Plumbing Quiz 1

You use it to connect two pipes of different diameters...

• an elbow

• a loop

• a bushing

• a branch pipe

For flexible thermal expansions to happen without causing damage or overloading the piping network you need a...

• an elbow

• dilatation bend

• circulator

• drainage

To get your HSW to the sinks and showers more quickly in a home, you need...

• an accelerator

• a filter cartridge

• a branch-pipe

• a dilatation bend

In a toilet system, this element allows you to cut off the water supply when the flush tank reaches a certain level of filling.

• the filter cartridge

• the ball or float valve

• the branch pipe

• the brazing

Match the elements and vocabulary.

• CAP

• 
• thermowell probe

• 
• elbow

• 
• strainer

• 
• PLUG

• 

This is both a method of joining two pipes together with a blow torch and the place on the pipe where they were joined.

• by-pass

• flange

• brazing

• thermal discharge

A ​ ​ (a)   ​ is a ​ standpipe or storage reservoir at the downstream end of a closed aqueduct, feeder pipe, or dam to absorb sudden rises of pressure, as well as to quickly provide extra water during a brief drop in pressure.

• surge drum
• hot water tank
• flange
• non-return valve

​ ​ (a)   are used to connect pipes with each other, to valves, to fittings, and to specialty items such as strainers and pressure vessels.

They are joined by bolting, and sealing is often completed with the use of gaskets or other methods.

• Flanges
• Bottles
• Collars
• Plugs

Match the following

• non-return valve

• 
• surge control system

• 
• variable flow, variable delivery

• 
• thermal discharge

• 
• water main

• 

How quickly water or air can move through the system is its ​ (a)  

• loop
• surge
• accelerator
• flow