Introduction and Plumbing Symbols
What is the latin word etymology of "Plumbing." This word also directly translates to "lead."
A skilled tradesperson who specializes in the installation, maintenance, and repair of water supply systems, drainage systems, and related fixtures in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
What is a Plumber?
One of the oldest plumbing materials used by egyptians, greeks, and roman builders. This ype of pipe is poisonous and injurious to human health.
What is asbestos pipe?
This is also called the street main. This is the water supply for public or community use
What is water main?
Convey sewage or other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal.
What is a drainage system?
What material did the romans use as inscription to prevent water theft?
What is lead?
This cycle involves the supply, distribution, use, collection, disposal, treatment, and source of water.
What is the plumbing cycle?
This type of pipe is made of asbestos fibers and portland cement.
What are asbestos pipes?
This is a water supply pipe extending vertically to one full story or more/
A vertical pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater
What is a soil stack pipe?
This is a building subsystem that distributes water under pressure throughout the structure for drinking, bathing, cooking, and laundry.
What is a water supply system?
This containes a set of rules and regulations designed to ensure safe and sanitary plumbing practices in buildings and structures
This is a type of jointing by a melted alloy between 149 degrees celcius and 427 degrees celcius
What is a soldered joint?
How many days should the proponents notify the administrative authority that the work is ready for inspection?
How long is 3 days?
This is the drainpipe from the trap of a fixture to the junction of that drain with any other drainpipe
What is a fixture drain?
Based on the Building Code of the Philippines, how many basic principles of plumbing are there?
How many is 22?
This is an objective of plumbing design that pertains to the design of a system that is easy to maintain and repair, minimizing downtime and ensuring longevity.
What is Maintenance?
This type of pipe fitting connects two pipes of different diameters.
What is a reducer?
A type of standpipe system in which the pipes are normally not filled with water. Water is only introduced to the system thru fire service connections when needed.
What is a dry standpipe?
How many single compartment sinks or laundry tubs the same depth can 1 trap serve?
How many is 3?
For whom was the first water closet made?
Who is the king of the western han dynasty?
Who is Han?
This presidential decree establishes the Professional Regulation Commission in the Philippines, granting it the power to enforce laws regulating professions, conduct licensure examinations, and oversee the various Boards of Examiners.
This is a male threaded fitting which seals the end run of a pipe when fitted into a female threaded fitting.
What is a plug?
This is the decrease in the water level at and in the vicinity fo the well. This lowering of water level is a result of pumping
What is Drawdown
What is the allowed slope between manholes?
How much is 2%?
How much is 20mm/m?