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Admin. Policies & Procedures

1. As a master plumber you will be allowed to apply for plumbing permits. Which of the following
data will you be required to provide on a plumbing permit application?
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b. A full description of the plumbing work you propose to do
c. The zoned use of the property where the plumbing will be installed Master Plumbing Test Guide
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2. For the issuance of a plumbing permit, which of the following is normally required?
a. Design plans
b. Complete specifications
c. A description of the use of the building
d. All of the above
e. Both a and b only

3. If alterations are made in an existing plumbing system, the work is required to bring the entire
existing plumbing system up to current code requirements.
True
False

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4. Your job requires you to schedule maintenance on a large commercial building for one of your
customers. What is the required frequency for the inspection of backflow preventers?
a. Once a month
b. Once every 3 months
c. Once every 4 months
d. Once every year

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5. When working with engineered trusses, you must be

aware of certain limitations that do not apply to
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an engineered truss must not be
___________________.
a. spliced
b. drilled
c. cut or notched
d. All of the above

6. Mechanical joints are an acceptable means of

joining materials of different types.
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Fixtures

7. What is the maximum distance that employees can be required to walk in order to reach a
restroom?
a. 150 feet
b. 300 feet
c. 400 feet
d. 500 feet

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8. What is the minimum allowable height for a handicap toilet? Plumbing Practice Test
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a. 14 inches
b. 16 inches
c. 18 inches
d. 22 inches

9. Accessible lavatories are required to be installed so that the distance from a finished floor to the
top of a lavatory is no more than ______ inches.
a. 18
b. 24
c. 35
d. 42

Indirect & Special Wastes

10. Discharge tubing connected to a relief valve does not require traps for which of the following?
a. A water heaters
b. A boiler
c. An expansion tank that serves a boiler
d. All of the above

11. You are in charge of a rough-in installation. The specifications given to you indicate the need for
an indirect waste receptor. Upon further reflection, you notice a code violation in the
specifications. The specs call for a fixture that is not normally allowed in a room with an indirect
waster receptor. You are going to investigate this with the person who created the specifications.
What type of fixture is it that you are questioning?
a. Floor drain
b. Food preparation equipment
c. Toilet
d. Kitchen sink

12. What is the maximum allowable water temperature that can be used with a commercial
dishwashing machine?
a. 115 degrees F
b. 120 degrees F
c. 140 degrees F
d. None of the above

Vents and Venting

13. When multiple fixtures discharge into a wet vent they must do so upstream of the wet vent.
True
False

14. What type of vent is only allowed to convey air and sewer gas?
a. A wet vent
b. A stack vent
c. A vent stack
d. An island vent

15. What is the minimum allowable diameter for a vent that will serve a sump for a sewer pump that
has a discharge capacity of 500 gpm?
a. 2 inch
b. 3 inch
c. 4 inch
d. 6 inch

Traps and Cleanouts

16. Drain pipes that are not building drains or horizontal branches that are installed in second-story
framing are _________.
a. required to have accessible cleanouts
b. required to have no less than one cleanout at the end of the run of piping
c. not required to be equipped with cleanouts
d. not required to be equipped with cleanouts when the building drain is four inches, or larger, in
diameter.

17. What type of drain requires the installation of a cleanout when two eighth bends are used to create
a 90-degree change in direction?
a. A drain serving a water closet or urinal
b. Cleanouts are not required when changes in direction are made with eighth bends.
c. A drain that is below the main floor level of habitable space
d. A drain that receives the waste from a garbage disposer

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18. Only brass or plastic plugs can be used for sealing cleanout openings. (/practice/plumbing-practice-
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True
False

Water Supply & Distribution

19. Which of the following do you need in order to size water piping for a water distribution system?
a. The rate at which the water will flow
b. The minimum quantity of water that a pipe of a specific material can deliver
c. The outside diameter of the pipe being used to deliver water
d. The amount of pitch that will be installed on the supply piping
e. Both a and d Quality starts with who
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20. A minimum distance of 100 feet is required between a pasture and a potable water well.
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21. Carbonated beverage dispensers require the installation of ______________ on the incoming water
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22. Sizing procedures for sewers is done with the same practices and principles that are used when Indiana. He was a continuing
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a. horizontal branches
b. soil stacks
c. vent stacks
d. building drains

23. Assume you are installing drainage piping in and around a food service area. Which of the
following locations are not allowed to have exposed drainage piping installed above them?
a. Areas used for storage
b. Surfaces provided for eating
c. Work areas
d. All of the above
e. B and c only

24. Suppose you want to turn a vertical drain to a horizontal position. Which of the following fittings
cannot be used for this purpose?
a. Quarter bend
b. Short-sweep fittings
c. Short-turn elbow
d. Sanitary tee

Special Piping & Storage Systems

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26. Suction equipment that is supplied with water falls under the same regulations of the plumbing
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27. Drains from sterilizers must be connected to a drainage system through an indirect-waste Bookmark Page
connection.
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False

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Water Heaters

28. Imagine that you are called upon to install a water heater for a triplex rental property. The water
heater will be used for domestic purposes. Which of the following is required for the satisfactory
installation?
a. An indirect waste and drain pan
b. An indelibly stamped metal plate that is permanently attached to the water heater in a clear and
conspicuous location that shows the maximum working pressure of the water heater
c. Pipe insulation on the inlet and outlet piping that extends a minimum of 18 inches above the water
heater
d. A stop and waste valve on the cold-water inlet pipe
e. Both b and d

29. Vacuum breakers are to be installed in conjunction with the inlet piping that serves a water heater.
True
False

30. The installation of an electric water heater requires which of the following to be in close proximity
to the fixture?
a. An ABC-type fire extinguisher
b. An electrical disconnect switch that is dedicated to only the water heater
c. A ventilation fan
d. A minimum of two light sources to allow for service work to be completed
e. Both a and b

Recycling Gray Water

31. Fifteen-pound roofing felt is the preferred cover material for aggregate installed in a seepage pit or
trench.
True
False

32. All gray water reservoirs are required to be fitted with a drain at the lowest point of the reservoir.
This drain is required to discharge to _____________.
a. a catch basin
b. a gravel bed for dissipation into approved soil
c. a sanitary drainage system
d. Any of the above

33. To avoid confusing gray water with potable water you must dye gray water. What color dye are you
required to use to identify water as gray water?
a. Blue or green
b. Green or yellow
c. Red or blue
d. Orange or green

Storm Drainage

34. Storm-water drainage systems have the same requirements for cleanouts as sanitary drainage
systems.
True
False

35. Which of the following types of valves are likely to be found in a storm-drainage system?
a. Stop valves
b. Flapper valves
c. Backwater valves
d. Stop-and-waste valves

36. Assume that you are drawing a piping diagram for the installation of a sump pump. Which of the
following are you going to show installed in the discharge piping?
a. Check valve
b. Stop valve
c. Backwater valve
d. Butterfly valve

Fuel Gas

37. What is the maximum allowable pressure for plastic gas piping that conveys natural gas?
a. 60 psig
b. 80 psig
c. 100 psig
d. 125 psig

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38. Unions installed on gas piping are required to ______________.
a. be dielectric unions
b. have a minimum diameter of 0.5 inches
c. be tested bi-annually for leaks
d. be visible

39. The maximum allowable pressure to be used when testing gas piping is ________.
a. 38 psig
b. 42 psig
c. 100 psig
d. 125 psig

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