PLUMBING DEFINITION OF TERMS :

1) Fixture connections that require the removal of an access panel for servicing are considered
_____. ACCESSIBLE (ONLY)
2) SOVENT SYSTEM : Soil/Waste Pipe & Aerator/Deaerator
3) What system of piping consists of threaded pipes and uses recessed drainage fittings; used in
soil and waste piping system? DURHAM SYSTEM
4) BATTERY OF FIXTURE = DISSIMILAR FIXTURES
5) Unit having porous walls which permit the content to seep into the ground. NOTA,
LEACHING WALL, SEEPAGE PIT, ALL OF THE ABOVE (Y)
6) Smallest form of precipitation. DRIZZLE
7) Popularly known as the inventor of modern flush toilet. JOHN HERRINGTON
8) The minimum cross sectional area at the seat of the control valve or the supply pipe or tubing
which feeds the device outlet. If two or more lines supply one outlet, the effective opening shall
be the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the individual supply lines or the area or the single
outlet, Whichever is smaller. EFFECTIVE OPENING
9) Any two or more similar adjacent fixture which discharge into a common horizontal soil or
waste branch. BATTERY FIXTURES
10) The movement of water to the surface of a soil and into the soil below the surface is.
INFILTRATION
11) What do you call the space between pipe and the pipe sleeve? ANNULAR SPACE
12) Also called as the traditional vent piping system. OPEN PIPE VENT SYSTEM
13) In ground - piping buried on the ground shall be laid on the_____ for its entire length, except
where concrete cradle support is provided which is adequate & approved by the FIRM BED
14) The vertical main of a system of soil, waste or vent piping. (STACK ; NOT
LEADER/RISER/DOWNSPOUT)
15) The inspection of gas piping system prior to covering or concealing such pipe is called a
ROUGH PIPING INSPECTION (ROUGHING-IN)
16) Pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes BLANK DRILL
17) The lowest portion of the interior part of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical. INVERT
18) Is a steel made by piercing a solid cylindrical steel billet with. SEAMLESS PIPES
a series of mandrels while passing the billet through roller
19) The wastes in plumbing system contain many chemical elements which are detrimental to the
piping materials yet can be eliminated through proper proper ventilation. What elements are
found to be in large quantities that cause deterioration of piping materials. HYDROGEN
20) A receptacle attached to a plumbing system other than a trap in which water or waste may be
collected for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system. FIXTURE
21) It is the unobstructed open edge of a fixture. TRIM
22) What is a tap spout? FAUCET
23) What is the minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharges into a plumbing
installation? PLUMBING UNIT
24) Any of various chiefly aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms, ranging in size from
single-celled forms to the giant kelp. ALGAE
25) a general term referring to the introduction of materials not normally found in water that
make the water less desirable or unfit for its intended use. CONTAMINATION (NOT
POLLUTION)
26) The common method of detection and estimation of coliform organism in a given sample
where in most probable number (MPN) of coliforms present is counted. MULTIPLE TUBE
FERMENTATION
27) Which method that is not commonly used for bringing water from its source to the customer?
DIRECT PRESSURE SYSTEM
28) It is a physical separation, which may be a low inlet into indirect waste receptor from the
fixture, appliance or device indirectly connected. AIR BREAK
29) Where is a bell hole present. TRENCHES
30) What percentage of water comprises the human body? 80%
31) Of the total precipitation, how many percentage of water percolates to the ground? 33-1/3%
32) An open, unoccupied space, bounded on two(2) or more sides by the walls of the building.
An inner court is a court entirely within the exterior walls of the building. All other courts are
outer courts
33) Is an adjustable cast iron box that is flash with grade and is capped with removable iron
cover. STOP BOX (NOT STOP COCK)
34) What do you call that point which is unobstructed open edge of the fixture? RIM
35) A method of installation not allowed in a lateral to avoid pressure and retardation of flow of
waste water causing deposition of solid is. SHARP CURVE
36) A structure built, erected and framed of component structure parts designed for the housing,
shelter, enclosure or support of person, animals or property of any kind. BUILDING
37) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to do or cause to be done any
plumbing or drainage works for which a permit is required without securing prior permit from
what office? OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL (OBO)
38) What agency of office is authorized to administer and enforce the provision of the Republic
Act 1378 known as plumbing law. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

PLUMBING MATERIALS
1. Generally considered standard weight pipe. SCHEDULE 40
2. A material not listed in the code for use in water piping is? ALUMINUM
3. Dome type strainers shall have a minimum total net inlet area of _____ times the area of the
outlet pipe to which it is connected. ONE AND ONE HALF
4. Polybutylene piping should never come into contact with the following: PETROLEUM
BASED MATERIALS
PIPING GENERAL
1. For driven pipes, the drive pipe should be __ larger than the pipe to be held. 1 SIZE
2. The water service is a pipe that extends from the. TO THE BUILDING (NOT METER)
3. A vent in a combustion waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area to one
half. CROSS SECTION AREA OF DRAW PIPE
4. The size of supply piping outlet for any gas appliance shall be not less than. INLET
CONNECTION OF THE APPLIANCE
5. In plumbing installation, what portion of pipeline do you need to provide air break?
INDIRECT WATER CONNECTION
6. It specifies nominal pipe size and schedule number. PIPE
7. It specifies OD and wall thickness. TUBE
8. It specifies wall thickness. SCHEDULE
9. It identifies pipes in metric equivalent. DIAMETER NOMINAL
10. It defines tubes are often more expensive to produce than pipes. TOLERANCE
11. It is the specific ration of the average specified outside diameter to the minimum wall thickness for
outside controlled diameter plastic pipe. SDR (STD. DIM. RATIO)
12. A pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets or fixtures having similar functions with or without
the discharges from other fixtures? BRANCH PIPE

PIPE COLORS

1) SILVER - COMMUNICATION
2) BLUE - POTABLE WATER
3) WHITE - STEAM
4) BLACK - REFRIGERANT
5) SAFETY YELLOW (ANSI) - gases in either gaseous or liquified form, vapors and pneumatically
conveyed fumes and materials.

PIPE SCHEDULES :
1) STD PIPE : SCH 40
2) XS (EXTRA STRONG) : SCH 80
3) XXS (DOUBLE EXTRA STORNG) : SCH 160
4) The minimum wall thickness for threaded plastic pipe shall be : SCH 80
5) Commonly used materials for water supply system available in the market. PLASTIC AND
GALVANIZED IRON PIPE
6) Excreta drainage system. What piping installations shall be used in high rise buildings. ABS/PVC
7) All pipings passing under or through walls shall be protected from breakage with embedded. METAL
PIPE SLEEVES
8) All pipes passing through or under cinders or other corrosive materials shall be protected from external
corrosion by encasing same with _____ or in any other approved manner. POLYETHYLENE SHEATH
9) Plastic pipe with wall thickness less than of schedule 80 shall not be. THREADED

PIPING MATERIALS
1) PLASTIC PIPE
- Which of these materials is best for vent pipes in an acid waste system?*
- What is the standard length of plastic or synthetic pipe? 3000mm
- In 10- and 20- foot lengths and is used above and below ground. The PVC is used for cold water supply
lines. The cPVC is used for cold and hot water lines and is temperature-rated up to 180 degrees. RIGID
PLASTIC PIPES
- This comes in coils of 100 feet and is used above ground only. Type PB is used for cold and hot water
lines and is temperature-rated from 180 to 200 degrees. Type PE is used only for cold water lines.
FLEXIBLE PLASTIC PIPES
1.1) THERMOSET PLASTIC
- Plastic pipes are manufactured from*
- It is a plastic resin that cannot be melted after it is formed and cured in its final shape*
1.2) THERMOPLASTIC
- It shall not be used for toxic fluids or oxygen, flammable liquids or gases above ground.*
- It is a plastic resin that can be heated and reformed repeatedly with little or no degradation in physical
characteristics*
1) POLYBUTYLENE (PB)
- A flexible type of pipe known to have the only flexible plastic tubing suitable for use with hot
and color water pressure system and it is also known as an excellent chemical resistance to acids
and alkalis but is not suited for fuel oil, gasoline or kerosene distribution system. (blue or gray
pipe).*
- Which plastic pipe is normally oval in cross section and is denoted by its outside diameter?*
- What tube is made of plastic material and colored black whose cross-sectional shape is
normally oval and is denoted by its outside diameter and is normally used as water service
connection from the main to the meter?*
2) POLYETHYLENE (PE)
A flexible type pipe that is excellent in chemical and crush resistance has impact strength and
flexibility and good low temperature performance. (black-bluish pipe).*
- Which if the following is a flexible plastic or synthetic pipe?*
- An approved plumbing fixture or device of such materials, shape and capacity to adequately
receive the discharge from indirect waste pipes, constructed and located to readily cleaned.*
3) POLYPROPYLENE (PP)
4) ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS)
- A rigid type of pipe known to have a good chemical resistance, excellent impact strength, especially at
low temperatures and maintains rigidity at high temperatures. (black/ gray pipe)*
5) POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
- Kind of pipe not suited to be exposed to ultraviolet rays.*
- Becomes brittle when exposed to cold weather*
- What type of PVC pipe is used on sanitary drainage system? SERIES 1000
- BLUE COLORED
6) UNPLASTICIZED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (UPVC)
- Best for Sanitary Pipes*
7) CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (CPVC)
- CPVC water pipe maybe used for hot and cold water distribution systems. WITHIN BUILDING*
- WHITE COLORED FORMULATED TO WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURE*
8) POLYOXYMETHYLENE (ACETAL)