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#1. What is required to be paid in case of the renewal of a plumbing permit?

The full amount of the original fee

A fee equivalent to one-half the amount of the original fee

A higher fee than the original fee

No fee is required for permit renewal

#2. What is a shielded coupling?

An adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, a friction ring, and a compression washer.

An approved elastomeric sealing gasket with an approved outer shield and a tightening mechanism.

A pipe joint obtained by joining metal parts with metallic mixtures or alloys which melt at a temperature below 427 degrees centigrade and above 149 degrees centigrade.

A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, lights, ventilation, or similar purposes.

#3. What is a revent pipe in plumbing terminology?

A type of valve used to regulate water flow

A type of pipe used in the drainage system

A type of vent used to circulate air in the plumbing system

An alternative term for backvent pipe

#4. What is the purpose of regulating equipment in a plumbing system?

To regulate the flow of water in the plumbing system

To carry away waste and water from plumbing fixtures

To supply water to the plumbing system

To control the temperature of water in the plumbing system

#5. Who should prepare, sign, and seal all plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, and technical specifications?

The property owner

Any licensed plumber

A Registered and Licensed Master Plumber

The Office of the Building Official

#6. What must be ensured when making additions, alterations or repairs to an existing plumbing system?

Compliance with requirements for a new plumbing system

Non-compliance with requirements for a new plumbing system

Render the existing system unsafe and unsanitary

Overload the existing system

#7. What is a relief vent primarily used for?

To provide additional circulation of air between the drainage and vent systems

To carry away waste and water from plumbing fixtures

To supply water to the plumbing system

To regulate the flow of water in the plumbing system

#8. What is a horizontal branch?

A vertical pipe

A drain pipe extending laterally from a soil or waste stack or building drain

A vent pipe installed to vent a fixture trap

A sewer conveying wastewater from the house drain to a public sewer

#9. What happens if the plumbing work authorized in a permit is not commenced within one year from the date of such permit or is suspended or abandoned at any time after having been commenced for a period of 120 days?

The permit becomes null and void.

The permit is extended for another year.

The permit fee is refunded.

The permit can be renewed for a lower fee.

#10. What is the definition of a sewerage works?

A sewer intended to receive sanitary sewage only.

A comprehensive term that includes all constructions for the collection, transportation, pumping, treatment, and final disposition of sewage.

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and wastewater.

A vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, lights, ventilation, or similar purposes.

#11. What is a return bend in plumbing terminology?

A type of valve used to regulate water flow

A type of pipe used in the drainage system

An open return bend usually made up of two 90° bends with inside and outside threads, flanged or welded fittings

A type of vent used to circulate air in the plumbing system

#12. What information should be provided in the application for a permit?

A description of the proposed building or work

The proposed use or occupancy for the plumbing work

Plans, drawings, and technical specifications

All of the above

#13. Which of the following is NOT required to be filed by an applicant for a plumbing permit?

Technical specifications

Plans

Compliance with other applicable laws

Approval from the owner

#14. What happens when the holder of a partial permit proceeds at his own risk without assurance that the final permit for the entire building, structure or plumbing system will be granted?

The holder will be fined.

The holder will be exempted from the final permit fee.

The holder will not be held responsible for any damage caused.

The holder takes the risk of not getting the final permit for the entire building, structure, or plumbing system.

#15. What is a GOOSENECK?

A valve used to cut off water flow by means of a circular disc

A device designed to retain grease from one to a maximum of four fixtures

A return bend of small-sized pipe used as a faucet for a pantry sink

A branch vent that performs its functions for two or more traps

#16. What is a fixture drain according to Section 207?

The water supply pipe between the fixture supply pipe and the water-distributing pipe

The drainpipe from the trap of a fixture to the junction of that drain with any other drainpipe

A water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch

A receptacle other than a trap attached to a plumbing system in which water or wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system

#17. What is the purpose of roughing-in in plumbing terminology?

The installation of all piping and fitting parts of the plumbing system that can be completed prior to the installation of fixtures and accessories

The installation of new plumbing fixtures

The installation of new piping and fittings

The installation of a vent system in the plumbing system

#18. Who should file an application for a permit on behalf of the building owner?

The property owner

The Department of Public Works and Highways

A Registered and Licensed Master Plumber

The City Mayor

#19. What is the definition of insanitary?

A condition contrary to sanitary principles or injurious to health

A sewer conveying wastewater from the house drain to a public sewer

A device designed and installed to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matters from normal wastes

The lowest portion of the interior part of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical

#20. What is an indirect waste pipe?

A pipe installed to vent a fixture trap and which connects with the vent system above the fixture served or terminates in the open air

A pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage system but conveys liquid wastes by discharging into a plumbing fixture, interceptor, or receptacle directly connected to the drainage system

A sewer conveying wastewater from the house drain to a public sewer

Any connection, cross-connection, construction, or condition, temporary or permanent, which permits or makes possible, by any means whatsoever, for any unapproved foreign matter to enter into a water distribution system used for domestic purposes

#21. What is the meaning of IPS?

Iron Pipe Standard

Industrial Pipe Size

Iron Pipe Size

Industrial Pipe Standard

#22. According to the Plumbing Law, who should be enlisted to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Code?

Any person who has experience in plumbing and drainage work

A Registered and Licensed Master Plumber

An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways

A City Mayor

#23. According to the Code, who should sign and seal the application for a permit?

The property owner

The Registered and Licensed Master Plumber

The Office of the Building Official

The City Mayor

#24. According to the plumbing code, what is the definition of a “house drain”?

A pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage system but conveys liquid wastes by discharging into a plumbing fixture

The pipeline from the building to the public or street storm drainage system

That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the discharges from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside of a building

A sewer conveying the wastewater from the house drain to a public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or other point of disposal

#25. What is the definition of a secondary branch?

The main branch in a building drain.

Any branch in a building drain other than the primary branch.

The branch in a building drain that connects to the public sewer.

The branch in a building drain that connects to the septic tank.

#26. What is a GROUP VENT?

A branch vent that performs its functions for two or more traps

A valve used to regulate water pressure in the building's plumbing system

A device designed to retain grease from one to a maximum of four fixtures

A valve used to cut off water flow by means of a circular disc

#27. What is a GREASE INTERCEPTOR?

An interceptor of at least 3 cubic meters capacity to serve one or more fixtures and which is remotely located

A device designed to retain grease from one to a maximum of four fixtures

A valve used to regulate water pressure in the building's plumbing system

A valve used to cut off water flow by means of a circular disc

#28. What is a FLUSH TANK used for?

To store water for the building's plumbing system

To remove excrements from the fixture

To supply water to the fixture

To collect water from the fixture

#29. What is siphonage?

A suction created by the flow of liquids in pipes, a pressure less than atmospheric.

A vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater.

A comprehensive term that includes all constructions for the collection,

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and wastewater.

#30. What is a Siamese connection?

A vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater.

An adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, a friction ring, and a compression washer.

A hose fitting with clapper valves for combining the flow from two or more lines of hose into a single stream.

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and wastewater.

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#1. What is required to be paid in case of the renewal of a plumbing permit?

#2. What is a shielded coupling?

#3. What is a revent pipe in plumbing terminology?

#4. What is the purpose of regulating equipment in a plumbing system?

#5. Who should prepare, sign, and seal all plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, and technical specifications?

#6. What must be ensured when making additions, alterations or repairs to an existing plumbing system?

#7. What is a relief vent primarily used for?

#8. What is a horizontal branch?

#9. What happens if the plumbing work authorized in a permit is not commenced within one year from the date of such permit or is suspended or abandoned at any time after having been commenced for a period of 120 days?

#10. What is the definition of a sewerage works?

#11. What is a return bend in plumbing terminology?

#12. What information should be provided in the application for a permit?

#13. Which of the following is NOT required to be filed by an applicant for a plumbing permit?

#14. What happens when the holder of a partial permit proceeds at his own risk without assurance that the final permit for the entire building, structure or plumbing system will be granted?

#15. What is a GOOSENECK?

#16. What is a fixture drain according to Section 207?

#17. What is the purpose of roughing-in in plumbing terminology?

#18. Who should file an application for a permit on behalf of the building owner?

#19. What is the definition of insanitary?

#20. What is an indirect waste pipe?

#21. What is the meaning of IPS?

#22. According to the Plumbing Law, who should be enlisted to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Code?

#23. According to the Code, who should sign and seal the application for a permit?

#24. According to the plumbing code, what is the definition of a “house drain”?

#25. What is the definition of a secondary branch?

#26. What is a GROUP VENT?

#27. What is a GREASE INTERCEPTOR?

#28. What is a FLUSH TANK used for?

#29. What is siphonage?

#30. What is a Siamese connection?

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