Plumbing Quiz 3

You noticed a six-storey building without the presence of an elevated water tank. What is used?

• indirect downfeed

• indirect upfeed

• booster-feed

• direct upfeed

At a certain point in the distribution of water, water stopped, what could be the reason?

• water is fed from lower level source

• water equated with the level of water source

• water volume is lesser

• booster pump cannot reach higher level

Pump used for low to medium-rise buildings

• centrifugal pump

• piston pump

• booster pump

• impeller pump

Pump used for high-rise buildings

• centrifugal pump

• piston pump

• booster pump

• impeller pump

Most used heating water device

• Solar Water Heater

• Gas Furnace

• Electric Heater

• Coal Heater

Where do you place pump in a pump room?

• besides the cistern

• under the cistern

• on top of the cistern

• away from the cistern

Water is drawn directly from the main water line

• indirect downfeed

• indirect upfeed

• booster-feed

• direct upfeed

Water is drawn indirectly from the main water line to an elevated water tank and delivered by gravity system

• indirect downfeed

• indirect upfeed

• booster-feed

• direct upfeed

Where do you use submersible pumps?

• cistern

• well

• elevated water tank

• faucet

The banging effect present in pipe interior is caused by

• Air Pressure

• Vacuum

• Water Hammer

• Siphonage