Boosted Cold Water Systems L3P1.U5.LO2.1.p3.

What is the purpose of a break cistern in the indirect boosted to a storage cistern system?

• To provide a 'break' between the mains cold water and the system it is supplying

• To store water before it is boosted to the system

• To filter the air vent

• To control the water level in the high-level cistern

What is the range of pressure for mains cold supplies in the UK?

• 1bar to 4bar

• 5bar to 8bar

• 2bar to 5bar

• 3bar to 7bar

What is the purpose of a float switch in the high-level cistern?

• To control the pump when the water level drops

• To prevent insects and vermin from entering the cistern

• To increase the water pressure

• To control the water temperature

What is the maximum flow rate output that the break cistern should be able to store?

• 15 minutes of pumps maximum flow rate output

• 30 minutes of pumps maximum flow rate output

• 10 minutes of pumps maximum flow rate output

• 20 minutes of pumps maximum flow rate output

What is the purpose of the pipeline switch in the header by-pass?

• To start the pumps when the water level in the header falls

• To control the water level in the high-level cistern

• To filter the air vent

• To prevent insects and vermin from entering the cistern

What is the purpose of the boosted cold water system?

• To store water before it is boosted to the system

• To increase the water pressure

• To control the water temperature

• To lift the water to a cistern for distribution to the outlets below

What is the function of the high-level cisterns in the boosted cold water system?

• To supply drinking water only

• To filter the air vent

• To control the water temperature

• To supply non-drinking water only

What is the purpose of the direct boosted to a drinking water header or cistern system?

• To supply the dwellings with drinking water when the pumps are not in operation

• To store water before it is boosted to the system

• To control the water level in the high-level cistern

• To increase the water pressure

What is the purpose of the water supply (water fittings) regulations?

• To forbid pumping direct from a mains supply when the flow rate is greater than 12 litres per minute without prior consent

• To increase the water pressure

• To control the water temperature

• To store water before it is boosted to the system

What is the purpose of the boosting pump in a multi-storey building?

• To lift the water, usually to a cistern, for distribution to the outlets below

• To control the water temperature

• To store water before it is boosted to the system

• To increase the water pressure