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What ancient roman term refers to an individual who worked in
the sanitary field of ancient Rome?
What is the title given to a person who is a skilled worker in the
field of sanitation?

NPCP refers to:

Its complete RA no:

What is the meaning of BOD?

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PLUMBARIUS
PLUMBER
NATIONAL PLUMBING
CODE OF THE PHILS.
IRA 1378
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN
DEMAND

Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be

equipped with __________.
Plumbing is defined as the art and science of ___________ pipes,
fixtures and other apparatus.
What is the general role of Sanitary and Environmental
Engineering?
This promulgated the design and layout of a plumbing system that
is governed by set of rules
In the 17th century, the English parliamentary passed the first
___________ laws.
What period was plumbing revived? It is the period when Europe
was plagued with epidemics.
Plumbing shall be installed with due regard to presentation of the
strength of ___________ and prevention of damage to walls and
other surfaces through fixture usage.
In what civilization did the concept and importance of plumbing
became more defined and appreciated?
The ability of an area resource system to support the activities of
a given population.
____________ is a part of ecosystem and is the major contributor to
pollution of the environment.
____________, including fixtures, shall be maintained and properly
usable
This the pollutant that affects the quality of water due to impact
of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) discharges, that rises when
temperature rises.
An act which regulate the Practice of Sanitary Engineering in the
Philippines.
In 1907, a division of plumbing construction and inspection, with
the city of Manila as a model, was headed by whom?
This act is known as __________ that was approved on June 18,
1955.
The liquid and water borne waste derived form the ordinary living
process, free from industrial wastes, and of such character as to
permit satisfactory disposal without special treatment into the public
sewer or by means of private disposal system.
When was the Rep. Act No. 1378, also known as the National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines approved?
When was the practice of Plumbing in the Philippines initiated?
What is the act for Water Quality Management?
TRUE OR FALSE : Sanitation is the field of public health dealing
with environmental degration and prevention and control of diseases
TRUE OR FALSE : The design and layout of plumbing system is
governed by a set of rules promulgated by the National Standard
Plumbing Code (NSPC)

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Plumbarius is to individual who worked in the sanitary field, while

Plumbum is to ___________.

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Solid waste, from water closet

Liquid only, fixtures other than WC

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is the most satisfactory means of water distribution.

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In this method of distribution, the excess water pumped during

periods of low consumption is stored in elevated tanks or reservoir.

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WATER SEAL TRAP

INSTALLING
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
NATIONAL STANDARD
PLUMBING CODE (NSPC)
PLUMBING APPRENTICE
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
GRECO-ROMAN
CIVILIZATION
CARRYING CAPACITY
MAN
PLUMBING SYSTEM
HEAT
RA 1364
American Master Plumber
JOHN F. HASS
SANITARY ENGINEERING
LAW
DOMESTIC SEWAGE

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17th CENTURY
ACT 2152
FALSE
TRUE
LEAD a metal used by
Romans as a plumbing
material
SOIL PIPE
WASTE PIPE
GRAVITATIONAL FLOW
METHOD
DISTRIBUTION BY MEANS
OF PUMP

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In dual main systems, ____________ are added on the south and
west sides of streets and piping is generally placed beneath
sidewalks.
____________, sometimes called arterial mains, for in the
skeleton of the distribution system.
____________ is used for city water pipes.
____________ is used for pipelines, truck mains and inverted
siphon where pressures are high and sizes are large.
____________ a stronger and more elastic type of cast iron used in
newer plumbing installation.
A chemical reaction which involves the removal of metallic
electrons from metals and formation of more stable compounds.
Consist of a cylinder in which a piston or a plunger moves
backwards and forwards.
Used to raise water from shallow depths and used most frequently
for individual houses.
____________ is a pump that increases the pressure within the
distribution system or raise water to an elevated water storage tank.
Pump that lifts surface water and move it to a nearby treatment
plant.
Pump that discharge treated water into arterial mains.
Used to supply or remove water from a building.
Centrifugal casting on metal moulds is sometimes called
____________ .
Necessitates a large pipe or conduit so that velocities will be low
but not low enough to allow sedimentation.
Generally, the equalizing volume of a water thank that is about
____________ of the total daily demand.
In residential areas having houses up to 4 storeys high, the
pressure in the pipes should be between _____________.
High service system is high lying areas; while _____________ is to
low lying areas
TRUE OR FALSE : Water distribution is a network of pumps,
pipelines, storage tanks and appurtenances.
It is a special type of underground water that is found on islands
or in the coastal regions near the sea.
This should be supplied with water in sufficient volume or at
adequate pressure to enable them to function properly.
Flush tanks which are directly connected to the potable water
supply system should be equipped with approved ___________.
_____________ is a junction between water supply systems
through which water from doubtful or unsafe sources may enter an
otherwise safe supply.
What are the 3 main sources of water supply?

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_____________ is required to be installed so as to register the

amount of water supplied to a building.

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_____________ is used to prevent back siphonage.

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PRIMARY FEEDERS
CAST IRON PIPES
STEEL PIPES
DUCTILE IRON
CORROSION
RECIPROCATING PUMP
HAND PUMP
BOOSTER PUMP
LOW LIFT PUMP
HIGH LIFT PUMP
PIPE LINES
DELAVAUD PROCESS
INTAKE CONDUIT
1/6 to 1/3
1.8 x 105 to 2.8 x 105 N/m2
LOW-SERVICE SYSTEM
TRUE
FRESH WATER
PLUMBING FIXTURES
BALL COCKS
CROSS CONNECTION
* RAINWATER
* GROUNDWATER
* SURFACE WATER

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SERVICE HEADERS

WATER METER
VACUUM BREAKER or
BACKFLOW PREVENTER

______________ permits water drawn into a fixture tank or similar

devices to flow back into the supply line by gravity or siphonage.
______________ is when water contains visible material in
suspension
______________ is caused by material in solution or a colloidal
state should be distinguished from turbidity.
The carbonate and bicarbonate of calcium, sodium and magnesium
are the common impurities which cause ______________.
_______________ in water causes hardness, and in small amount it
will cause taste, discoloration of clothes and plumbing fixtures and
incrustations in water mains.
Excavation for the installation of underground water supply piping
should be _____________.
The proportional change in length corresponding to 1F change in
temperature is known as the _______________.

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BACKFLOW
TURBIDITY
COLOR
ALKALINITY
IRON
OPEN TRENCH WORK
COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR
EXPANSION

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________________ is water bearing stratum.

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There are two types of well____________ & ____________.

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The recommended slope for the house drain.

A type of house drain that receives the discharges of sanitary and
domestic waste only.
A drainage pipe that carries on is designed to carry human
excretement.
A drainage pipe that carries liquid waste that not include human
excretement.
Water that is safe to drink, pleasant to the taste and usable for
domestic purposes.
A communicable disease which may be transmitted by water
include bacterial, viral and protozoal infections.
A water is _____________ when it contains visible material in
suspension.

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Boating, shooting or fishing should not be allowed within

____________ of the water intake.
TRUE OR FALSE : In changing house drain directions, the branch
shall be run at right angle as a floor drain.
TRUE OR FALSE : A cleanout extended above the floor can also be
utilized as floor drain.
TRUE OR FALSE : All changes of direction shall be done with short
radius fittings.
A concrete vault constructed for the collection of raw sewage
sealed with a wooden shelter.
A receptacle in which liquids are retained for sufficient period to
the deposit settle able material.
A hole in the ground with stone and bricks laid in such manner as
to allow raw contaminated sewage to leach under the surface of the
ground.
The main sewer is financed and maintained by ____________.
____________ is the liquid conveyed by a sewer.
____________ is water which enters sewers from surface sources
such as graces in manholes, open cleanouts, perforated manhole
covers and roof drains or basement sumps connected to the sewer.
A pipe venting acid waste system.
A watertight container of sewage.
A permanently installed mechanical device for removing sewage or
liquid waste from a sump other than ejector.
This bacteria functions in absence of free oxygen.

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Considered as the oldest type of sewer.

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Minimum width for septic tank.

That portion of the horizontal drainage system which starts from
the outer face of the building and terminate at the main sewer in
the street or septic tank.
Sometimes referred to as the collection line of a plumbing
system.
The septic tank should be double compartment and should be
capable of holding how many times of daily waste water flow.

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SANITARY DRAIN
SOIL PIPE
WASTE PIPE
POTABLE WATER
WATERBOURNE
DISEASES
TURBID
MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT
LEVELS

MCL means
A type of house drain that receives discharges of sanitary as well
as storm water.
This type of drain is now considered obsolete and not advisable.
In large buildings, _____________ are usually suspended from the
basement ceiling.
A cleanout shall be provided on the house drain as near as
possible the ______________ of the building.
A kind of drain that should terminate into a separate drainage
system.
The house drain should be provided with adequate number of

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AQUIFER
WATER TABLE WELL &
ARTESIAN WELL
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COMBINED DRAIN
COMBINED DRAIN
HOUSE DRAIN
FOUNDATION WALL
INDUSTRIAL DRAIN
CLEANOUTS
PD 856
200m
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
PRIVY
CATCH BASIN
CESSPOOL or DRYWELL
GOVERNMENT
SEWAGE
INFLOW
ACID VENT
SEPTIC TANK
SEWAGE PUMP
ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
COMBINATION PUBLIC
SEWER
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HOUSE SEWER
HOUSE DRAIN
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The complete RA No. of ECOLOGICAL SLOID WASTE MANAGEMENT

ACT 2000.
How many percent of the total sewage solids is organic and
subject to rotting.
TRUE OR FALSE : The minimum depth for septic tank is 1.20m
TRUE OR FALSE : No septic tank shall be installed within under a
house.
TRUE OR FALSE : Septic tank should be located not less than 15m
away from potable water to prevent contamination.
What do you call the drain from the trap of a fixture to the
junction of the drain pipe?
An element composed of an atom of Oxygen and two atoms for
Hydrogen, otherwise known as H2O.
What is the immersion in a fluid for a definite period of time,
usually expressed as a percent of weight of the dry pipe?
This type of storm drain is used in buildings located in congested
business areas.
It is that unit of the plumbing system which conveys storm water
to a satisfactory terminal.
It is often referred to as conductor or downspout. It is also the
portion of the storm drainage system which extends between storm drain &
the roof terminal
This type of storm drain is advisable on buildings where an ample
amount of ground space between buildings is available.
A type of storm drain that is suspended from the basement ceiling
by substantial hangers, placed at close intervals, and generally is
adapted to buildings where public storm sewer is not sufficiently
deep in the street.
This is the type of storm drain located under the basement floor
within the walls of the building and is used in buildings located in
congested business areas.
What do you call that unit of the plumbing system which conveys
storm water to a satisfactory terminal?

116 Roof drains shall not be made of __________.

117 The outside roof leader is located on the _____
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50%
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
FIXTURE DRAIN
WATER
ABSORPTION
INSIDE STORM DRAIN
STORM DRAIN
ROOF LEADER
OUTSIDE STORM DRAIN
OVERHEAD STORM
DRAIN

INSIDE STORM DRAIN

STORM DRAIN
SOIL, WASTE AND VENT
PIPE
IRON
OUTSIDE WALL OF THE
BUILDING
WITHIN THE BUILDING
WALLS

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RA 9003

What do you call the drain from the trap of a fixture to the
junction of the drain pipe?
All storm drains should be graded at least
This type of terminal should be used only where the public sewer
discharges its contents into a terminal other than a disposal plant.
The roof leader is extended _________ through the floors of the
building to a point just below the roof & is then extended _________
to reduce the danger of breakage which may result because of
expansion and contraction of the roof.
Conductor is to vertical; __________ is to horizontal
Catch basin is a receptacle in which _________ are retained for a sufficient
period of time to allow settle able material to deposit
TRUE OR FALSE : The discharge capacity of the pipe varies
according to its length and grade per foot.

FIXTURE DRAIN
INCH PER FOOT
COMBINATION HOUSE
SEWER
VERTICALLY,
HORIZONTALLY
GUTTER
LIQUID
TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE : One factor which makes the sizing of storm drain
difficult is the matter of grouping rainfall over a given period.

TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE : Another element to consider in determining the

size of the drain is the depth of the building.

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TRUE OR FALSE : The storm drain is connected to the sewer at

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same manner as a sanitary house sewer connection.
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TRUE OR FALSE : The change of direction at the highest point of

the conductor should be made by means of an elbow & 45 fitting.

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TRUE OR FALSE : The base of the roof leader must be provided
with a concrete or stone foundation.
TRUE OR FALSE : If the roof leader is constructed of galvanized
steel, it must be supported at every floor with a pipe rest.
TRUE OR FALSE : Horizontal runs may not be suspended from
band iron hangers or steel ring hangers anchored in the structure
TRUE OR FALSE : The roof leader is extended vertically through
the floors of the building to a point just below the roof and is then
extended horizontally to reduce the danger of breakage which may
result because of expansion and contraction of the roof.
TRUE OR FALSE : A cast-iron strainer basket is attached to the
drain to prevent stones, leaves and other materials from entering the
conductor.
TRUE OR FALSE : Roof drains are provided with a copper flashing,
or in some instances, with a cast-iron clamp so that the joint
between the roof and the conductor will be water-tight.
TRUE OR FALSE : A roof leader may be terminated by placing a
hub of cast-iron soil pipe flush with the roof.
Do appurtenances need direct connection to water supply?
What type of plumbing material is a water heater?
What do you call a faucet opened or closed by the fall or rise of a
ball floating on the surface of water?
What is the most expensive type of all pipes?
What type of pipe is durable and has extreme resistance to
corrosion?
What type of plumbing material is a water closet?
What type of pipe is the most specified material need for drainage
installation in buildings?
What plumbing material receives water-bourn wastes?
What type of plumbing material is a soap dispenser?

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The use of cast-iron pipes should be limited to buildings
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FALSE

TRUE

TRUE

TRUE
TRUE
NO
APPLIANCE
BALL COCK
BRASS PIPE
COPPER PIPE
FIXTURE
CAST IRON PIPES
FIXTURES
APPURTENANCE
CAST IRON SOIL PIPE
INSTITUTE
UNPLASTICIZED
LESS THAN 25-STORIES
ASBESTOS-CEMENT NONPRESSURE SEWER PIPE

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Acid-resistant pipe usually is an alloy of cast-iron and

____________.
A gate valve whose body and bonnet are held together by a u
bolt clamp.
A device that discharges a predetermined quantity of water to
fixtures for flushing purposes.
Pipes that are used to underground public sewers, house sewer
and drains. It is made up of clay and also resistant to acids.
This type of trap is used in many localities where venting is not
required by local ordinances. This device permits the waste to flow
through it rapidly.
A pit for the reception or detention for sewage
A sewer or other pipe or condult used for conveying groundwater, surface
water, storm water, waste water or sewage

SILICON
CLAMP GATE CALVE
FLUSHOMETER VALVE
VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE
DRUM TRAP
Cesspool
Drain

157 The lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or condult that is not vertical

Invert

158 An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement

The solid organic materials being more dense than water, tend to settle to
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Privy

A pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing

160 system and for reducing the pressure exerted on trap seal
161 A pipe or condult for carrying sewage and liquid waste
All horizontal piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform
162 grade of not less than ____ percent

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Sludge

Vent Pipe
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Bends

In plumbing the vent pipe which is connected to the crown

A pipe fitting to join two straight lengths of pipes.
Level 3 types of water service refers to:
A faucet fitted with nozzle curving downward used as a draw-of trap:

Crown weir
Coupling
artesian well
lavatory faucet

168 One of the first steps in the selection of a suitable water supply source is:

water (potability)

169 The minimum size of a swimming pool drain:

170 Fluoride as an addictive in water supply is a chemical for:
171 The quality of Galvanized Iron pipes are rated by:
172 A pipe fitting to change in one single direction (course) the flow of water:

2dia
coagulant
schedule
elbow

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bidet
174 The minimum distance (in meters) of a well from a septic tank.
15 m.
Apiece of pipe threaded outside all through out to connect short runs of two
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nipple
pipe fittings:
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Float Valve
Theater or movie houses water requirement is determined or estimated at total number of auditorium
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5 galloons of water per day :
seat
178 . Water well yield is a factor considered to determine the size of:
water pipe
179 The reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of the trap:
180 A pipe fitting shape like letter S:
The part of a vent line which connects directly with an individual trap
181 underneath or behind the fixture and extends to the branch or man pipe at
any point higher than the fixture trap:
The minimum number of water closet unit required for the female
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population of an elementary school:
183 The minimum size of trap and waste branch for a bidet:
184 A pipe which conveys only liquid waste, free of fecal matter
185 A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent piping:
186 The minimum slope of a building drain:
187 The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a pedestal urinal:
188 The minimum size of a trap and waste branch for a shower stall:
189 The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a size of foot bath:
190 Black steel pipe with galvanized malleable fitting is ideal for:
The minimum number of a urinal fixture required for the male population of
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both elementary and secondary school:
The prescribe color coding of piping under refrigerating division of all pipes
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and fittings:
A type of coupling or joining device having internal screw threads or nuts
with opposite screws at the end. By turning the internal screws, it is
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possible to connect two metal rods and regulate the length and tension of
this rods:
The first section of water supply piping in a
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building after the water meter.
A valve in which the flow of water is cut off by
means of a circular disk that fits against the
valve seat. The plane of movement of the disk
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water, which is turned through a tortuous
passage to direct the flow normal to the face of
the disk.
The receptacle in which liquid is retained for deposition of sediment is
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called?
197 lowest portion of a trap
198 pipe for wastewater
199 liquid waste
200 These are vertical pipes which receive discharge from water closets.
201 vertical pipe used for the storage of water
202 receptacle for organic discharge
203 accumulated or settled solid waste
It is a loud thumping noise that results from a sudden stoppage of the flow
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Crown weir to bottom dip

U-trap
Back vent pipe
1 per 35
2" dia.
waste pipe
stack
1/16 in./ft.
2" dia.
2" dia.
2" dia.
Gas Pipe
1 per 30
black

Turnbackle

Water distributing pipe

Globe valve

catch basin
dip
drain pipe
effluent
soil stack
standpipe
septic tank

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water hammer

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205 a flange used on a pipe to cover a hole
206 end of a pipe that fits into a bell
207 backflow due to negative pressure
208

What do you call a vertical pipe installed primarily for the purpose of
providing circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system?

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210 vertical pipes which receive discharge from water closets

escutcheon
spigot
back siphonage
vent stack
fumigant
soil stack

211 It automatically closes to prevent the flow of fluid in a reverse direction.

check valve

212 reservoir for liquid

213 valve for controlling the flushing of fixtures
It is the method of rendering a pipe fitting waterproof by using oakum or
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lead
215 process of injecting chlorine gas into the water
216 Minimum width of a septic tank.
217 Minimum length of a septic tank.
218 Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.
219 Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.
Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary
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compartment of a septic tank.
Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic
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tank.
Minimum length of the secondary compartment of a
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septic tank with a capacity of more than 6 cubic meters.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic
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tank.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a
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seepage pit or cesspool.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a
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disposal field.
226 Minimum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
227 Maximum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
228 Maximum length of the tailpiece from any fixture.
229 Minimum trap diameter for a bathtub
230 Minimum trap diameter for a shower stall.
Type of plastic pipe other than polyvinyl chloride and
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polybutylene.
A stop valve placed in the service pipe close to the
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connection at the water main.
A vent with a function to provide circulation if air
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between drainage and vent system
Flange used on a pipe to cover a hole or opening in a
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floor or wall which the pipe pass.
235 Length along the centerline of the pipe and fitting.
A valve used in a flush tank controlling the flushing of
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fixture.
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable
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matter in suspension or solution.
238 Component of fire extinguisher.
Conveys storm water and terminates into a natural drainage such as lakes
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or rivers.
240 Standard size of a wet standpipe outlet for each floor.
241 A type of pipe fitting for a Yoke Vent.
242 Minimum size of trap or branch for a bidet.
Minimum fixture supply pipe diameter for tank type
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water closet.
Term applied to the interconnection of the same
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fixtures in one soil or waste branch with one branch vent.
A single vent that ventilates multiple traps in the case
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of a back to back vent.
Minimum size of a standpipe for a building in which
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connection.
Minimum size of a wet standpipe for a riser of more
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than 15 meters from the source.

cistern
flush valve

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caulking
disinfections
90 cms.
1.50 mts.
70 cms.
1.80 mts.
1.50 cum
508 mm.
1.50 mts.
15.20 mts.
45.70 mts.
30.50 mts.
51 mm.
102 mm.
60 cms.
38 mm.
51 mm
Polyethylene
Corporation Stop
Relief Vent
Escutcheon
Developed Length
Flush Valve
Sewage
Carbon Monoxide
Storm Sewer
1 1/2'
1/8 Bend
1-1/2"
3/8"
Battery of Fixtures
Common Vent
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Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is
venting.
It refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary
field of ancient Rome.
In Latin, it means 'lead'.
A specially designed system of waste piping
embodying the horizontal wet venting of one or more
sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and
vent pipe adequately sized to provide free movement of
air above the flow line of the drain.
Sanitary sewage from buildings shall be discharged
directly to the nearest ___.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water,
water-carried waste into a drainage
system with which they are connected.
Standard size of an outlet for a dry standpipe located
at each floor.
A vent pipe connected to a vent stack.
A vent pipe connected to a stack vent.
Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Best type of fire detection that can detect fire during
the incipient stage.
A faucet fitted with a nozzle curving downward used
as a draw-off tap.
Reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of a
trap.
A pipe fitting shaped like 'S'.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a shower
stall.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a pedestal
urinal.
Minimum head of water, in meters, required for each
section of plumbing for water test.
How many days, at least, shall be given before any
plumbing work inspection is done after written notice for
inspection.
Minimum time, in minutes, required for water to stay in
the system or pipes for a water test without any leaks to satisfy
said testing.
Minimum lead content in percent for pipes and fittings
safe for humans.
Minimum vertical distance from the bottom of water pipes
to the top of sewer or drain pipe if laid in the same trench on
top of the other.
Minimum distance of water pipings from any regulating
equipment, water heater, conditioning tanks, and similar
equipment requiring union fittings.
Maximum spacing of pipe supports at intervals.
Equivalent of 1/6 bend in degrees.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for
pipes 51mm or less in diameter.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for
pipes larger than 51 mm. Dia.
Maximum distance of any underfloor cleanout from any
access door, crawl space, or crawl hole.
Maximum length of a tailpiece.
Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting.
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above the
roof
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above
any other vertical surface.
Minimum vertical distance of VSTR from above of any
openable window or opening.
Minimum vertical extension of VSTR from any roofdeck
where it is protruded.

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6"
Plumbarius
Plumbum
Combination Waste and
Vent system

Sanitary Sewer Main

Fixture
2 1/2"
Circuit Vent
Loop Vent
Barometer
Ionization
Bibbcock
Top Dip to Crown Weir
Double Bend
2"
3
3m
3 days

15 minutes
8%
300 mm

300 mm
4 ft.
60
305 mm
450 mm
6.10 mts.
600 mm
4.60 mts.
15 cms.
300 mm
0.90 mtr.
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Minimum horizontal distance of any VSTR from a
roofdeck used for other purposes aside from protection from
weather.
Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack
requiring a parallel ventstack.
An automatic device used for converting high, fluctuating
inlet water pressure to a lower constant pressure.
The process of removing calcium and magnesium deposits
in water.
Women's urinal fixture.
A type of water closet that is least efficient, subject to
clogging, noisy, and use a simple washout action through a
small irregular passageway.
This type of water closet is similar to that of the siphon-jet
except that it has a smaller trap passageway and smaller water
surface area, moderately noisy.
A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient.
Strong jet into up leg forces contents out. Use only with flush
valve, requires higher pressure.
Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is
directed through the rim. It scours bowl, folds over into jet;
siphon.
A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet.
Water enters through the rim and through the down leg.
A toilet bowl similar to the siphon-jet, but having the
flushing water directed to the rim to create circular motion or
vortex which scours the bowl.
A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through
the rim and a siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the
contents of the bowl through the trapway.
A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but with a
smaller water surface and trapway.
This type of water closet is prohibited by some health
codes
The concussion and banging noise that results when a
volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses
momentum.
A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate
across the passage.
A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an
internal wall.
Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or
sewage treatment plant.
The centerline of pipe.
The interior top surface of a pipe.
The interior bottom surface of a pipe.
Color code for pipes containing acid.
One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du
pont trade name for the white, soft, waxy, and non-adhesive
polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.
a. Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less than 1.5
meters in length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals.
b. no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be
used underground and shall be kept at least 15 cms above
ground.
c. 1 3/4" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for
water supply.
a. number of fixture unit is one parameter in sizing a drainage
pipe.
b. brass and cast iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a
reducer or adapter.
c. 60 branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a
true vertical position.
Collection line of a plumbing system is sometimes
referred to as.

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10
Pressure Regulating Valve
Softening
Washdown
Washdown

Reverse Trap

Blowout

Siphon Vortex
Siphon Jet
Siphon Vortex

Siphon Jet
Reverse Trap
Washdown
Water Hammer
Gate Valve
Globe Valve
Effluent
Spring Line
Crown
Invert
black
Teflon

all true

all true

House Drain

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Single lever valves used in kitchen sink and lavatory
faucets or at shower valves works by the principle of a ___.
Treats hard water.
What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base
of a soil stack?
The first section of water supply piping in a building after the
water meter.
A bathroom containing a water closet, a lavatory, and a bathtub.
A valve in which the flow of water is cut off by means of a
circular disk that fits against the valve seat. The plane of movement
of the disk is parallel to the normal direction of flow of water, which
is turned through a tortuous passage to direct the flow normal to the
face of the disk.
A receptacle attached to a plumbing system other than a trap in
which water or wastes may be collected or obtained for ultimate
into the plumbing system.
Any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which
discharge into a common horizontal waste or soil branch.

315 The abbreviation DWV stands for ______.

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Ball Valve
Zeolite
Wye and 1/8 Bend
Water distributing pipe
Full bath

Globe valve

fixture
Battery of fixtures
Drainage, waste and vent

A p-shaped trap commonly used on most plumbing fixtures

except for fixture have integral trap.
An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement.
A water supply pipe that extends vertically one full storey or
more to convey water to fixture branches or group of fixtures.
A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste or vent
piping.
The water supply pipe provided by the water utility company
where local individual connection is done.
A loosely lined excavation in the ground which receives the
discharge of a septic tank and designed to permit the effluent from
the septic tank to seep through the bottom and sides of the pit.
The art and science of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures
and other apparatus for bringing in water supply and removing water
and waterborne waste.
That part of the drainage system that extends from the end of
the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer,
private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other appropriate

point of disposal.
A valve in which the flow of liquid is controlled by a rotating
324 drilled ball that fits tightly against a resilient (flexible) seat in the
valve body.
A vertical length of soil or waste stack at least 8 feet in height (a
325 storey high), within which the horizontal branches from one storey or
floor of the building or structure are connected to the stack.
A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the
floor and below the horizontal connection to an adjacent vent stack
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at a point above the floor and higher than the highest spill level of
fixtures for preventing pressure changes in the stack.
A kind of return bend of small-sized faucet, one end of which is

Gooseneck
Privy
Riser
Stack
Water main
cesspool

plumbing

Building sewer

Ball valve

Branch interval

Yoke vent

about one foot long and the other end is about three inches. It is
327 commonly used as a faucet for pantry sink and drinking fountain. Also

gooseneck

the lead connection between the service pipe and the water main.
Also a p-trap.
A watertight receptacle which the discharge of sanitary plumbing
system or part thereof, designed and constructed to retain solids,
328 digest organic matter through a period of detention and to allow the

Septic tank

liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system
of open jointed subsurface piping or seepage pit.
A common measure of the probable discharge into the drainage
system by various types of plumbing fixtures on the basis of one unit
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of this being equal to a discarge rate of 7.5 gallons per minute or
one cubic foot of water per minute.

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Drainage fixture unit

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The installation of parts of the plumbing system which can be
completed prior to installation of fixtures or finishing. This includes
drainage, water supply and vent piping and necessary fixture
supports.
A fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when
properly vented, a liquid seal which prevents backflow and passage
of foul air and gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage
or wastewater through it.
A suction created by the flow of liquids in pipe, a pressure less
than the atmospheric pressure.
A vertical pipe which conveys only wastewater or liquid waste
free of fecal matter.
A pipe which conveys potable water from the building supply
pipe to the plumbing fixtures and other outlets.
Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closet, urinal or
fixtures having similar function, with or without the discharges from
other fixtures to the building drain or building sewer
In a building consists of the water service pipe, water supply
line, water distributing pipes and the essential branch pipes, valves
and all other appurtenances for the supply of potable water.
A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack
vent
A branch vent that serves two or more traps and extends from in front of
the last fixture connection of a horizontal branch to the vent stack
A vent connecting at the junction of two fixture drains and serving as a vent
for both fixtures
A single vent that ventiliates multiple traps, in the case of back to back
fixture
A vertical vent that is the continuation of the drain to which the vents
connect
A vent that does not serve as drain and is located where if is not exposed
to back up of waste from a drainage pipe
See common vent
A branch vents that performs its functions for two or more traps
A pipe installed to vent, a fixture trap and w/c connects with the vent
system above the fixture served or terminates in the open air
A circuit vent which loop backs to connect with a stack vent instead of a
vent stack
Any vent connecting a horizontal branch or fixture drain with the stack
vent of the originating waste or soil stack
Is a pipe on the fixture side of the trap through which vapor or foul air is
removed from a room fixture
The principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches may be
connected
A vent installed so as to permit additional circulation of air between the
drainage and vent systems where the drainage systems might otherwise be
air bound
An arrangement of venting so installed that that one vent pipe will serve
two traps
The extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain
connected to the stack horizontal drain, the uppermost end above the roof

353 A vent which also serves as a drain

A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the
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purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack
Is the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the
355 distributing pipes of a supply of water from any source other than its
intended source
Is the backflow of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing
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fixture due to negative pressure
Refers to any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which
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discharge into a common horizontal waste or soil branch
358 A flange that is not drilled
359 A flange that closes the end of a pipe line used to discharge water
360 Is plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials

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Roughing-in

Trap

Backpressure
Waste stack
Water distributing pipe
Soil pipe

Water supply system

BRANCH VENT
CIRCUIT VENT

COMMON VENT

CONTINOUS VENT
DRY VENT
DUAL VENT
GROUP VENT
INDIVIDUAL VENT

LOOP or CIRCUIT VENT

LOCAL VENT
MAIN VENT
RELIEF VENT
UNIT VENT
STACK VENT
WET VENT
YOKE VENT
BACKFLOW
BACK SIPHONAGE
BATTERY OF FIXTURE
BLANK FLANGE
BLIND FLANGE
CAULKING

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A short internally threaded section of pipe, used to join two pipes of
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conduits
362 Used to connect the two ends of two pipes, neither of which can be turned
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A short length of pipe with threads at each end; used to join couplings or
fittings
Is the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end to which no
connections are made on the extended portion
The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
Includes all piping within public or private which conveys sewage, rain
water or often liquid waste to a legal point of disposal but does not include
the main of a public sewer system or private or or public sewerage
treatment
Is a pipe connecting several fixtures
Is a device located at the bottom of the tank for the purpose of flushing
water closets and and similar fixture
A metallic sleeve, join to an opening of pipe, into which a plug is screwed
that can be removed for the purpose of cleaning

370 Is the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical
Includes water supply and distribution pipe; plumbing fixture and traps, soil
371 waste and vent pipes; house drain and house sewers including their
respective connections
Installation of all parts of the plumbing system which can be completed
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prior to the installation of fixtures
A wye connections used on fire lines so that two lines of hose maybe
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connected to the hydrant or to the same nozzle
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Is any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets of fixture having
similar function w/ or w/o the discharge of other fixtures to the building drain

Is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will retain measure
between the crown weir and the top of the dip of the trap
Install to be able to meet the water requirements during peak demands
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from a low yielding water well
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377 The device being used to eliminate the noise cause by water hammer
378 The location of water well to nearest septic vault
379 Slope of house sewer connected from the building to the main sewer
A passage under a road, embankment or canal which allow for the flow of
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water
381 The third kind of water after the storm water and area water
382 The type of bathtub oher than sunken, square, free standing
383 Color coding of high pressure steam
384 Color coding for fuel oil division
The water column that seals the escape of unhealthy gases in the sanitary
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drainage system
386 Service drop conductor clearance over the roof
A valve which in the water flow is shut off by a flat disk that is screwed
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down onto its seat
388 An underground tank reservoir to store water
Another classification of storm drain, besides from inside drain and outside
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drain
Tap used in high pressure water system with an interval valve to control
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the flow of water

COUPLING
UNION
NIPPLE
DEAD END
DEVELOPED LENGTH
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
FIXTURE BRANCH
FLOOD LEVEL
FERRULE
INVERT
PLUMBING SYSTEM
ROUGH IN
SIAMESE CONNECTIONS
SOIL PIPE
TRAP SEAL
WATER RESERVOIR
SHOCK RELIEF AND
EXPANSION CHAMBER
50 FEET OR MORE
2 PERCENT
CULVERT
BLACK WATER
RECESSED
WHITE
BLACK
TRAP OR WATER SEAL
2.50 M
COMPRESSION VALVE
CISTERN
OVERHEAD STORM DRAIN
PRESSURE COCK

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A valve which maintains uniform pressure on its outlet side regardless of its
pressure fluctuations on the inlet side above the pressure level

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A pipe fitting within the interconnection of pipes for the purpose of easy
dismantling of the connection when needed

UNION PATENT

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A device that discharge a predetermined volume of water to fixture for

flushing purposes and is activated by direct water pressure

FLUSHOMETER

394 Another name for corporation cock

A U-shaped pipe filled with water and located beneath the plumbing fixtures
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to form a seal against the passages of gases and odors

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PRESSURE REDUCING
VALVE

CORPORATION STOP
AIR TRAP

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A trench containing course aggregate and a distribution tile pipe through
which septic tank effluent may flow covered with earth
The luminous flux density incident on a surface
An underground structure for drainage into which water from the roof or
floor will drain through sewer
A type of fitting for yoke bent
Minimum discharge pipe and fitting for bath tub

401 Minimum size of building sewer; it should not be less than the building drain
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BATH FOOT
BATH SHOWER STALL
BATH SITZ
BATH TUB
BIDETS
COMBINATION FIXTURE
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
FLOOR DRAIN
FOUNTAIN CUPSIDERS
LAUNDRY TRAYS
SINKS (DISHWASHER)
SINKS (HOTEL OR PUBLIC)
SINKS (KITCHEN OR RESIDENCE)
SINKS (SMALL PANTRY OR BAR)
SLOP SINKS (ORDINARY)
SLOP SINKS (WITH COMBINE TRAP)
URINAL (PEDESTAL)
URINALS (LIP)
URINALS (STALL)
URINALS (THROUGH)
WASH BASIN (LAVATORIES)
WATER CLOSETS

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Quiet, extermely sanitary. Like the siphon jet but having the flushing water
directed through the rim to create a vortex that scours the bowl

ABSORPTION TRENCH
ILLUMINATION
CATCH BASIN
WYE FITTING
1 1/2"
150mm DIAMETER
1 1/2"
2"
1 1/2"
1 1/2"
1 1/2"
1 1/2"
1 1/4"
2"
1 1/4"
1 1/2"
1 1/2"
2'
1 1/2"
1 1/4"
2"
3"
3"
1 1/2"
2"
2"
1 1/4"
3"

Sanitary, efficient very quiet. A toilet bowl into which the flushing water
425 enters through the rim and siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the
contents of the bowl through the trapway
Moderately noisy. Similar to siphon jet except that trap passageway and
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water surface area are smaller
Minimum cost. Least efficient subject to clogging, noisy. Simple washout
427 and emptying through small irregular passageway, prohibited by some
health codes
428 Noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into leg forces contents out
A basin like fixture design to be struddled for bathing the genitals and
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posterior parts of the body
430 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2, 2 1/2", 3", 4", 6", 8", 10", 12"
431 No building supply pipe shall be less than WHAT size in diameter
432 Minimum height of Fire Service Connection from the grade/floor
433 Maximum height of Fire Service Connection from the grade/floor
434 Minimum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from the floor line
435 Maximum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from the floor line
436 Considered extension of bulding drain outside the building wall
437 Fitting for base or soil stack and building drain
438 Wet standpipe for a riser not more than 15m
439 Wet standpipe for riser more than 15m
440 Dry standpipe for a riser below 23m
441 Dry standpipe for a riser more than 23m
Ratio of water closets for female population for elementary and secondary
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school
Ratio of water closets for male population for elementary and secondary
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school
444 Ratio of urinals for elementary schools

SIPHON-VORTEX

SIPHON-JET
REVERSE TRAP
WASH DOWN
BLOW OUT
BIDET
GI PIPE SIZES
19.05mm or 3/4"
46 cm.
122cm
61 cm.
122 cm
5 FEET
1/4" BEND ?
51mm or 2"
64mm or 2 1/2"
4"
6"
RATIO OF 1:25
RATIO OF 1:30
RATIO OF 1:75

445 Ratio of water closets for female population for principal worship places

RATIO OF 1:75

446 Ratio of lavatory to number of occupants

RATIO OF 1:5

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Minimum number of water closet required for female office and public
buildings
Minimum head of water required in section of plumbing for water test
It should not be used for steam
High Pressure
Exhaust Fan
Fresh Water, low pressure
Fresh Water, high pressure
Salt water piping
Oil Delivery
Oil Discharge
PNEUMATIC DIVISION
GAS DIVISION
FUEL OIL DIVISION
REFRIGERATING DIVISION
A full open type valve is used in several locations in a water distribution
system, which of the following does NOT require it?
A fireline system without a constant water supply and is equipped with a fire
service inlet and outlet connection installed exclusively for the use of Fire
Service
Term used to main water pipe delivering portable water to a building

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Which poor design in the plumbing system causes water supply drop when
the fixture is simultaneously opened?

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KITCHEN SINK TRAP SIZE

LAVATORY TRAP OR BRANCH SIZE
OUTLET OF DRY STANDPIPE
OUTLET OF WET STANDPIPE for riser of more than 15 mts

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Not needed in sizing the vent pipe for individual branch and circuit vent
based on the total linear footage of the pipe making up the vent?

A hot and cold water supply pipes, where it is mix manually in desired water
470 temperature temperature and direct the mixed water either at the shower
head or at the fooe spout
Principle where a single lever valve used in kitchen sink and lavatory, they
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are beautiful and maintenance free
Minimum water delivery in liters per minute for an outlet of a wet standpipe
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at a residual pressure or 1.8 kilos per sq.mts
A female GI threaded pipe reducer fitting use to connect a reducing branch
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pipe at an angle
474 General term used to described the fitting in the drawing
475 GI fitting used to accept the P trap assembly of the lavatory (drawing)
Type of vent applied on installations with multi branch interval where the
476 vertical vent pipe takes off in front of the first fixture and connects to a
main vent stack
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Stage in water purification which removes mineral deposits, slats, heavy

metal, totally dissolves solids while some useful minerals are retained

478 Fire detector installed in a fire alarm system, which uses low melting point
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solders or metals that expand when exposed to heat to detect a fire,

135deg-197deg F
GI fitting to join two threaded fittings as close as possible but not exceeding
three inches
A device used to control an incoming high water pressure into the water
distribution system by mechanical means so as to bring it to a working
pressure of 80 psi
A poor venting system caused by a slow draining of water from a fixture
down a plumbing system
A type of pump for driven well from 150 to 200 ft which work by a principle
of venturi where
water of high pressure is pump into the well to draw water upwards through
the return pipe

485 Which is not a standard size of GI pipe for water supply? 2 1/2", 3",4",5"

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4 CLOSETS
3 HEADS
GALVANIZED PIPING
WHITE
BUFF
BLUE
BLUE
GREEN
BRASS OR BRONZE
YELLOW
GRAY
BLACK
BLACK
BLACK
ON EVERY HOSE BIBB
DRY STANDPIPE
WATER SERVICE PIPE
INSUFFICIENCY IN THE SIZE
OF THE WATER SERVICE
AND DISTRIBUTION PIPE
1 "
1 "
64mm or 2 "
64mm or 2 "
SLOPE OF THE DRAIN PIPE

3 WAY VALVE DIVERTER

BALL VALVE
132 LITERS PER MINUTE
ELBOW REDUCER
FLUSH VALVE FITTINGS
2" WYE AND 2 x 1/8 BEND
COMBINATION
CIRCUIT VENT

REVERSE OSMOSIS
FIXED TEMPERATURE
HEAT DETECTOR
COUPLING
PRESSURE REGULATOR
WRONG CHOICE OF VENT
TYPE
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
jet,jack,reciprocating
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Device in control valve which work by discharging instantaneous volume of
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water at higher pressure
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Term used for pipe extension of not more than 2 feet in length install in any
stack or branch of a plumbing rough in for the purpose of future trap

488 A full open valve located in a supply pipe to every water heater
Parking management system for two types of vehicular deterrent either
articulated arm type or straight beam type. It can be activated by means of
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radio frequency remote control, push push button switch, photocell,
magnetic loop or acces control
490 Exception of fixture to be connected into a single trap
491 The presence of Fire Service Connection
Pipes and fittings which can exclusively be used for cold water lines for
492 potable main distribution water service, sprinkler and irrigation system. It
could be ", ", 1", 1 ", 1 " and 2"

URINAL FLASH VALVE

ASSEMBLY
TAIL PIECE or DEAD END
CHECK VALVE
AUTOMATED RETRACTABLE
PILLAR SYSTEM
THREE FIXTURES
DRY STANDPIPE
POLTYBUTELENE PIPE AND
FITTINGS AND FITTINGS

493 Orange or brown in color with sizes of 4" and 3 meter in lengths of pipes

UPVC DWV SANITARY

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PIPES AND FITTINGS

and fittings, ASTM 2729 standards

495 Least popular and not recommended use as potable water distribution pipe
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SINGLE LEVER BATH FAUCET WITH HAND SHOWER-TELEPHONE

SHOWER
Pipe not used as water service pipe
A cut off valve installed in the service piping system
Minimum size of wet standpipe for a riser more than 15 meters from the
source
Minimum height of dry standpipe outlet from the floor line
Device used to prevent water hammering

502 Rule of thumb in sizing an individual vent

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ASBESTOS PIPE
Shower set for bath (drawing)
FIBER CEMENT PIPE
GATE VALVE
64mm or 2 1/2"
61 cms
AIR CHAMBER
VENT SIZE IS AT LEAST 1/2
THE DRAIN IT SERVES BUT
NOT LESS THAN THE
REQUIRED MINIMUM W/C
EVER IS LARGER

It ventilates a house drainage system and prevent siphonage and back

VENT PIPE
pressure
3/8"
It is the size of supply valve tank type for water closet
The maximum horizontal developed length between the trap seal and the
6 FEET
vertical vent inlet at the trap
2x2" WYE WITH 2" CO AND 2
Combination fitting between the vertical waste branch and the horizontal
X 1/8 BEND
waste branch
A female GI pipe reducer fitting used in straight connection, both are
COUPLING REDUCER
threaded inside
A vent use in battery of plumbing fixture where the vent is installed in front
CIRCUIT VENT
of the last fixture of the battery
A water pump for a 200ft driven well to deliver 10gpm against 200ft. It is
JET
located at the surface
A pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and push a rod
RECIPROCATING
toactivate a submerge piston
A pump which delivers high water discharge with high water pressure
CENTRIFUGAL
drawn from a shallow source like cistern, best suited as fire or transfer
pump.
46 mm
Minimum height of Fire Service station from the grade
A female GI pipe reducer fitting use to connect a reducing branch from a
BELL REDUCER
main water distribution
POLYETHELENE PIPE
PE
General term for hot or cold water pipes containing portable water
WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPES
supplying different plumbing fixture
38 mm (1 1/2")
Standard size of wet standpipe outlet for each floor
WYE FITTING
A type of pipe fitting for yoke vent
The minimum horizontal clearance of vent branch immediately above the
6"
flood level rim of the fixture
1 1/2"
The minimum size or trap of a bidet
3/8"
Supply valve tank type for water closet
A threaded fitting to join two threaded fittings as closed as possible but not
COUPLING
exceeding 3 inches

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AT EVERY BRANCH
INTERVAL OFA SOIL STACK

522 Location that does not require installation of clean out

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Interconnection of the same fixture in one soil or waste branch with one
branch vent
A single vent that ventiliates multiple traps, in the case of back to back
fixture
A parameter in sizing the drainage pipe
Conveys a discharge of solid and liquid wastes closets with or without the
discharged from other fixture to the house drain
Minimum size of standpipe for a building in which the highest outlet is 23 m
or less from the Fire service Connection

BATTERY OF FIXTURE
COMMON VENT
NUMBER OF FIXTURE
SOIL PIPE
102 mm (4")

In water distributon system which constantly rely its pressure from the main
528 water pipe apply only if the main fixture is supply continously with the flow
rate and minimum required working pressure

UPFEED OR DIRECT
METHOD

System of building which includes the water supply distribution pipes the
529 fixture and fixture traps, the soil waste and the vent pipes, the house drain
and the house sewer, the storm water drainage with their devices

PLUMBING SYSTEM

530 Minimum size of wet standpipe for riser of more than 15 mts from source

64 mm (2 1/2")

531 Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is venting

532 Common term for a two way service connections
533 Single level valve used in kichen sink, lavatory faucets or at shower valve
534 A parameter in sizing a horizontal soil branch pipe

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547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554

BALL
NUMBER OF BRANCH VENTS

535 Fitting installed at the base of the soil stack and a building drain
536
537
538
539

6"
SIAMESE CONNECTIONS

Guide for initial estimate of Ton of refrigeration

A suitable type of water pump for deep well 4" or 6' casing to deliver
35gpm against 450 ft. total develop height
Passing on it can treat hardwater
A type of pump for driven well from 150 to 200 ft which work by a principle
of venturi where water of high pressure is pump into the well to draw water
upwards through the return pipe
A pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and push a rod to
activate a submerge piston
A water pump for a 200ft driven well to deliver 10gpm against 200ft. It is
located at the surface
A pump which delivers high water discharge with high water pressure
drawn from a shallow source like cistern, best suited as fire or transfer
pump. The motor is placed at the surface with shaft to turn the impellers
below
A suitable type of water pump for deep well 4' or 6' casing to deliver 35gpm
against 450 ft. total develop height
A system of devices, usually installed below ground level, to scatter or
spray water droplets over a lawn, golf course, or the like.
Minimum width of a septic tank.
Minimum length of a septic tank.
Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.
Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.
Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary compartment of a
septic tank.
Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic tank.
Minimum length of the secondary compartment of a septic tank with a
capacity of more than 6 cubic meters.
Wooden septic tanks are allowed, true or false.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic tank.

1/4", WYE and 1/8" BEND,

LONG SWEEP, 1/8" and 1/8"
COMBINATION
12 TO 14 SQ.MTR/TR
JET PUMP WITH INJECTOR
JACK
ZEOLITE
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
RECIPROCATING
JET

CENTRIFUGAL

JACK

Lawn Sprinkler System

90 cms.
1.50 mts.
60 cms.
1.80 mts.
1 cum.
508 mm.
1.50 mts.
FALSE
15.20 mts.

555 Minimum distance of a water supply well from a seepage pit or cesspool.

45.70 mts.

556 Minimum distance of a water supply well from a disposal field.

557 Minimum Gauge of galvanized sheet used for downspouts.
558 Minimum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.

30.50 mts.
26
51 mm.

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560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567

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Maximum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
Maximum length of the tailpiece from any fixture.
Minimum extension of the VSTR above the roof.
Minimum extension of the VSTR above an openable window, door opening,
air intake, or vent shaft.
Minimum trap diameter for a bathtub
Minimum trap diameter for a shower stall.
Required number of water closets for females for an auditorium serving 1635.
Required number of water closets for males for an auditorium serving 1635.
Required number of urinals for an auditorium serving 10-50.

568 Required number of water closets for females for a theater serving 51-100.
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591

Classifications of copper pipes.

A rough or sharp edge left on metal by a cutting tool.
Collection line of a plumbing system is sometimes referred to as.
Type of plastic pipe other than polyvinyl chloride and polybutylene.
A vent with a function to provide circulation if air between drainage and vent
system.
Flange used on a pipe to cover a hole or opening in a floor or wall which
the pipe pass.
A valve used in a flush tank controlling the flushing of fixture.
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or
solution.
Component of fire extinguisher.
Conveys storm water and terminates into a natural drainage such as lakes
or rivers.
Standard size of a wet standpipe outlet for each floor.
A type of pipe fitting for a Yoke Vent.
Minimum size of trap or branch for a bidet.
Minimum fixture supply pipe diameter for tank type water closet.
True or false, 1 3/4" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for
water supply.
True or false, 3" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for water
supply.
Term applied to the interconnection of the same fixtures in one soil or
waste branch with one branch vent.
A single vent that ventilates multiple traps in the case of a back to back
vent.
Minimum size of a standpipe for a building in which the highest outlet is 23
meters or less from the fire service connection.
Minimum size of a wet standpipe for a riser of more than 15 meters from
the source.
Single lever valves used in kitchen sink and lavatory faucets or at shower
valves works by the principle of a ___.
Treats hard water.
Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is venting.

102 mm.
60 cms.
15 cms.
0.90 mtr.
38 mm. (11/2")
51 mm. (2")
3
2
1
4
Rigid and Flexible
Burr
House Drain
Polyethylene
Relief Vent
Escutcheon
Flush Valve
Sewage
Carbon Monoxide
Strom Sewer
1 1/2" (38mm)
1/8 Bend
1 1/2"
3/8"
TRUE
FALSE
Battery of Fixtures
Common Vent
4" (102mm)
4" (102mm)
Ball Valve
Zeolite
6" (150mm)

592 It refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome.

Plumbarius

593 In Latin, it means 'lead'.

A specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet
594 venting of one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste
and vent pipe adequately
595 sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain.
596 Vertical flow of air used to separate different functions of spaces.
597 Vertical flow of air used to separate different functions of spaces.
Sanitary sewage from buildings shall be discharged directly to the nearest
598
___.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, water-carried waste
599
into a drainage system with which they are connected.
600 Standard size of an outlet for a dry standpipe located at each floor.
601 A vent pipe connected to a vent stack.
602 A vent pipe connected to a stack vent.
603 Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Plumbum

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Combination Waste
and Vent system
Air curtain
Air curtain
Sanitary Sewer Main
Fixture
2 1/2" (64mm)
Circuit Vent
Loop Vent
Barometer

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604 Bets type of fire detection that can detect fire during the incipient stage.
605 Condensing unit is a part of a ___.

Ionization
Refrigeration

606 A faucet fitted with a nozzle curving downward used as a draw-off tap.
607
608
609
610

Bibbcock

Reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of a trap.

A pipe fitting shaped like 'S'.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a shower stall.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a pedestal urinal.
Ratio of water closets for male population for elementary and secondary
611
school.
Ratio of water closets for female population for elementary and secondary
612
school.
613 Ratio of urinals for elementary school.

Top Dip to Crown Weir

Double Bend
2"
3"

614 Ratio of water closets for female population for Principal Worship Places.

(1:75)

615
616
617
618
619

Minimum required number of water closets for female for office and public
buildings serving 55 occupants for employees.
Where there is exposure to skin contamination due to poisonous materials,
what is the ratio of lavatory to number of occupants.
Minimum head of water, in meters, required for each section of plumbing
for water test.
How many days, at least, shall be given before any plumbing work
inspection is done after written notice for inspection.
Minimum time, in minutes, required for water to stay in the system or pipes
for a water test without any leaks to satisfy said testing.

620 Consist of a body, a checking member, and an atmospheric opening.

621 Minimum lead content in percent for pipes and fittings safe for humans.

(1:30)
(1:25)
(1:75)

4
(1:5)
3
3
15 minutes
Atmospheric Vacuum
Breaker
8%

622

Minimum vertical distance from the bottom of water pipes to the top of
sewer or drain pipe if laid in the same trench on top of the other.

300 mm

623

Minimum distance of water pipings from any regulating equipment, water

heater, conditioning tanks, and similar equipment requiring union fittings.

300 mm

624 Maximum spacing of pipe supports at intervals.

625 Equivalent of 1/6 bend in degrees.
True or false, 60 branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a
626
true vertical position.
Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less than 1.5 meters in
627
length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals, true or false.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes 51mm or
628
less in diameter.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes larger than
629
51 mm. Dia.
Maximum distance of any underfloor cleanout from any access door, crawl
630
space, or crawl hole.
631 Maximum length of a tailpiece.
632 Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting.
633

True or false, no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be

used underground and shall be kept at least 15 cms above ground.

634 Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above the roof.
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above any other vertical
635
surface.
Minimum vertical distance of VSTR from above of any openable window or
636
opening.
Minimum vertical extension of VSTR from any roofdeck where it is
637
protruded.
Minimum horizontal distance of any VSTR from a roofdeck used for other
638
purposes aside from protection from weather.
Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack requiring a parallel
639
ventstack.
640 The process of removing calcium and magnesium deposits in water.
True or false, number of fixture unit is one parameter in sizing a drainage
641
pipe.

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4'
60
TRUE
TRUE
0.305 mtr. / 305 mm
0.45 mtr. / 450 mm
6.10 mts.
600 mm
4.60 mts.
TRUE
150 mm / 15 cms.
300 mm
0.90 mtr.
2.10 mts.
3.00 mts.
10
Softening
TRUE

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Water distribution system which constantly rely its pressure from the main
642 water pipe applied only if the highest fixture is supplied continuously with
the flow rate and minimum required working pressure.
643 What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base of a soil stack?

Upfeed System / Direct

Method
Wye and 1/8 Bend

What is the rating index of an air-conditioning/refrigeration system which

Energy Efficiency Rating
644 rates the unit for the number of BTU's of heat removed per watt of electrical
(EER)
input energy?
645 Women's urinal fixture.
Washdown
True or false, brass and cast iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a
646
TRUE
reducer or adapter.
647

A type of water closet that is least efficient, subject to clogging, noisy, and
use a simple washout action through a small irregular passageway.

This type of water closet is similar to that of the siphon-jet except that it has
648 a smaller trap passageway and smaller water surface area, moderately
noisy.
649

A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into up leg
forces contents out. Use only with flush valve, requires higher pressure.

Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is directed through the
rim. It scours bowl, folds over into jet; siphon.
A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet. Water enters
651
through the rim and through the down leg.
650

652

A toilet bowl similar to the siphon-jet, but having the flushing water directed
to the rim to create circular motion or vortex which scours the bowl.

A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the rim and a
653 siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the contents of the bowl
through the trapway.
A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but with a smaller water
654
surface and trapway.
655 This type of water closet is prohibited by some health codes.
The concussion and banging noise that results when a volume of water
656
moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum.
The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and pipe
657
fittings.
A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate across the
658
passage.
659 A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an internal wall.
Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment
660
plant.
661 The centerline of pipe.
662 The interior top surface of a pipe.
663 The interior bottom surface of a pipe.
664 Color code for pipes containing acid.
This shows the vertical relationships of all panels, feeders, switches,
switchboards, and major components are shown up to, but not including,
665
branch circuiting, it is an electrical version of a vertical section taken
through the building.
666

One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du pont trade name for
the white, soft, waxy, and non-adhesive polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.

667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678

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Washdown (WD)

Reverse Trap (RT)

Blowout (BO)
Siphon Vortex (SV)
Siphon Jet (SJ)
Siphon Vortex (SV)

Siphon Jet (SJ)

Reverse Trap (RT)
Washdown (WD)
Water Hammer
Developed Length
Gate Valve
Globe Valve
Effluent
Spring Line
Crown
Invert
Black
Riser Diagram

Teflon