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Punkd12 Problem S-7

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PLUMBING CODE

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1. Gas piping with pressure less than 1/4-inch water column shall stand an air test of
____.
A. 50 psi
B. 30 psi
C. 15 psi
D. Not less than 3 psi
2. Vitrified clay building sewer pipe and fittings are ____.
A. Unrestricted in use for drain lines
B. Unrestricted in use for vent lines
C. Approved for use inside of buildings and aboveground
D. Approved for use at least 12 inches belowground
3. The developed length of 1-1/2-inch trap arms shall not exceed ____.
A. 2 feet, 8 inches
B. 5 feet
C. 6 feet
D. 3 feet, 6 inches
4. Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the
same trench with ____.
A. Cast-iron building sewer piping
B. Any other water pipe
C. Piping for a lawn sprinkler
D. Asbestos cement building sewer piping
5. Hub and spigot cast-iron piping in 10-foot lengths, installed horizontally, shall be
supported at intervals of not more than ____.
A. 10 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 5 feet
D. 15 feet
6. A plumbing vent shall terminate not less than ____.
A. 3 feet from an air intake
B. 10 feet from an air intake
C. 1 foot above the roof
D. 5 feet above a window
7. Minimum clearance of listed appliances to any combustible wall or partition is
____.
A. 8 inches
B. 1 inch
C. Specified in listing or rating plate and NFPA 211 Standard
D. 3 inches
8. The distance from the center of a water closet to any side wall or partition shall not
be closer than ____.
A. 15 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 30 inches
9. In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly closed
except at
A. Protruding cleanouts
B. Bleeders
C. Stack vent
D. Highest opening
10. Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within ____ to a water heater
A. 36 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 48 inches
11. Cast-iron soil pipe stacks shall be supported at ____.
A. Their base and each floor
B. Intervals of 10 feet
C. Intervals of 5 feet
D. Every other story
12. A seamless drawn-brass fixture tailpiece shall be ____.
A. 24 B&S gauge
B. 20 B&S gauge
C. 22 B&S gauge
D. 26 B&S gauge
13. The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents for a system with a required 4-inch
sewer shall be at least ____.
A. 12.56 square inches
B. 4 square inches
C. 7.06 square inches
D. 18 square inches
14. Water closet tank ballcocks shall be installed with the vacuum breaker critical
level at least ____.
A. 1 inch above the flush valve opening
B. 6 inches above the full opening of the overflow tube
C. 1 inch above the full opening of the overflow tube
D. 6 inches above the flush valve opening
15. In each run of horizontal drain piping, the distance between cleanouts shall not
exceed ____.
A. 50 feet
B. 300 feet
C. 75 feet
D. 100 feet
16. The building sewer shall be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture
units drained by such sewer in accordance with ____.
A. None of the above
B. The maximum fixture load only
C. The same table(s) as the building drain
D. Table 7-8 fixture unit loading
17. Fixture traps shall have a water seal of not less than ____.
A. 12 inches
B. 2 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 4 inches
18. A domestic dishwasher drain shall first connect to ____.
A. An approved airgap fitting
B. A double-check valve
C. A triple-check valve
D. An approved valve
19. The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall not exceed
____.
A. 18 inches
B. 36 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 24 inches
20. The maximum distance a gas shutoff valve may be from a gas appliance (except
for range and dryer connectors) is ____.
A. 6 feet
B. 10feet
C. 3 feet
D. 2 feet
21. A ____ trap is not self-cleaning
A. Plaster
B. Cast-iron
C. Bell
D. Grease
22. Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than 5 feet except for
____.
A. Bathtubs
B. Water closets
C. Sinks
D. Showers
23. What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an
access panel or utility at least 0.3 meter in its least dimension for easy inspection
and repair?
A. Slip joint
B. Hubless
C. Ball and socket
D. flanged
24. Chemical or industrial liquid wastes that are likely to damage the public sanitary
sewer system shall ____.
A. Be pretreated to render them innocuous
B. Not be used under any condition
C. Be drained into a holding tank
D. Be drained into a storm drain
25. Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain
line that is
A. Greater than 2.0 meters
B. Less than 1.5 meters
C. Equal to 2.0 meters
D. None of these
26. No water heater (except direct vent water heaters and fuel burning water heaters
 installed in a closet with a listed, gasketed door assembly and listed self-closing
device) that depends on the combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any
____. _
A. Garage
B. Kitchen
C. Basement
D. Bedroom
27. Joints at the roof around pipes shall be made watertight by the use of ____.
A. Epoxy glue
B. Flashings
C. Waterproof paint
D. Tar and paper
28. Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this
subject was originally split into two subjects?
A. Plumbing Code
B. Design and Installations
C. Plumbing Arithmetic
D. Practical Problems
29. A water system containing storage water-heating equipment will require a ____.
A. Listed combination temperature and pressure relief valve
B. Check valve
C. Hot water return line
D. Mixing valve
30. The minimum size of gas piping supply to a mobile home is ____.
A. 3/4 inch
B. 1/2 inch
C. 2 inches
D. 1 inch
31. A branch line serving a trap in a combination waste and vent system is required to
be separately vented when the length of the branch exceeds ____.
A. 15
B. 10
C. 5
D. 25
32. The depth of the finished dam of threshold for any shower, measured from the top
of the drain, shall not be less than ____.
A. 4 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 2 inches
D. 9 inches
33. An ejector discharge line shall be provided with a ____
A. Gate valve only
B. Backwater valve and gate valve
C. Backwater valve only
D. Swing check valve and a globe valve
34. What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of
the Board of Master Plumbers?
A. Thirty five years old
B. Thirty two years old
C. Thirty years old
D. Twenty eight years old
35. The minimum size waste pipe for a residential kitchen sink is ____.
A. 3 inches
B. 2-1/2 inches
C. 2 inches
D. 1-1/2 inches
36. Because of structural conditions, a 4-inch house drain is installed with a slope of
1/8 inch per foot. This installation will result in a(an) ____.
A. Increased scouring and cleansing action
B. Reduction in fixture unit loading allowance
C. Separation of solids and liquid
D. Increased allowance in fixture unit loading
37. The minimum horizontal distance between a water supply well and the building
sewer is ____.
A. 50 feet
B. 100 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 15 feet
38. A refrigerator used to store food and that requires drainage shall be drained by
means of ____.
A. An indirect waste pipe
B. Both A and B
C. A direct connection
D. No drain required
39. Three-inch horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a
uniform slope of not less than ____.
A. 1/4 inch per foot
B. 1/16 inch per foot
C. 1/2 inch per foot
D. 1/8 inch per foot
40. The minimum common horizontal waste pipe serving a bathtub, a lavatory, and a
kitchen sink shall be at least ____.
A. 3 inches
B. 1 -1/2 inches
C. 2 - 1/2 inches
D. 2 inches
41. The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between
manholes is
A. 4%
B. 2-1/2 %
C. 2%
D. 3%
42. Drinking fountains may be installed with ____.
A. Steel pipe
B. Indirect wastes
C. Yoke venting
D. Bell traps
43. A ____ may be installed with indirect waste
A. Water closet
B. Domestic kitchen sink
C. Drinking fountain
D. Lavatory
44. The tailpiece for a lavatory shall not be less than ____.
A. 1-1/4 inch
B. 1-1/2 inch
C. 1 inch
D. 1-3/8 inch
45. Cast-iron soil pipe shall not be ____.
A. Used belowground
B. Painted
C. Used for drain lines
D. Threaded
46. The vent for a kitchen sink serves as a drain for a laundry tub. The size of the wet-
vented section is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 2-1/2 inches
D. 2 inches
47. Except for plastic piping systems, hot and cold water piping may be tested with
____.
A. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes
B. 35 psi air for at least 15 minutes
C. 50 psi air or the working pressure of the water in the system for at least 15
minutes
D. 40 psi air or 150 psi water for 10 minutes
48. The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches
B. 2 inches
C. 3 inches
D. 2-1/2 inches
49. PEX piping installed horizontally must be supported every ____ inches.
A. 48
B. 24
C. 36
D. 32
50. When sizing a copper fuel-gas piping system that has an inlet pressure of less than
2 psi with a pressure drop of 0.3 inch w.c., the maximum cubic feet per hour of
gas flow allowed through a 5/8-inch O.D. ACR tube 75 feet in developed length is
____.
A. 13
B. 48
C. 27
D. 68
51. No trap for any clothes washer standpipe shall be installed ____.
A. 18 inches above the floor
B. In a partition
C. 6 inches above the floor
D. Below the floor
52. Sewer or other drainage piping that shall no be installed under or within 2 feet of
any building or structure is ____.
A. ABS
B. Cast iron
C. Asbestos cement
D. Copper
53. The maximum length for a 1-1/2-inch vent pipe is ____.
A. 50 feet
B. 60 feet
C. 20 feet
D. 30 feet
54. A type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least ____ feet in vertical height above the
bottom of the wall furnace
A. 6
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
55. The exit terminals of mechanical draft systems shall be ____.
A. In the same story
B. Not over 10 feet from the vent
C. Not less than 7 feet above grade
D. Not over 20 feet from the vent
56. For a vertical drainage line that is installed to be truly in vertical position, what is
the allowed degree of the branch to be used? *
A. 15
B. 60
C. 45
D. 22.5
57. Nonmetallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built up on the job site of not less
than ____.
A. Three layers of 15 pound felt
B. Two layers of 15 pound felt
C. Four layers of 15 pound felt
D. One layer of 15 pound felt
58. All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling
the same must be at least ____.
A. 2 feet deep
B. 45 degrees therefrom
C. 4 feet thereon
D. 2 feet wide
59. Water heater vents terminate above a roof surface at least ____ from a vertical
wall. *
A. 12 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 8 feet
D. 3 feet
60. Each drainage stack that extends 10 or more stories above the building drain shall
be served by ____.
A. Cleanouts at each floor
B. A parallel vent stack
C. Extra-heavy fittings
D. Straps every 5 feet
61. Soil and drain pipes located above food-handling establishments shall be subjected
to a standing water test of not less than ____ feet.
A. 12
B. 25
C. 10
D. 15
62. One material not approved for the installation of an external trap for a urinal is
____.
A. ABS
B. Cast brass
C. Drawn-brass tubing traps
D. Cast iron
63. Above ground schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV plastic piping installed
horizontally shall be supported at intervals of no to exceed ____.
A. 10 feet
B. 6 feet
C. 2 feet
D. 4 feet
64. A drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to its trap is called a(an)
____.
A. Continuous waste
B. Special waste
C. Indirect waste
D. Combination waste and vent
65. The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measured from the inner edge
of the vent to the ____.
A. Outlet
B. Weir of the trap
C. Dip
D. Inlet
66. An indirect waste pipe 12 feet long requires ____.
A. A trap only
B. A trap and vent
C. No trap or vent
D. A vent only
67. The sizing of gas vents for category II, III and IV shall be in accordance with
____.
A. The manufacturers guide
B. The manufacturers instructions
C. The gas company
D. The vent connector company
68. Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to ____.
A. The vent piping
B. The drain piping
C. A closet bend
D. Metal supporting members
69. The total number of closets on a 3-inch stack is ____.
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. Six
70. Single-wall metal pipe shall terminate at least 5 feet in vertical height above the
highest connected equipment ____.
A. Within a horizontal distance of 10 feet
B. Draft hood
C. Draft hood outlet or flue collar
D. Or approved cap on the roof
71. Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from
the ____. *
A. Lowest to the highest point
B. Lowest to at least ground level
C. Lowest to at least a 5-foot head
D. Lowest to at least a 10-foot head
72. The maximum number of lavatories on a 2-1/2 inch horizontal waste line is ____.
A. 10
B. 14
C. 20
D. 6
73. Single-wall metal pipe shall be constructed of ____ not less than 0.0304 inch
thick.
A. PVC Sch 40
B. Galvanized, sheet steel
C. Copper sheet metal
D. Cast ironcast iron
74. Pilots and burners of gas-fired water heaters (except sealed combustion chambers)
in residential garages shall be ____ above the floor level.
A. 24 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 6 inches
75. The developed length between the trap of a water closet and its vent shall not
 exceed ____.
A. 4 feet
B. 12 inches
C. 30 inches
D. 6 feet
76. What kind of joint is not allowed in cast iron pipe?
A. Welded
B. Bell and spigot
C. Threaded
D. Soldered
77. A device to prevent backflow into the potable water system is called a ____.
*
A. Backflow connection
B. Siphon leg
C. Backflow preventer
D. Back-siphonage
78. Under no circumstances may gas appliance pressure regulators be vented ____.
A. To the gas utilization equipment flue or exhaust system
B. Using black iron pipe
C. To the combustion chamber near the pilot
D. To the atmosphere
79. A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in
area to one-half the ____.
A. Area of the house sewer
B. Cross-sectional of the drain pipe served
C. Area of the public sewer
D. Diameter of the drain pipe served
80. Leaks in gas piping shall be located by applying ____.
A. Fire or acid to the pipe joints
B. Potable water to the interior of the piping tubing
C. Soapy water to the exterior of the piping
D. A noncorrosive leak detection fluid
81. A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe size its entire length ____.
A. May exceed the maximum horizontal length limited by code
B. Will be a better workmanship job
C. Will increase the venting efficiency
D. Will reduce the cost of installation
82. Sheet metal, constituting a part of any vent connector, shall be at least ____.
A. 0.0304 inches
B. 0.0505 inches
C. 0.0500 inches
D. 0.0450 inches
83. Concealed slip joint connection require a (an) ____.
A. 8 x 12 access panel
B. 10 x 12 access panel
C. 12 x 12 access panel
D. 18 x 18 access panel
84. Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through ____ and ____ walls.
A. Concrete, masonry
B. Ceiling, wooden
C. Wood, concrete
D. Floor, concrete
85. Three-quarter inch or 1-inch gas piping installed horizontally shall be supported at
intervals not to exceed ____.
A. 6 feet
B. 4 feet
C. 8 feet
D. 5 feet
86. Copper tube and fittings used for drainage and vent piping installed aboveground
shall be at least ____.
A. Type DWV
B. Type L
C. Type K
D. Type M
87. A water heater vent may have one offset of not more than 60 degrees from the
____.
A. Heater
B. Horizontal
C. Roof
D. Vertical
88. That portion of a venting system that connects a water heater to a vent is a ____.
A. Chimney connector
B. Vent connector
C. Type B vent
D. Vent
89. The required clearance in front of a 3-inch cleanout is ____.
A. 6 inches
B. 18 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 24 inches
90. Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall have at least
____.
A. One double swing joint
B. Two condensation drip leg
C. 1 foot of earth cover
D. Four 90-degree elbows
91. One trap may serve a set of not more than ____.
A. Three single-compartment sinks
B. Two double-compartment sinks
C. Two lavatories
D. Three lavatories
92. The terminal end of the drain for a pressure-relief valve shall not be ____.
A. Painted
B. Reamed
C. Threaded
D. Open