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Worksheets6035 Hot Water | LO5
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
SCENARIO: A run of pipe has been isolated but water is still flowing from the outlet. What problem could be causing this situation?
Unbalanced pressure
Faulty valves
Water hammer
Faulty thermostat
From the following, which would not be inspected for noises made from pipe expansions?
Clips or brackets
Notches
Limescale levels
Insulation
At what velocity can the flow of water become audible?
1m/s
2m/s
3m/s
4m/s
In order to comply with BS6700, what can be done to the system to reduce the velocity of water?
Increase the pipe diameter
Reduce the pipe diameter
Install an expansion vessel
Install a pressure reducing valve
In the case of a single feed cylinder needing to be replaced, which alternative cylinder can be installed instead?
Unvented cylinder
Indirect cylinder
Multi-coil cylinder
Direct cylinder
If there is no hot water from a basin tap on a indirect pumped system, what would be the fault from the following?
Cylinder thermostat failure
Loss of air bubble
Failure of heat exchange coil
Unbalanced pressure
On an indirect cylinder, the customer would not notice the back-up heat source is faulty until it is required. What is the back-up heat source on an indirect cylinder?
Solid fuel boiler
F&E cistern
Immersion heater
Expansion vessel
An indicator that there is a fault from the heat exchange coil would be?
Discolouration of cold water
No hot water from the outlets
MCB continuously tripping
Discoloration of hot water
If the cylinder thermostat is faulty, what temperature would the boiler thermostat shut off the system?
60-65°C
70-75°
80-85°
None, the boiler would not shut off the system
Which British Standards states that the hot pipe should be above the cold pipework, and that if there is any possibility of heat transfer the pipe should be insulated?
BS6700
BS8000
BS1212
BS EN 104 85
Air locks are common situations where the are slight rises in _____________
Horizontal pipework
Vertical pipework
If hard water is heated above _____, it begins to form limescale.
47°C
43°C
65°C
100°C
A base exchange unit can be commonly known as?
Immersion heaters
Expansion vessels
Water softeners
Primatic cylinders
The only true way of totally preventing limescale is to install?
Polyphosphates
Magnetic scale inhibitor
Electrical scale inhibitor
Galvanic cell scale inhibitor
Water softener
Statement: The Electrical scale inhibitors produce a low level radio wave, not a minor electrical current.
True
False
Statement: The only means of filtering the water is through plumbed-in components throughout the plumbing system.
True
False
