R1GID SOLUTIONS

Review School for Master Plumber

Unit 601, Don Lorenzo Building, 889 P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila

PRACTICAL PROBLEMS MODULE NO. 2

1. What is the discharge rate of a fixture with a drainage d. Double trapping a fixture
fixture unit of 8 cu.ft/min?
a. 5 cu.ft/min 8. How many drinking fountains may be required in a
b. 6 cu.ft/min theater with an occupant load of 600?
c. 7 cu.ft/min a. 5 b. 6
d. 8 cu.ft/min c. 7 d. 8

2. Which of the following does not require a clean-out? 9. Identify the item shown.
a. At the upper end of every horizontal branch
b. At any horizontal pipe more than 15 meters
c. At every plumbing fixture
d. At the base of every soil stack

3. Identify the picture shown.

a. Combination wye
b. Super wye
c. Upright wye
d. Vertical wye

10. Which of the following is considered the most efficient

a. Fitting b. Elbow type of venting?
c. Coupling d. Union a. Circuit vent
b. Looped vent
4. Which of the following contradicts the National Plumbing c. Backvent
Code? d. Unit vent
a. Every plumbing fixture should be trapped
b. Vent piping system should not extend to open air 11. Every exposed trap should be ___.
c. Plumbing system should be maintained in a sanitary a. Self-cleaning
condition b. Unable to retain sufficient standing water
d. Water closet should be located on a properly lighted c. Unable to maintain its trap seal
room d. Does not have a clean-out plug

5. Stormwater refers to ___. 12. What is considered a plumber's friend?

a. Rainwater, surface run-off a. Pipefitter
b. Liquid waste from lavatory b. Force cup
c. Domestic sewage c. Journeyman
d. Liquid with human waste d. Apprentice

6. Which tool is recommended for removing & assembling 13. A 1/8 bend is a fitting with an angle of ___.
of lavatory fittings? a. 90 deg b. 45 deg
a. Spud wrench c. 22.5 deg d. 67.5 deg
b. Basin wrench
c. Monkey wrench 14. Sanitary pvc pipes are commonly colored ___.
d. Crescent wrench a. Blue b. White
c. Orange d. Yellow
7. Which of the following is prohibited under the plumbing
code? 15. HDPE means ___.
a. Providing air gap or air break between the outlet and a. High-drain polyethylene
rim of the fixture b. High-density polyethylene
b. Using fittings to connect pipes instead of bending c. High-diameter polyethylene
c. Providing vent pipes d. High-distance polyethylene

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Review School for Master Plumber
Unit 601, Don Lorenzo Building, 889 P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila

16. Commercial length available for PPR pipes is ___. 25. Which pipe of the water supply system is the largest?
a. 4 m b. 5 m a. Fixture supply
c. 6 m d. 7 m b. Fixture branch
c. Risers
17. Where do you connect a downspout? d. Building supply
a. Drainage line b. Public sewer
c. Building drain d. Storm drain 26. Roughing-in involves the installation of what
components?
18. The following materials are used in caulking except a. Pipes b. Valves
___. c. Fixtures d. All of these
a. Runner b. Lead
c. Oakum d. Solvent cement 27. Which of the following is not a component of a typical
water closet?
19. What is the main purpose of installing traps in a. Ballcock
plumbing fixture? b. Flapper valve
a. Balance pressure inside the piping system c. Overflow tube
b. Prevent backflow of foul odor d. Pop-up waste
c. To expedite waste flow
d. Ease of maintenance 28. Which of the following support may be used in
horizontal piping?
20. Which of the following may be used on vertical piping a. Clevis b. Trapeze
support? c. U-bolt d. All of these
a. Trapeze
b. Clevis 29. A vertical length of soil or waste stack at eight feet in
c. Metal strap height, within which horizontal branches from one storey or
d. None of these floor of the building are connected to the stack.
a. Branch interval
21. Identify the picture shown? b. Soil interval
c. Waste interval
d. Drain distance

30. Identify the picture shown?

a. Permanent plug b. Permanent cap

c. Test plug d. Test cap

22. The chemical used in the coagulation process.

a. Zeolite a. Nipple b. Coupling
b. Aluminum sulfate c. Bushing d. Union
c. Chlorine
d. Calcium 31. What o you call the valve installed at the suction line of
a pump?
23. What type of wrench is used in No-hub plumbing a. Foot valve b. Check valve
installation; it is used to ensure accurate specific tightness, c. Globe valve d. End valve
leak-free joint?
a. Strap wrench b. Pipe wrench 32. A device located at the bottom of a flush tank for
c. Torque wrench d. Allen wrench flushing water closet and similar fixtures.
a. Water tank
24. What system of piping allows seepage of water though b. Lever
perforated pipes? c. Flapper
a. Building Drain b. Building Sub-drain d. Tube
c. Building Sewer d. Building storm drain

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Unit 601, Don Lorenzo Building, 889 P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila

33. A fitting with a projecting collar along the edge used on 40. Galvanized steel pipes are generally measured by its
installation requiring increased area coverage for added ___.
mechanical strength a. Outside diameter
a. Union b. Socket b. Material thickness
c. Flange d. Nipple c. Inside diameter
d. None of the above
34. Identify the figure shown.
41. DFU is an abbreviation used in sizing what part of the
plumbing system.
a. Water supply system
b. Storm drainage system
c. Sanitary drainage system
d. None of these

42. In fire protection system, ITC means ___.

a. Tee a. Immediate termination control
b. Sanitary tee b. Internal threaded coupling
c. Drain tee c. International testing commission
d. Combination wye d. Inspector test connection

35. The lowest portion of the inside of any pipe that is not 43. Material commonly used in gas piping system.
vertical. a. PVC pipes
a. Grade b. Black Iron pipe
b. Invert c. Galvanized Iron pipe
c. Crown d. PPR pipe
d. Elevation
44. Common method to permit thermal expansion.
36. A space entirely devoid of gas, liquids or solids. a. Increase distance between pipe support
a. Perfect vacuum b. Install expansion loops
b. Void space c. Use larger and heavier pipes
c. Backpressure d. Use less fittings
d. Siphonage
45. In lieu of STP, SHT stands for ___, which commonly
37. A type of bathtub which is permanently attached or used in areas with available public sewer connection.
build into the walls and floors of the bathroom. a. Sewage Treatment Plant
a. Stall type b. Soil Handling Tank
b. Recessed c. Sewage Holding Tank
c. Wall mounted d. Sanitary Helping Tank
d. Floor mounted
46. A pipe thread lubricants.
38. A form of extractive metallurgy, its main use is to a. Thread oil
produce a metal from its ore. b. Pipe oil
a. Tempering b. Glazing c. Thread dope
c. Smelting d. None of the above d. Pipe dope
39. Identify the picture shown?
47. A water supply pipe which extends vertically one full
storey or more to convey water.
a. Riser
b. Stack
c. Vertical pipe
d. None of the above

a. Victaulic coupling b. Closing flange

c. Testing coupling d. Testing flange

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Unit 601, Don Lorenzo Building, 889 P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila

48. This configuration of sprinkler is called ___. 54. Which of the following may cause loses of trap seal?
a. Capillary action
b. Backpressure
c. Siphonage
d. All of these

55. A faucet in which flow of water is controlled by means

of washer that is forced down onto its seat.
a. Compression type
a. Upright b. Gate type
b. Side-wall c. Butterfly type
c. Pendent d. Ball type
d. None of the above
56. Identify the figure shown, it is used in lieu of traditional
49. This refers to the supply pipe between the fixture venting systems that penetrate though roofs.
supply pipe and the water-distributing pipe.
a. Building supply pipe
b. Fixture branch
c. Fixture supply
d. Street main

50. A type of pump that uses an impeller mounted on a

rotating shaft. The rotating impeller increases the velocity
of the water. a. Air open valve
a. Gear pump b. Vent reliever
b. Circulating pump c. Air admittance valve
c. Piston pump d. Open air system
d. Centrifugal pump
57. Waste water flushed without waste from water closet
51. Which of the following is an insanitary type of water or similar fixtures.
closet? a. Black water
a. Plunger type b. Gray water
b. Hopper type c. Green water
c. Pan type d. White water
d. All of the above
58. Vent stack is also known as ___.
52. Identify the figure shown. a. Main vent
b. Stack vent
c. Yoke vent
d. Loop vent

59. Material commonly used in fire protection system.

a. PVC pipes
b. Black Iron pipe
c. Galvanized Iron pipe
a. Tee d. PPR pipe
b. Sanitary tee
c. Drain tee 60. Pipes for gas piping system are commonly colored
d. Combination wye ___.
a. Orange
53. Compute the volume of a cylindrical tank with a b. Blue
diameter of 2 m and a length of 3 m. c. White
a. 7.42 b. 8.42 d. Yellow
c. 9.42 d. 10.42

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