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fajardo 5 waste pipe

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Generally, Waste Pipe is smaller in size than the ____

Smaller because of the kind of waste it receives from

the various plumbing fixtures.

a)

soil

pipe.

b)

vent

pipe.

2.

The _____ refers to an installation that receives and conveys discharges from water closet with or without waste coming from other fixtures.

a)

Drainage Pipe

b)

Waste Pipe

3.

The ____ is any pipe in a drainage installation that receives the discharges of any fixture except water closet and conveys the same to the soil branch, soil pipe or

house drain.

a)

Waste Pipe

b)

drainage Pipe

4.

refers to slop sink, lavatory, urinals,

bathtub and the like except water closet.

a)

Fixture

b)

unit

5.

The ____ in a plumbing system functions as air passage or conduit to ventilate the drainage and waste pipe installation.

a)

Vent Pipe

b)

Waste Pipe

6.

solid human waste is discharged by ____ only to either the soil branch,

soil pipe, soil stack or house drain.

a)

water closet

b)

lavatory

7.

_____refers to a horizontal pipe affixed by the word soil. The word soil connotes a pipe receiving discharges from water closet.

a)

Soil Branch

b)

Soil Stack

8.

if this soil branch does not receive discharges from water closet butfrom other fixtures only, it will be classified as ____

a)

Waste

Pipe

b)

Vent pipe

9.

______ is a vertical pipe installation where the soil branches terminate. The pipe is called stack being installed vertically, and the word soil is affixed because it receives human waste from soil branch.

a)

Soil Stack

b)

Soil Branch

10.

When a waste pipe is not directly connected to a soil stack or house drain, it is called ______

a)

Special Waste.

b)

Soil Waste

11.

For vertical to horizontal direction of changes, the

_____ are most appropriate

a)

-Y and 45° fittings

b)

-Y and 90° fittings

12.

The T fitting was designed for vertical run with

lateral branches only. Its use on horizontal installa-

tion will create a tilted or crooked joint connection

called _____

a)

“Premature Waste Line Defects.”

b)

Vertical to horizontal changes

13.
a)

vertical to horizontal changes

b)

premature waste line defect

14.
a)

premature waste line defect

b)

vertical to horizontal changes

15.

is a receptacle of the plumbing system accessible on floor, walls or ceiling. It is equipped with a plug or flush plate so designed as not to impair the aesthetical view of the room.

a)

Cleanout

b)

Vent pipe

16.

It should be sized equal to the diameter of the waste pipe, where it is to be connected. This is to avoid interference in the rodding or cleaning process.

it must be readily accessible to the plumber in case of waste line stoppage.

a)

Cleanout

b)

Ventilation

17.

The ideal position of horizontal waste pipe, were those installed at _____

. Meaning, the pipe was installed with an inclined ratio of 2 centimeters per meter length.

a)

2% slope

b)

1% slope

18.

experiments revealed that the Trap Seal Loss occurs when the grade or slope of the pipe is increased from ____.

a)

2% to 4%

b)

1% to 4%

19.

means the loss or escape of standing water inside thé P-Trap. This is usually caused by siphonage induced by rapid flow of waste inside the pipe.

a)

Trap Seal Loss

b)

Minus Pressure

20.

Trap Seal Loss means the loss or escape of standing water inside thé P-Trap. This is usually caused by siphonage induced by rapid flow of waste inside the pipe.

It is also referred to as ____

a)

Water Seal Escape.

b)

Water trap sealed.

21.

“The ____ diameter shall be adequate enough to serve the installation of fixtures in a general way, but the best way is to fit the diameters of commercial pipe into the fixture pattern in the most efficient manner.”

a)

waste pipe

b)

soil pipe

22.

means to flush or wash out, to remove dirt or grease by flowing through. There are those who believed that by making the drainage pipe larger than what is necessary, will increase ifs service efficiency,

a)

Scouring

b)

water sealed release

23.

Drainage pipe must be of the right size to have a liquid flow of about ____ of the pipe diameter. Meaning, that the flowing water inside the pipe must have a depth equal to 1/2 the pipe diameter.

a)

50%

b)

60%

24.

Water flow inside a larger pipe is relatively shallow. The solid waste does not flow on shallow water but tend to remain at the bottom of the pipe.

This is practically the most common cause of the many _____ of drainage installation.

a)

clogging problems

b)

leaking problems

25.

For instance , if the pipe is 100 mm diameter, the water flow inside the pipe must have a depth of about 50 mm to attain the scouring action.

This is where the 2% slope becomes____

a)

effective.

b)

ineffective.

26.

On the other hand, too small pipeline is subject to overloading of flow.

The tendency is to create ____.

a)

back-pressure, siphonage, and floor flooding

b)

clogging problems

27.

the National Plumbing Code strongly indorsed the use of Fixture Unit Value as waste load in determining the size of the ____

a)

waste pipe

b)

water pipe size

28.

is classified into two types depending upon the kind of fixtures it will serve.

1. Direct Waste and

Z. Indirect Waste

a)

Waste pipe

b)

Soil Pipe

29.

is one with terminal directly connected

to the plumbing system:

a)

Direct Waste

b)

indirect Waste

30.

refers to a connection with terminal not directly connected to the plumbing system.

a)

Indirect Waste

b)

direct waste

31.

waste pipe classified to Soda fountain, Refrigeration

,Bar waste and Drinking fountain

a)

direct waste

b)

indirect waste

32.

waste pipe classified to urinals, bathtub, lavatories, sink, shower ,drinking fountain

laundry,lavoratory and hospital fixture

a)

direct waste

b)

indirect waste

33.

Sink Waste-The minimum size of waste pipe for sink is 38 mm or 114“, but because of the materials suspended in it, the practice is to use ____.

The National Phambing Code provides that: “the waste pipe must be short, direct, free from offsets and provided with ample cleanouts accessible for repair ”

a)

50 mm or 2” pipe

b)

75 mm or 3” pipe

34.

Slop Sink Is tapped either on floor or walls.

Traps on the floor shall be 75 or 100 mm, and ____ for traps installed on walls with a cleanout plug.

a)

50 mm

b)

75 mm

35.

This is only one of the so many reasons why the Standard Plumbing Code Committee, issued limitations on the diameter of waste pipe to serve plumbing fixtures.

Generally, the ____ is required for all types of urinals.

a)

5O mm pipe

b)

75 mm pipe