PLUMBING (T.L.E MAJORSHIP)

 • Person who installs pipes – Plumber

• Showers, lavatories, bath tubs and sink – Plumbing Fixtures

• Required by the National Plumbing Code EXCEPT, There should be no ventilation pipe to avoid exposure of bad odor

• Faulty plumbing may cause, Serious health hazard

• Pipe that conveys waste other than from the water closet, Waste pipe

• Prevent siphonage or backflow of the water – Vent pipe

• Ideal size of the pipe – Not less than 3” or 75 mm diameter

• Commonly used plastic pipe, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

• Septic tank collect organic waste discharge

• Septic tank is ideal in a family with 6 members – 1.3 cu.m.

• Septic tank is ideal in a family with 9 members – 1.95 cu.m.

• Decomposition in the upper portion of the septic tank, Sedimentation

• Minimum distance of the tank to the nearest source of water, 100 meters

• Threader making teeth on pipes

• Teflon tape used to seal

• G.I. pipe – hacksaw

• Pipe Wrench tighten or loosen

• Trap prevent the back passage of air

• Connect smaller pipe from a larger pipe, Reducer

• Connect fixed pipe and fixtures, Union fitting

• Plumbum – latin word for Lead

• Adjustable wrench – tighten or loosen bolts and nuts

• Pipe wrench – tighten or loosen pipe

• Pump – move fluid

• Pipe made of concrete and usually use for sewer – Soil pipes

• System of pipes and drains installed for the purpose of distribution – Plumbing System

• Avoid the sewer gases to build up pressure – Venting System

• Drainpipes connections are lead away from all fixtures at a certain calculated slope of, ¼ per ft.

• Use for making flanged, cast iron

• Venting system facilitate the flow of sewer gases and, solid and water disposal

• Copper – reliability and durability

• Used in conjunctions, Sealants

• plumbing local code – Building inspector’s 

• Type of joints is generally used on large-diameter pipes – Flanged

• Compressions fittings – Jointing polyethylene

• Most corrosion- resistant, Stainless steel tube

• Shape and position of a trap retains water that serves as an, Effective seal

• Increasing standardization of Plumbing codes, equipment and materials

• improvements of the plastic materials in plumbing, uniform regulations can be expected

• Sludge accumulated at the bottom

• Sewer underground tunnel

• Prevent backflow of water – Check valve

• Ball valve – can  be closed or opened

• schedule 40 pipe, Thicker than schedule 20

• NOT required by the National Plumbing Code, No vent pipe is needed.

• Cleanout, purposes of troubleshooting in case of stoppage of flow

• Plastic pipes are commonly used – PVC

• Connected for each faucet, toilet, and fixtures, Fixture shutoffs

• Plumber's snake, Metal with semi-rigid auger

• Toilet has trouble – plunger

• gripping large pipes and irregular objects, chain wrench

• Holding tool when cutting pipes, Yoke vise

• Hold pipe by hand, Vise grip

• Good plumbing practices, EXCEPT – excessive water consumption

• Back flow, being forced back

• examples of plumbing fixtures, EXCEPT, drainage

• NOT true about plumbing standards, Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the maximum quantity of water consistent with proper performance and cleaning.

• Toxic substance, Hazardous to human health

• best describes a toilet bowl, The Box Type compartment holding water for flushing the toilet

• Plumbing ventilation means, carry sewer gas out and relieve pressure of the drainage system

• Down spout, Rainwater from the roof down to the ground

• Inside building the diameter of pipes – 0.5 inch

• Portable water travel – Galvanized pipes

• System has leak – Gate valve

• Shut off the flow of water just 90 degrees turn, Globe valve

• Fitted with a male adopter, Cap

• Fitted with a female adopter, Plug

• PVC pipes can be installed in a 7.50 meter – 2.5 pcs

• Coupling, connect two length of pipes

• Leaking in the water supply of lavatory, sink, and water close – Angle valve

• Source of potable water, minimum safe distance from the septic tank – 15 meters

• Supply water for public use, minimum meter radius from a well to the residences – 100 meters

• Standard length of a PVC pipe 10 ft.

• Standard length of a G.I. pipe – 6 ft.

• Standard length of a PVC pipe – 3.0 m

• Plumbing fixtures must have P-trap, EXCEPT, water closet

• Size of house drain – surge flow rate from shower

• House sewer, conveys discharge to public sewer

• Water Reservoir – supply (dam)

• Water distribution – distributor (Maynilad, Manila water, Water district)

• Main water pipe – system of pipes

• Water service pipe – water from service to plumbing fixtures

• Below atmospheric pressure – Gate valve

• Protect tank from pressure - Vacuum

• Needle – nose pliers – cutting, holding

• Combination pliers – grip, cut, twist

• Side – cutting pliers – cutting edges

• Tongue – and – groove plier – loosen and tighten faucets

• Sin clogs up – P-Trap

• Water closet – J bend

• First step in laundry tub, Level the stand

• Bend copper without kinking, expose to heat

• National Plumbing Code, EXCEPT – to enhance siphoning of water         


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