Phcc Ch1: Plumbing History

What is plumbing?

• piping used for the installation, alteration, repair, or removal of automatic sprinkler systems installed for fire protection only.

• piping used for the incorporation of liquids or gases for any product or process in the manufacturing industry.

• the practice, materials, and fixtures within or adjacent to any building structure or conveyance, used in the installation, maintenance, extension, alteration, and removal of any piping, plumbing fixtures, plumbing appliances, and plumbing appurtenances.

• the initial connection to a potable water supply upstream of any required backflow prevention devices and the final connection that discharges indirectly into a public or private disposal system.

All of the following are included in the definition of plumbing except:

• storm water drainage facilities.

• all piping, equipment, or material used exclusively for environmental control.

• medical gas and medical vacuum systems.

• indirect waste piping including refrigeration and air conditioning drainage.

What civilization had the most extensive plumbing system available in civilization up to that time?

• Roman Empire

• ancient Greeks

• Ottoman Empire

• ancient Babylonians

The Latin word "plumbum" means

• plumbing.

• plumber.

• worker.

• lead.

What is frequently cited as the cause of disease epidemics of the Middle Ages?

• mass urbanization

• lack of plumbing systems

• agricultural run-off

• crowding due to population growth

Plumbing systems began to be developed in the United States in the

• 1850s.

• 1860s.

• 1870s.

• 1880s.

Potable water is

• water for cooking purposes only.

• water collected in cisterns for waste use.

• water generally free from impurities and safe to consume by the public.

• recycled water or gray water.

Which of the following is NOT true about water?

• It is essential to all life.

• When water is present, some sort of plant or animal life will appear unless precautions are taken to prevent it.

• We are still learning how to recognize and prevent circumstances that permit impurities to enter water supplies.

• Humans can tolerate many of the possible water-supported life forms within or on their bodies.

A connection or arrangement that may permit potable water and waste to flow from one system to the other is called a

• cross connection.

• potable water supply.

• solvent.

• physical failure.

A minimum set of requirements for plumbing installations in a municipality, city, county, or state is a(n)

• plumbing license

• permit

• code

• inspection