – flange with bolt hole; to close the opening of pipe
55. Roughing in – all piping and fittings already installed; ready for connection of fixtures
56. Plumbing system – involves pipes, fittings, valves and other materials for disposing waste
57. Roof Drain – drain pipe that receives storm water runoff from the roof
58. Roof Drain strainer – used for buildings without roof deck
Inlet area is 1.5 times the area of drain pipe
59. Roof Deck strainer – for parking; inlet area of 2 times the area of drain pipe
60. Inside storm drain – vertical pipe inside the building that receives storm water; min size of 3 in
diameter
61. Gutter – rectangular box made of metal sheets that receives storm water from roof drain
62. Leader/header – horizontal pipe connected from gutter to downspout
63. Downspout – vertical pipe outside the building that receives storm water; min size of 3 inches
diameter
64. Catch Basin – receptacle that receives storm water prior to discharge to storm water drainage
65. Septic tank – receptacle that receives solid and liquid waste from fixtures
66. Inlet pipe fitting – size equal to the drain pipe but not less than 4 in diameter
67. Sanitary tee – made from pvc pipe series 1000
68. Waste/liquid level
69. Min depth – 1.2 m
70. Max depth – 1.8 m
71. Air space – min clearance of 200 mm measured from the bottom of top rc slab to waste/liquid
level
72. Sludge – solid particles located at the bottom of the septic tank
73. Scum – jelly-like material floating at the liquid/waste level
74. 1st compartment – digestive chamber
75. 2nd compartment – leaching chamber
76. Min volume of 1st compartment – 2 cu.m
77. Min volume of 2nd compartment – 1 cu.m
78. 1st compartment – 2/3 capacity of its volume
79. 2nd compartment – 1/3 capacity of its volume
80. Aerobic bacteria – bacteria that lives with free oxygen
81. Anaerobic bacteria - bacteria that lives without free oxygen
82. Facultative bacteria - bacteria that lives with and without free oxygen
83. Pathogenic bacteria – bacteria without relation in sewage disposal
84. Volume of 1st compartment is more than 6 cu.m – length of 2nd compartment is not less than
1.5m
85. If length of 1st compartment is more than 3.7m – additional manhole is required
86. Size of 2nd compartment – equal to size of 3rd compartment
87. Methane gas – combination of carbon and hydrogen
88. Carbon monoxide – product of methane
89. Hydrogen – dissolves oxygen gas
90. Sulfur monoxide – colorless gas with offensive odor
91. Sulfur dioxide – colorless gas with irritating odor
92. 14.4 kPa – earth load in manhole cover
93. Invert – bottom portion of pipe
94. Steel septic tank – thickness gauge is 12; painted by bituminous coating on the exterior and
interior to prevent corrosion

Water closet – 6 DFU

Lavatory – 2 DFU

3 floors
6 water closet for every floor
 5 lavatory for every floor

6 x 3 x 6 = 108
2 x 3 x 5 = 30
Total dfu = 138 dfu

4 log L = log (1.65 x TDFU)

L=
D = 0.5 L
W = 0.6 D

V=LXDXW

95. Water supply pipe – pipe from the source to the building served; min size of 12” diameter
96. Water main – water supply pipe laid along the street where household is connected; min size of
19 mm diameter
97. Corporation stop/cock – device directfly connected to the water main; used to control the
opening of the water main
98. Saddle/service clamp – clamp connected in the water main used for tighting purposes
99. Gooseneck – flexible pipe formed like a goose; connects water main to the curb stop
a. Polybutylene (PB) – color black flexible pipe denoted in outside diameter; length of 61m
b. Polyethylene (PE) - color black flexible pipe denoted in inside diameter; length of 61m
100. Street coupling – one end is internally threaded while the other end is externally
threaded
101. Adapter – fitting used to connect two dissimilar pipe/tube
102. Curb stop – a gate valve which is closed when doing maintenance for a long period of
time
103. Stop box – to protect the curb stop
104. Water service pipe – supply pipe from the water main to the water meter
105. Nipple – pipe in between fittings
a. Long nipple – 3” – 12” in length; threaded outside for both ends
b. Short nipple – 1” – 3” in length; threaded outside for both ends
c. Closed nipple – 1” in length; threaded for the entire length
106. Meter stop – located beside the water meter; used for temporary closure of water
meter for maintenance purposes
107. Water meter – used to measure water consumption; made from brass metal – 85%
alloy, 15% zinc
108. Gate valve – fully closed / fully open valve; manual control
109. Water distribution pipe – from water meter to fixture; min size of 12.5 mm diameter
110. Fixture branch – connected from water distribution pipe to fixture supply
111. Effective opening – cross sectional area of the lowest portion of fixture measured based
on diameter
112. Turbulent flow – flow of water in different directions
113. Laminar flow – flow of water in one direction
114. Water hammering - noisy flow of water due to excessive water pressure
115. Air chamber - to eliminate water hammering; 0.3 – 0.9 mm in length; 19 mm in
diameter
116. Rim – top edge of fixture
117. Air gap – unobstructed opening from the lowest part of a fixture to the rim of another
fixture
118. Air gap affected by sidewall – 3 times the effective opening
119. Air gap not affected by sidewall – 2 times the effective opening
120. Flood level – water begins to overflow
121. Flood level rim – when water overflows
122. Flooded – when water rises from the rim and spilled on the floor
123. Strainer – used to filter foreign objects
124. Tailpiece – pipe connected from fixture to trap
Min size of 38 mm in diameter; max length of 6 in
Material commonly used is lead pipe
125. Slip joint - operates by compression; used for exposed fixture only
126. Crown weir – top level of water inside the trap
127. Dip - water located at the bottom level
128. Trap seal – water inside the trap measured from crown weir to top of dip
129. Trap arm – pipe connected from trap to vent pipe
130. Developed length – measured from centerline of fitting to end of trap arm
*developed length of trap arm – must not be greater than 1.5m

131. Trap seal loss – escape of water inside the trap

132. Back pressure – trap seal loss due to the effect of positive/upward pressure
133. Siphonage - trap seal loss due to the effect of negative/downward pressure
134. Capillary action – trap seal loss due to the effect of foreign objects retained inside the
trap
135. Evaporation – happens when fixture is not used for a long period of time
136. Standpipe – vertical pipe inside the building that conveys water for firefighting purposes
137. 4 way service connection – serve as an inlet where fire hose is attached
138. Water distribution pipeline- water supply pipe connected from 4 way service connection
to standpipe
139. Check valve – to prevent reversal of liquid and gas
140. 460 mm – min height of 4 way service connection
141. 1220 mm – max height of 4 way service connection
142. 4 in diameter – min size of water distribution pipeline
143. Dry standpipe – there is water inside in case of fire only
144. 4 in diameter – size of dry standpipe 23 m and below
145. 6 in diameter – size of dry standpipe above 23m
146. 64 mm diameter – size of outlet pipe in dry standpipe
147. 610 mm – min height of outlet of dry standpipe
148. 1220 mm – max height of outlet of dry standpipe
149. 3 m – standard height of every floor
150. Galvanized steel/wrought iron pipe – material used for dry standpipe; can resist 21
kg/cm2 of water pressure
151. Every 200 sqm for commercial building – 1 fire extinguisher
152. Wet standpipe – constantly filled with water
153. Cistern – water tank constructed below the tank
154. Float valve – to control the rise of water in cistern (automatic)
155. 910 mm – min height of outlet of wet standpipe
156. 1920 mm – max height of outlet of wet standpipe
157. 38 mm diameter – size of outlet of wet standpipe
158. 51 mm diameter – size of wet standpipe for 15 m below
159. 64 mm diameter - size of wet standpipe for above 15 m
160. 22 m – length of fire hose
161. 40% water, 60% air – ratio of water to air in dry/wet standpipes
162. 40 m – max travel length of water
163. 0.6m – length of handle of fire hose
164. Size of overhead tank = 25% of size of cistern
165. 4 storey up – commercial occupancy requires wet standpipe
166. Sprinkler system – system that automatically releases water in case of fire
167. 1 sprinkler head - 20 sqm of cover
168. Scupper drain – drain pipe located at the balcony/paraphet that receives storm water
169. Scrub sink – sink located in hospitals; controlled using knee operation
170. Rubbish chute – shaft inside the building where garbage is released
171. Scullery sink – sink used in large restaurants; galvanized and borderized
172. Pan room – room where janitorial equipments are stored
173. Dead end – extended pipe in plumbing system where there is no access of air in the
extended portion
174. Air break – physical separation between plumbing appliance and water receptor
175. Cross connection – happens when water supply pipe conveying potable water is
connected with another pipe conveying domestic water
176. Grease trap – device that receives waste from one to four fixtures in restaurants
177. Latrine – series of water closets where solid waste flow to a through type; prohibited for
permanent installation
178. Pressure - force per unit area
179. Static pressure – pressure of water not in motion
180. Residual pressure - remaining pressure inside the pipe due to the effect of friction loss
181. Vacuum – pressure less than atmospheric pressure
182. Normal pressure - – pressure greater than atmospheric pressure
183. Primary branch – building drain
184. Secondary branch – all branches other than building drain
185. Wooden – prohibited type of material for septic tank
186. Grease interceptor – interceptor that collects grease and is remotely located
Max capacity of 3 c.u.m
187. Grease – should be buried in the ground
188. Sacrarium – waste from church altar like holy water; disposed to ground
189. Escutcheon – circular disc used to cover a hole in the wall
190. Utility vent – any vent not exposed to the ground
191. Toxic waste – waste which is prohibited to flow in the plumbing system
192. Durham system – any pipe in plumbing system which is threaded
193. Splash pan – a grade line (concrete) where storm water flows from downspout to any
part of water ways

Min size of soil stack pipe

4 in diameter – up to 256 DFU
6 in diameter – 257 to 1360 DFU
8 in diameter- more than 1360 DFU

Slop sink – always have one floor drain