Chapter's 1-3 Plumbing Fixtures & Appliances

A detailed statement of requirements, including materials, dimensions, and quality of work for something to be built, installed or manufactured are standards. True/False

False

A group of copper alloys that contain approximately 85% copper with small percentages of zinc, tin and trace metals is yellow brass. True/False

False

A wash basin is a plumbing fixture or device of such material, shape, and capacity that it can adequately receive the discharge from indirect waste pipes and is constructed and located so it can be readily cleaned. True/False

False

An appurtenance is an approved receptacle or device that is supplied with water or receives water or waterborne wastes and discharges such waste into a drainage system. True/False

False

Leeds stands for Leadership in energy star and environmental design. True/False

False

The purpose of the plumbing fitting concept is to make it possible to calculate the design load on a system directly when the system is combination of different kinds of fixtures, each having different load characteristics. True/False

False

The term accessible relates to, or tends to promote, preserve, or restore health. True/False

False

A point, usually stamped on the AVB by the manufacturer, which determines the minimum elevation above the flood level rim of the fixture, appliance, or receptor served at which the AVB may be installed is the critical line. True/False

True

The modern plumbing system is a supply and distribution system with an associated disposal system that consists of fixtures and appliances supplied with cold and/or hot water, drainage, waste, and vent piping, including their respective joints, connections, devices, receptacles, and appurtenances. True/False

True

Universal design is a building design of all products, including plumbing products, to include whatever is necessary to ensure the greatest usability by people of all types and levels of ability. True/False

True

Trap seal depth should be between ___. a. 2" to 4" b. 1/4" to 1" c. 5" to 10" d. 12" to 24"

a. 2" to 4"

___ is a U.S. environmental Protection Agency voluntary program that helps businesses and individuals save money and protect the climate through superior energy efficiency. a. Energy Star b. Leeds c. AHAM d. NSF

a. Energy Star

A[n] ___ provides a physical separation between a fixtures indirect waste pipe and a receptor. a. air break b. air gap c. p-trap d. effective opening

a. air break

A device or instrument designed for a particular use or function or a piece of equipment for adapting a tool or machine to a special purpose. a. appliance b. plumbing appliance c. plumbing accessory d. none

a. appliance

The supply and distribution side of a plumbing system is essentially the water supply system, while the disposal side is the ___ system. a. drainage b. suppression c. ventilation d. maintenace

a. drainage

A special class of device or equipment that is intended to perform a special plumbing function and its operation, control, or both maybe dependent upon one or more energized components such as motors, controls, heating elements or pressure-or temperature -sensing elements. a. plumbing appliance b. plumbing appurtenance c. plumbing fixture d. plumbing accessory

a. plumbing appliance

A[n] ___ bender is a copper tube bending tool for bending 1/2" to 3/4" drawn copper tube. a. ratchet b. lever c. automatic d. spring

a. ratchet

A plumbing ___ is an object or device fastened to a fixture or close to it that is not essential, but adds to the beauty, convenience, or the effectiveness of the plumbing fixture or appliance.

accessory

A plumbing ___ is a special class of devices or equipment that is intended to perform a special plumbing function.

appliance

A plumbing ___ is a manufactured device, prefabricated device, or an on-the-job assembly of component parts that is an adjunct to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture.

appurtenance

The ___ civilization advanced the art of plumbing and the use of plumbing fixtures more than any civilization until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. a. Babylonian b. Roman c. Mesopotamian d. Sumerian

b. Roman

The ___ was created in 1993 to promote sustainable practices in the building and construction industry. a. EPA b. USGBC c. ASME d. ASNI

b. USGBC

A physical separation between the fixture indirect waste pipe and the receptor. a. air gap b. air break c. air gap fitting d. none of these

b. air break

A plumbing ___ that is associated with plumbing fixtures and appliances is a wye strainer. a. regulator b. appurtenance c. fitting d. valve

b. appurtenance

Untreated wastewater that has not come into contact with toilet waste, kitchen sink waste, dishwater waste or similarly contaminated sources is. a. reclaimed water b. grey water c. black water d. alternative water

b. grey water

The problem with the increase of water supply systems in North America during the Industrial Revolution was the ___. a. cost of maintenance b. lack of drainage systems c. lack of water availability in urban areas d. cost of updated plumbing fixtures

b. lack of drainage systems

A manufactured device, or a prefabricated device or an on the job assembly of component parts, and which is adjacent to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture. a. plumbing appliance b. plumbing appurtenance c. plumbing accessory d. none

b. plumbing appurtenance

To establish maximum permissible drainage loads, Dr. Roy B. Hunter devised a method for sizing sanitary drainage piping based on the probability of the ___. a. fixture location b. simultaneous discharge of fixtures c. fixture design d. frequency of fixture discharge

b. simultaneous discharge of fixtures

A ___ is a fitting that controls the volume, direction of flow, or both water and is either attached to or accessible from a fixture, or is used with an open or atmospheric discharge. a. plumbing appurtenance b. supply fitting c. waste fitting d. receptor

b. supply fitting

Water-carrying jugs and bowls used as ___ became the first plumbing receptacles to be developed. a. privies b. washbasins c. latrines d. cesspools

b. washbasins

General restroom and fixture designs require that a wheelchair can make at least 180 -degree turn within a ___" circle. a. 180 b. 90 c. 60 d. 130

c. 60

___ was the first major city to develop a centralized piped water delivery system. a. Rome b. Paris c. London d. New York

c. London

A group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures that discharge into a common horizontal waste or soil branch is a. a. fixture group b. group of fixture c. battery of fixtures d. common fixture group

c. battery of fixtures

A fixture's ___ represents the range of flow from full discharge to running discharge. a. gpm b. dwv c. dfu d. wsfu

c. dfu

A quantity in terms of which the load producing effects on a plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing fixtures are expressed. a. supply fixture unit b. drainage fixture unit c. fixture unit d. water supply fixture unit

c. fixture unit

To avoid injury, when loading items into a vehicle, the heaviest items should be placed ___. a. in the vehicle first b. near the front end of the vehicle bed c. in the vehicle last d. to one side of the vehicle

c. in the vehicle last

In regards to plumbing fixtures and fixture fittings, ___ standards are the most commonly referenced. a. workmanship b. testmethod c. product and material d. professional qualification

c. product and material

Having direct access without the necessity of removing a panel, door or similar obstruction. a. ready access b. accessible c. readily accessible d. access

c. readily accessible

A ___ is a detailed statement of requirements, including materials, dimensions, and quality of work for something to be built, installed, or manufactured. a. regulation b. blue print c. specification d. code

c. specification

An example of a commonly used plumbing accessory installed by journeyworkers and apprentices includes ___. a. backflow preventers b. trap primers c. toilet seats d. water heaters

c. toilet seats

A voluntary partnership program sponsored by the U.S. EPA launch in June of 2006 to encourage innovations in the technology and manufacturing in developing products that save water and energy. a. energy star b. leeds c. water sense d. International safety equipment association

c. water sense

___ standards ensure systems are installed properly. a. Basic Material b. Design c. Workmanship d. Product

d. Product

A non potable source of water that includes but is not limited to grey water, on site treated non potable water, rain water, storm water reclaimed water is. a. grey water b. reclaimed water c. recycled water d. alternative water source

d. alternative water source

A self regulating device that controls the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or water closet thank by means of a float connected to a valve that opens or closes with a change in water level is a. a. float valve b. douglas valve c. recycled water d. alternative water source

d. alternative water source

The public ___ was created out the communal need for cleanliness, bodily regeneration or relaxation, health or medicinal purposes, and in some cases religious rites. a. latrine b. hypocaust c. privy d. bath

d. bath

A U.S. environmental protection agency voluntary program that helps businesses and individuals save money and protect the climate through superior energy efficiency. a. leeds b. water sense c. energy shield d. energy star

d. energy star

Clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, and water heaters that incorporate advance technologies and use 10% - 50% less energy and water than other models. a. energy efficient b. high breds plumbing appliances c. energy star appliances d. high efficiency plumbing appliances

d. high efficiency plumbing appliances

An approved receptacle or device that is supplied with water or receives water or waterborne waste and discharges such waste into a drainage system to which it maybe directly or indirectly connected. a. plumbing appliance b. plumbing appurtenance c. plumbing system d. plumbing fixture

d. plumbing fixture

Non potable water provided by a water or wastewater utility that, as a result of tertiary treatment of domestic wastewater, meets requirements of the public health AHJ. a. grey water b. black water c. alternative water d. reclaimed water

d. reclaimed water

___ is caused by the effects of the self-siphonage and pressure fluctuations, including aspiration and backpressure.

siphonage