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Worksheets2018 IPC State Test SSTQ 01
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 3hrs 48mins
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Class
Date
1.
What would be the low side elevation of a sewer drain that has a 1/16" per ft of grade and is 48.08 feet long and starts at an elevation of 96 ft?
a)
1. 97.00 ft
b)
2. 95.75 ft
c)
3. 95.50 ft
d)
4. 95.00 ft
e)
Math
2.
Where plumbing fixtures are installed on a floor with a finished floor elevation below the elevation of a manhole cover of the next upstream manhole in the public sewer, fixtures are protected by a backwater valve. Which of the following is required in a backflow valve?
a)
1. water supply fixtures
b)
2. pressure testing
c)
3. cleanout
d)
4. access
e)
608.15
3.
In a hot water tank, temperature and pressure relief valves, or a combination of thereof, and energy cutoff devices shall have a temperature setting of not more than 210 degrees F and a working pressure of how many PSI?
a)
1. 125
b)
2. 200
c)
3. 150
d)
4. 210
e)
504.5
4.
According to the International Plumbing Code, every dry vent shall rise vertically opto a point not less than 6 inches above the flood level rim of the highest trap with > the exception of
a)
1. interceptors located outdoors.
b)
2. there is not an exception.
c)
3. sports facilities shower.
d)
4. sinks at a fast food restaurant.
e)
905.4 Exception
5.
What is the minimum air gap for sinks, laundry trays, gooseneck back faucets n and other fixtures with an effective opening of 1-1/4 inches?
a)
1. 1 1/2 inches
b)
2. 2 inches
c)
3. 2 1/2 inches
d)
4. 3 3/4 inches
e)
802
6.
According to the International Plumbing Code, a backwater valve is used to ก prevent drainage or waste from backing up into lower fixtures. Where shall the backwater valve be installed?
a)
1. at a lower level fixture.
b)
2. without any access.
c)
3. in connection with a sanitary drainage.
d)
4. in building drains subject to backflow.
e)
202
7.
Using Table 906.1 of the International Plumbing Code, what is the smallest diameter of vent if a vent that is 65 feet long is servicing a 4 inch waste stack?
a)
1. 1 inch
b)
2. 3 inches
c)
3. 2 1/2 inches
d)
4. 2 inches
e)
Table 906.1
8.
Solvent cement not in color shall be applied to all joint surfaces.
a)
1. purple
b)
2. blue
c)
3. orange
d)
4. white
e)
605
9.
What is the maximum length of standpipes above trap weir?
a)
1. 18
b)
2. 24
c)
3. 42
d)
4. 48
e)
802
10.
According to the International Plumbing Code, what is the DFU value for a residential clothes washer?
a)
1. 4 DFUS
b)
2. 3 DFUS
c)
3. 2 DFUS
d)
4. 1 DFUS
e)
Table 709.1
11.
Which of the following is the part of the drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys the discharge to a private or public sewer.
a)
1. cleanout
b)
2. main
c)
3. building sewer
d)
4. branch
e)
202
12.
What is the drainage fixture unit value for an emergency floor drain?
a)
1. 0*
b)
2. 1/2*
c)
3. 1
d)
4. 2
e)
Table 709.1
13.
Sanitary and storm drainage systems installed within the same single family dwelling shall be
a)
1. placed in separate trenches 24 inches apart.
b)
2. placed in trenches on opposite sides of the dwelling.
c)
3. permitted to be laid in same trench as a sewer line.
d)
4. permitted to be laid side by side in one trench.
e)
703.3
14.
According to the International Plumbing Code, when building a sewer system, it which of the following is a prohibited type of joint that must not be used?
a)
1. Drainage slip joints.
b)
2. Saddle-type fittings.
c)
3. Caulking ferrules.
d)
4. O ring joints with approved elastomeric seal.
e)
605.9
15.
Trenches installed parallel to footings shall not extend below the ______ degree bearing plane of the footing or wall
a)
1. 45
b)
2. 50
c)
3. 30
d)
4. 25
e)
307
16.
According to Table 308.5 in the IPC, which type of piping material has a it maximum horizontal spacing for hangers of 12 feet?
a)
1. Lead pipe
b)
2. PEX pipe
c)
3. 1-inch threaded steel pipe
d)
4. Aluminum tubing
e)
Table 308.5
17.
According to the International Plumbing Code, Table 906.1, provided that the diameter of a soil stack is 4-inches and the developed length of the vent is 65, what is the diameter of the vent?
a)
1. 1 1/4 inches
b)
2. 1 1/2 inches
c)
3. 2 inches
d)
4. 2 1/2 inches
e)
Table 906.1
18.
Discharge piping shall include which of the following.
a)
1. none of these
b)
2. full flow check valve only
c)
3. gate valve and full flow check valve
d)
4. gate valve only
e)
712.2
19.
Refer to Figures 3003apl and 3004pl. Assume the floor is slb-on-grade. If a lavatory trap arm near B6 is the MINIMUM allowable diameter, the MAXIMUM allowable developed length between the trap weir and the common vent is
a)
1. 2 feet 6 inches.
b)
2. 3 feet.
c)
3. 3 feet 6 inches.
d)
4. 5 feet.
e)
TABLE 909.1
20.
What is the minimum dimension of a scupper?
a)
1. 4 inches
b)
2. 6 inches
c)
3. 2 inches
d)
4. 3 inches
e)
1108.3
21.
What is the DFU for a bathroom group.
a)
1. 5
b)
2. 1
c)
3. 4
d)
4. 3
e)
Table 709.1
22.
Pumps or ejectors that receive the discharge of water closets shall be capable of handling spherical solids with a diameter of up to and including ___ in.
a)
1. 2
b)
2. 1
c)
3. 4
d)
4. 7
e)
712
23.
Building sewers shall be provided with cleanouts located not more than __ feet.
a)
1. 200
b)
2. 150
c)
3. 100
d)
4. 300
e)
708
24.
Which of the following is a measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures.
a)
1. Fixtures Drained through Waste (FDW)
b)
2. Waste through Drainage (WD)
c)
3. Drainage Fixture Unit (DFU)
d)
4. Drainage Waste Unit (DWU)
e)
202
25.
New potable water systems shall be purged of deleterious matter and disinfected prior to utilization. The health authority shall apply the procedure described in Section 610 of the IPC. This method shall be repeated
a)
1. the cycle shall be applied only one time, never repeated.
b)
2. until 24 hours is completed.
c)
3. until no contamination remains present in the system.
d)
4. until water runs clear at points of the outlet.
e)
610.1(4)
26.
What is the minimum height of a standpipe?
a)
1. 24 inches
b)
2. 18 inches
c)
3. 36 inches
d)
4. 48 inches
e)
802
27.
According to the International Plumbing Code, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe that is 1-1/2 inches in diameter, must be supported at a maximum interval of how many feet between the hangers if vertically mounted?
a)
1. 10 feet intervals
b)
2. 6 feet intervals
c)
3. 5 feet intervals
d)
4. 4 feet intervals
e)
Table 308.5
28.
A check valve and a full open valve, located on the discharge side of the check valve, could be installed in which of the following
a)
1. all of these
b)
2. in the pump
c)
3. ejector discharge piping between the pump
d)
4. ejector and the gravity drainage system
e)
712.2
29.
What is the minimum size vent for a 4-inch branch when the developed length is d 50'?
a)
1. 2 1/2 inches
b)
2. 2 inches
c)
3. 1 inch
d)
4. 3 inches
e)
Table 906.1
30.
If soft unstable materials of poor load-bearing quality are found at the bottom of a trench, stabilization shall be achieved by over excavating then back filling with fine gravel, the trench not less than how many inches
a)
1. two pipe diameters
b)
2. 2
c)
3. 9
d)
4. 12
e)
306
31.
Refer to figure 3002pl below. What is the MINIMUM size of pipe section A?
a)
1. 1/2 inch.
b)
2. 5/8 inch.
c)
3. 3/4 inch.
d)
4. 1 inch.
e)
?
32.
Where smoke is utilized for drainage and vent final test of a plumbing system, it shall be made by filling all traps with water and then introducing into the entire system a pungent, thick smoke produced by one or more smoke machines. When d the smoke appears at stack openings on the roof, the stack openings shall be closed and a pressure equivalent to
a)
1. 5 inch water column
b)
2. 2 inch water column
c)
3. 1 inch water column
d)
4. 10 inch water column
e)
312
33.
Each compartment of a laundry tray shall have a have a waste outlet that is to be at least how many inches in diameter?
a)
1. 1-1/2*
b)
2. 3
c)
3. 3.5
d)
4. 4
e)
418.2
34.
Where devices and equipment, such as sterilizers and relief valves, discharge potable water to the building drainage system, the discharge shall be
a)
1. through an indirect connection to the drainage system by means of an air gap
b)
2. by use of an air gap
c)
3. by neutralizing the equipment and devices prior
d)
4. by processing the equipment and devices through cool water
e)
802.1
35.
What is the minimum clearance from the front of a water closet to a door?
a)
1. 24 inches
b)
2. 18 inches
c)
3. 21 inches
d)
4. 12 inches
e)
405
36.
A combination drain and vent system cannot serve which of the following.
a)
1. floor drain
b)
2. lavatory
c)
3. drinking fountain
d)
4. water closet
e)
915.1
37.
What is the minimum size for an air admittance valve on a 3-inch vent?
a)
1. 2 1/2 inch
b)
2. 2 inches
c)
3. 1 1/2 inch
d)
4. 3 inches
e)
918.6
38.
The purpose of an air admittance valve is to provide a method of allowing air to enter the plumbing drainage system without the use of a vent extended to open air, in order to fulfill that purpose the air admittance valve shall be installed not less than how many inches above insulation?
a)
1. 4
b)
2. 6
c)
3. 5
d)
4. 7
e)
918.4
39.
For a PVC building drain, what color is the solvent cement.
a)
1. purple
b)
2. white
c)
3. blue
d)
4. not purple
e)
605
40.
Plumbing fixtures shall be constructed of approved materials, therefore, sheet lead for pans shall not weigh less than which of the following, and shall be coated with an asphalt paint or other approved coating?
a)
1. 4 1/2 pounds per square foot
b)
2. 4 pounds per square foot
c)
3. 3 pounds per square foot
d)
4. 2 1/2 pounds per square foot
e)
421
41.
Health care plumbing provisions shall be made for facilities such as medical offices, research and testing laboratories, bedpan washers and clinical sinks shallov connect to the drainage and vent system in accordance with which of the following?
a)
1. water closet.
b)
2. clothes dryer.
c)
3. shower.
d)
4. laundry tray.
e)
609.5
42.
Commercial food waste disposers shall be connected and trapped separately from any other fixtures or sink compartments. Commercial food waste disposers shall be connected to a drain not less than inches in diameter.
a)
1. 4
b)
2. 1-1/4*
c)
3. 2-3/4*
d)
4. 1-1/2*
e)
416.3
43.
In locations like repair garages or car washing facilities, oil separators shall be installed into which oil bearing, grease bearing, or flammable liquids shall be discharged before emptying into the building drainage system. Which of the following is a general design requirement for an oil separator?
a)
1. liquids light and heavy will be mixed together
b)
2. have a depth of less than 2 feet
c)
3. have a capacity of less than 6 cubic feet
d)
4. have an outlet opening of not less than an 18-inch water seal
e)
1003
44.
What is the maximum DFU that cannot be discharged into one 4-inch branch interval?
a)
1. 42
b)
2. 10
c)
3. 24
d)
4. 90
e)
TABLE 710.1(2)
45.
When can a short sweep be used on its side?
a)
1. 3 inches or larger
b)
2. 2 inches or larger
c)
3. 1 inch or larger
d)
4. 2 1/2 inch or larger
e)
TABLE 706.3
46.
According to the section on effective use of the International Plumbing Code, the code is implemented for the purpose of which of the following reasons?
a)
1. provide minimum standards.
b)
2. determine the qualifications of a plumber.
c)
3. provide building guidelines for electrical installations.
d)
4. to reduce the number of fines charged to plumbers who are performing incorrect installations.
e)
101
47.
Drainage and vent air tests shall be made by forcing air into the system until there is a uniform gauge pressure of 5 psi. The IPC requires this test pressure be ov held for a period of not less than how many minutes?
a)
1. 5 minutes
b)
2. 15 minutes
c)
3. 60 minutes
d)
4. 120 minutes
e)
312
48.
According to the International Plumbing Code, if a contractor receives a non- emergency verbal stop order notice from a code official, work on any plumbing system shall immediately cease if such notice
a)
1. in writing
b)
2. in progress
c)
3. is not under appeal
d)
4. is not documented by authorizing agent
e)
104
49.
Per Table 906.1 in the International Plumbing Code, provided that a waste stack is 3 inches in diameter and has 45 fixture units being vented and the developed ov length of the vent is 72 feet. What is the diameter of the vent according to the Table?
a)
1. 1 1/2 inches
b)
2. 2 inches
c)
3. 2 1/2 inches
d)
4. 3 inches
e)
Table 906.1
50.
Clothes washers shall discharge through an interceptor that is provided with a Mwire basket that prevents passage into the drainage system of solids ___inch or larger.
a)
1. 3/4*
b)
2. 2
c)
3. 1/2*
d)
4. 1
e)
1003.6
51.
How many water closets are required for females for a night club that has 300 patrons?
a)
1. 4
b)
2. 1
c)
3. 2
d)
4. 3
e)
TABLE 403.1 #1
52.
In public, coin operated laundries and central washing facilities of multiple-family dwellings, the rooms which contain the automatic clothes washing machines shall have a floor drain at least how many inches in diameter?
a)
1. 1 1/2 inches.
b)
2. 5 inches.
c)
3. 4 1/2 inches.
d)
4. 3 inches.
e)
413.4
53.
Hospitals shall ____ installed in such a manner so as to minimize the potential for an interruption of the supply of water in the event of a water main or water service pipe failure.
a)
1. have two water service pipes
b)
2. have a minimum of two building sewer drains
c)
3. have a vacuum breaker installed 4 inches above the flood level rim, and
d)
4. have a water closet connected each clinical sink water supply
e)
609.2
54.
The International Plumbing Code states that ____ shall be provided for cleaning, flushing and resealing the condensate trap and the trap shall discharge through an air gap.
a)
1. a trap
b)
2. vacuum breaker.
c)
3. water supply.
d)
4. indirect connection
e)
609.7
55.
A ___ is defined as a vertical line of soil, waste, vent or inside conductor piping that extends through not fewer than one story.
a)
1. Developed Length
b)
2. Vertical Pipe
c)
3. Branch Interval
d)
4. Stack
e)
202
56.
The IPC governs the materials, design, construction and installation of sanitary drainage systems. Therefore, buildings in which plumbing fixtures are installed they must be connected to which of the following?
a)
1. a public sewer or an approved private sewage
b)
2. a receptor with an approved public sewage disposal system.
c)
3. a building trap with pressure relief valve.
d)
4. a trap or an approved drainage system.
e)
502.2
57.
Standpipes for automatic clothes washers shall be individually trapped, and the standpipe shall extend not less than how many inches above the trap weir?
a)
1. 30inches
b)
2. 22 inches
c)
3. 20 inches
d)
4. 18 inches
e)
802
58.
For building sewers 8 in and larger, manholes shall be provided and located no more than _feet from the junction of the building drain and building sewer.
a)
1. 200
b)
2. 150
c)
3. 250
d)
4. 100
e)
708
59.
A horizontal roof drain is sloped at 1/4 inch per foot. The capacity is 75 gpm. What is the minimum pipe size?
a)
1. 10
b)
2. 5 inches
c)
3. 2 inches
d)
4. 3 inches
e)
TABLE 1106.2
60.
What is the minimum interior area of a shower compartment?
a)
1. 900 square inches
b)
2. 1024 square inches
c)
3. 1286 square inches
d)
4. 960 square inches
e)
421.4
61.
What would be the minimum required diameter of a vent (stack vent or vent stack), if the developed length of the vent is 48 feet, and is serving a 3 inch soil or waste stack drain?
a)
1. 5 inches
b)
2. 2 1/2 inches
c)
3. 2 inches
d)
4. 4 inches
e)
Table 906.1
62.
For trenching, excavation, and back fill, the pipe (including the joints) shall not rest on rock at any point. Where rock is encountered, the rock shall be removed below the installation level of the bottom of the pipe.
a)
1. 3
b)
2. 6
c)
3. 9
d)
4. 12
e)
306
63.
Temperature and pressure relief valves and energy cutoff devices shall bear the label of an approved agency and shall have a temperature setting not more than _degrees F or 150 psi.
a)
1. 210
b)
2. 180
c)
3. 150
d)
4. 200
e)
504.5
64.
Regarding the construction and installation of storm drainage, the size of the drainage pipe shall NOT be reduced in which of the following?
a)
1. at the cleanout.
b)
2. where the backwater valves where provided.
c)
3. in the direction of flow.
d)
4. where the storm water drain branch served.
e)
1101.5
65.
Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and all premises having drainage piping shall be connected to a
a)
1. septic tank
b)
2. private sewer
c)
3. public sewer
d)
4. partial sewer
e)
701.2
66.
What size rectangular gutter is required for a capacity of 100 gpm.
a)
1. 4 inches
b)
2. 4 inches' x 2 1/2 inches
c)
3. 5 inches
d)
4. 1 1/2-inch x 2 1/2 inches
e)
TABLE 1106.3
67.
___ is any pressure less than that exerted by the atmosphere.
a)
1. vacuum
b)
2. atmospheric exertion
c)
3. applied pressure
d)
4. seal
e)
202
68.
What is the minimum size air gap on 1 1/2-inch indirect waste pipe?
a)
1. 4
b)
2. 2 1/2 inch
c)
3. 3 inch
d)
4. 2 inch
e)
608
69.
The junction of the building drain and the building sewer shall be served by a cleanout that is located at the junction or within how many feet of the developed length of piping upstream?
a)
1. 10 feet of the junction
b)
2. 5 feet of the junction
c)
3. 2 feet of the junction
d)
4. 8 feet of the junction
e)
708
70.
To protect metallic piping from direct contact when it penetrates concrete or masonry walls or floors, sheathing is used for the purpose of allowing
a)
1. support
b)
2. movement
c)
3. sealing
d)
4. freezing
e)
305.1
71.
A combination waste and vent system shall not serve fixtures other than floor drains, sinks, lavatories and drinking fountains. Given the combination waste and vent pipe is 3 inches in diameter, what is the maximum number of DFU allowed if the pipe is connected to a building subdrain?
a)
1. 31
b)
2. 26
c)
3. 250
d)
4. 4
e)
915
72.
Flanges shall be secured to the building structure with brass screws or bolts that are
a)
1. coated with hard lead
b)
2. not less than a 2 inches in length
c)
3. plastic
d)
4. noncorrosive
e)
405
73.
New potable water systems shall be purged of deleterious matter and disinfected prior to use. The water/chlorine solution contained not less than 200 parts per million must stand in the system for how long?
a)
1. 3 hours
b)
2. 5 hours
c)
3. 7 hours
d)
4. 8 hours
e)
610.1(2)
74.
If soft materials of poor load-bearing quality are found at the bottom of a trench, stabilization shall be achieved by over excavating a minimum of ____ pipe diameters and backfilling to the installation level of the pipe with fine gravel.
a)
1. 2
b)
2. 6
c)
3. 3
d)
4. 1
e)
306
75.
Horizontal drainage piping shall be installed in uniform alignment at uniform slopes. The slope of a horizontal drainage pipe shall be a maximum of what percentage?
a)
1. 0.05
b)
2. 0.07
c)
3. 0.02
d)
4. 3-1/2%
e)
704.1
76.
According to the International Plumbing Code, standpipes shall be individually trapped and shall extend not less than inches above the trap weir.
a)
1. 25
b)
2. 18
c)
3. 30
d)
4. 40
e)
802
77.
Floors under shower compartments, except where prefabricated receptors have been provided, shall be lined and made water tight. Such liners shall turn up on all sides not less than ___ inches above the finished threshold level.
a)
1. 1
b)
2. 5
c)
3. 4
d)
4. 2
e)
421
78.
Air admittance valves shall be rated in accordance with the standard for the size of the vent to which the valve is connected, therefore if a diameter of the waste stack is 1-1/2 inches, what would be the MIMIMUM diameter vent size (fixture units and vent length are both unknown) for this installation?
a)
1. 2 1/2 inches
b)
2. 2 inches
c)
3. 1 1/2 inches
d)
4. 1 1/4 inches
e)
918.3.1 & 906.2
79.
___ is a drain that does not receive the discharge of any drain or indirect waste pipe, and that protects against damage from accidental spills, fixture overflows and leakage.
a)
1. allowable floor drain
b)
2. emergency floor drain
c)
3. required floor drain
d)
4. desisted floor drain
e)
202
80.
Per the IPC, only the fixtures within the bathroom groups shall connect to the wet vented horizontal branch drain. Any additional fixtures shall discharge downstream of the horizontal wet vent. Therefore, which of the following fixtures cannot drain into the horizontal wet vent?
a)
1. Bathtub
b)
2. Kitchen Sink
c)
3. Shower
d)
4. Water closet
e)
912.1
81.
According to the International Plumbing Code, a wet vent system must not have which of the following fixtures dump into the wet vent portion of the drain system?
a)
1. water closet
b)
2. bathtub
c)
3. Kitchen sink
d)
4. lavatory
e)
912.1
82.
A roof is used for assembly or as a promenade, observation deck, sunbathing deck or similar purposes. How far above the roof shall the vent terminate?
a)
1. 5 feet
b)
2. 9 feet
c)
3. 7 feet
d)
4. 3 feet
e)
903.1
83.
___ is a vertical measurement of distance, 8' or more in developed length between connections of horizontal branches to a drainage stack.
a)
1. branch ventricular
b)
2. branch vent
c)
3. branch interval
d)
4. branch
e)
202
84.
What is the minimum size trap of a commercial food waste grinder?
a)
1. 1 1/2 inch
b)
2. 2 1/2 inches
c)
3. 3 inches
d)
4. 2 inches
e)
416.3
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