WorksheetsNPCP 7 excreta drainage system
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Excreta Drainage pipings shall be cast iron, ductile iron, galvanized steel galvanized wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, Series ____ PVC DWV, extra-strength vitrified clay pipe or other approved materials having smooth and uniform bore
Series 1000 PVC
Fixture UnitSeries 900 PVC
No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least ___ mm above ground.
152
250
_____ installations shall be used in high rise buildings, provided that its use shall be the discretion of the Master Plumber/Designer and also with the full consent of the owner
ABS and PVC DWV piping
UPVC
No vitrified clay pipes or fittings for building drain or sewer shall be used above ground or whenever piping is pressurized by a pump or ejector. They shall be kept at least ____ meter below finish ground level.
.3 meter
.6 meter
Fittings on screwed pipe joints shall be of the recessed drainage type. Burred ends shall be ______
of the pipe.
reamed to the
full bore
reamed to the
half bore
MAXIMUM TRAP LOADING
Pipe size 32mm
1 F.U
3 F.U
MAXIMUM TRAP LOADING
Pipe size 51mm
4 F.U
6 F.U
MAXIMUM TRAP LOADING
Pipe size 76mm
6 F.U
8 F.U
MAXIMUM TRAP LOADING
Pipe size 38mm
3 F.U
4 F.U
The threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped to allow ____
two (2) percent or 21 m.m/m grade.
two (1) percent or 10 m.m/m grade.
the maximum number of fixture units allowed on any vertical or horizontal drainage pipe, building drain or building sewer of a given size, the maximum number of fixture .units allowed on any branch interval of a given size~ the maximum length meters of any vertical drainage pipe of a given size.
maximun trap loading
noted
MAXIMUM TRAP LOADING
Pipe size 102mm
8 F.U
6 F.U
The minimum sizes of vertical and/or horizontal drainage piping shall he determined from the ___ connected thereto, and additional, in the case of vertical drainage pipes, in accordance with their height or length.
total of all fixture units
total of all Fixture appliances
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
"Bathtubs, Bidets, Laundry tubs, sink, urinal and wash basin"
38 pipe size
2 dfu
32 pipe size
1 dfu
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
"Dental unit or cuspidors, Wash basin (lavatory) single"
32 trap arm /
1 DFU
38 trap arm /
2 DFU
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
"Clotheswashers, floor drains , shower single stall , urinal wall mounted "
51mm trap arm size/
2 DFU
38mm trap arm size/
2 DFU
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
"interceptor for grease oil , receptor for commercial sink ,dishwasher ,urinal wall mounted"
51mm trap arm/
3 dfu
38mm trap arm/
3 dfu
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
interceptor for sand, auto wash, etc.
Sink, flushing rim, clinic
Urinal, wall-mounted, blowout, integral trap, trap arm only
Water closet, public installation
76mm trap arm/
6 dfu
51mm trap arm/
3 dfu
MlNIMUM TRAP DIAMETERS AND DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES
Water closet for private installation
76mm trap arm/
4 dfu
51mm trap arm/
3 dfu
Clothes washers in groups of three (3) or more shall be rated at _____ each for the common horizontal and vertical waste pipe size
six (6) fixture units
six (3) fixture units
Water closets shall he computed as ___ fixture units when determining septic tank
(6) fixture units
(4) fixture units
Clothes washers in groups of three (3) or more shall be rated at __ fixture units each for the common horizontal and vertical waste pipe size
six (6) fixture units
four (4) fixture units
For a continuous flow into a drainage system, such as from sump pump or ejector, air conditioning equipment or similar devices, two (2) fixture units shall be allowed for every ___ L/s of flow.
0.063 L/s
0.2 L/s
1 gpm equals to
0.025 L/s
0.063 L/s
Changes in direction of drainage piping shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings and shall be of the angles presented by a ___ or other approved fittings of equivalent sweeps.
22 '12'' or 1/16 bend, 45° or 1/8 bend, and 60° or 1/6 bend
45 or 60 degree Vvye
Horizontal drainage branch lines, connecting with a vertical stack, shall enter through ____, combination wye and 1/8 bend branches, sanitary tee or sanitary tapped tee branches or other approved fittings of equivalent sweeps.
45 or 60 degree wye branches
90 degree Vvye branches
___ may be used when the barrel of the fitting is atleast two (2) pipe sizes larger than the largest inlet, (pipe sizes recognized for this purpose are 51, 64, 76, 89, 102, 114, 127 & 152 mm diameters, etc.
Double sanitary tees
Double sanitary wye
Horizontal drainage lines connecting with other horizontal drainage line shall enter through ___, combination wye and one-eight bend branches or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.
45 degree wye branches
90 degree wye branches
Vertical drainage lines connecting with horizontal drainage lines shall enter through ___ or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.
90 degree branches
45 degree branches
Sixty (60) degree branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a ___.
true vertical position
true horizontal position
Each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided with a cleanout at its upper terminal and each run of piping which is more than ___ meters in total developed length shall be provided with a cleanout and at every ___ meter length or a fraction
15 meters
20 meters
Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than ___ meter in length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals.
I. 5 meters
3 meters
Cleanouts may be omitted on short horizontal drainage pipe installed at a slope of __ degrees or less from the vertical line (or an angle 1/5 bend)
seventy two (72) degrees
fourty-five (45) degrees
An additional cleanout shall be provided on a horizontal line with an aggregate offset angle of direction exceeding ___
135 degrees
90 degrees
Each cleanout shall be installed so it opens in the direction of flow to allow cleaning of the soil or waste line or at right angles thereto and, except in the case of wye branch and end-of-line cleanouts, shall be installed ___
horizontally above the flow line of the pipe
vertically above the flow line of the pipe
Each cleanout extension shall be considered as drainage piping and each ___ degrees deanout extension shall be extended from a wye type fitting or other approved fitting of equivalent sweep.
90 degrees
45 degrees
Each cleanout for an interceptor shall be ___ of such interceptor.
outside
inside
Each cleanout, unless installed under an approved ___, shall be above grade, readily accessible. and so located to serve the purpose it is intended.
cover plate
open plate
Each cleanout in piping S 1 mm or less in size shall be installed so that there is a clearance of not less than ___ mm in front of the clcanout.
305 mm
280 mm
Cleanouts in piping larger than 51 mm shall have a clearance of not less than ___ m in front of the cleanout
0.45 meter
.30 meter
Clcanouts in underfloor piping shall be extended to or above the finished floor or shall be ___ the building when there is less than 0.45 meter vertical and 0.75 meter horizontal clearance from the means of access to such cleanout.
extended outside
extended inside
No underfloor cleanout in any residential occupancy shall be located more than
___ meters from an access door, trap door or crawl hole.
6.1 meters
7 meters
Cleanout fittings shll be ___ in size than those given in Table 7·6.
not less
more than
___ shall be provided for pressure drainage systems.
ventilation
Cleanouts
____ shall be installed where raised heads may cause hazard to passing personnel or vehicles
Countersunk cleanout plugs
humps
When a hubless blind plug is used for a required cleanout, the complete coupling and plug shall be accessible for ___
removal or replacement
maintenance
Horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform slope of not less than ___ towards the point of disposal
2% or 20 mm
1% or 10 mm
when slope of 2 percent or any such pipe or piping 102 mm or larger in diameter may have a slope of not less than ___ when first approved by the Administrative Authority.
one 1 percent or 10 mm/m
two 2 percent or 20 mm/m
Where practicable, all plumbing fixtures shall be drained into the public sewer or private sewage disposal system by ___
gravity
pressurise
Drainage piping serving fixtures which have flood level rims located below the elevation of the nearby upstream manhole invert of the public sewer serving such drainage piping shall be protected from backflow of sewage by installing an approved-type ___
backwater valve.
cleanout
The minimum size of any pump discharge or any discharge pipe from a sump having a water closet oonnected thereto shall not be less than ___ diameter
50.8 mm
76mm
The vertical discharge line from such ejector, pump or other mechanical device to a horizontal drainline shall be provided with an accessible ___ close to the connection with the horizontal line.
backwater or swing check valve and gate valve
cleanout
The gate valve shall be located at the discharge side of the
backwater or check valve.
water tank
All such sumps and receiving tanks shall be automatically discharged and, when rated as "___" occupancy
private use
public use
The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than ____ the drain to which it is connected
32 mm nor less in size than one·half 1/2 he diameter of the drain
75 mm nor less in size than one·half 1/2 he diameter of the drain
note
noted
No water operated ejectors shall be___
permitted.
maintained an air pressure
Fixture outlets shall not be connected to the horizontal excreta drainage piping system within ____ of any vertical to horizontal change of direction of a stack containing suds-producing fixtures.
2.4 meter
4.4 meter
Bathtubs, laundries, washing machine standpipes, kitchen sinks and dishwashers shall be considered ____
suds-producing fixtures.
non suds-producing fixtures.
The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than _____ nor less in size than one-half (1/2) the diameter of the drain to which it is connected
32 mm
38 mm
Fixture unit load values for drainage and vent piping shall be computed from Tables 7-2 and 7-3 not
to exceed ____ of the total permitted length of any vent may he installed in a horizontal position. When vents are increased one (1) pipe size for their entire length,
one third (1/3)
one third (2/3)
