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6189 Plumbing and Water Systems Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which one of the following temperature ranges should hot water be stored?

a)

30% – 35%

b)

40% – 45%

c)

50% – 55%

d)

60% – 65%

2.

Which one of the following is the minimum size of an open vent pipe from a hot water cylinder?

a)

15 mm

b)

22 mm

c)

28 mm

d)

35 mm

3.

Which one of the following component parts is installed after the incoming stop valve?

a)

Drain off

b)

Air vent

c)

By-pass valve

d)

Water meter

4.

Which one of the following is the maximum depth a water main service should be laid?

a)

750 mm

b)

1000 mm

c)

1350 mm

d)

1650 mm

5.

To ensure correct operation, a single feed indirect cylinder requires which one of the following to be formed?

a)

A heat exchanger

b)

An air bubble

c)

An annulus

d)

A flute

6.

Which one of the following is used by gravity primary pipework to circulate the water?

a)

A circulating pump.

b)

Conduction.

c)

Radiation.

d)

Convection.

7.

Which one of the following is the minimum distance the distribution pipe from the cylinder should be installed horizontally before it connects to the open vent pipe?

a)

450 mm.

b)

750 mm.

c)

1350 mm.

d)

1650 mm.

8.

Installing which one of the following would overcome problems caused by long pipework runs?

a)

A primary circuit.

b)

A heating circuit.

c)

A secondary circuit.

d)

A gravity circuit.

9.

Stratification is most likely to take place in a

a)

cold water storage cistern

b)

feed and expansion cistern

c)

float operated valve

d)

hot water storage cylinder.

10.

A fullway gate valve is installed in the

a)

cold feed pipework

b)

incoming main pipework

c)

hot feed pipework

d)

feed from the F&E cistern.

11.

A single impeller shower pump is installed between the

a)

cold water cistern and the shower valve

b)

hot water cylinder and the shower valve

c)

shower head and the shower valve

d)

shower head and the cold feed.

12.

The minimum vertical height required for a gravity shower to work is

a)

1 meter

b)

2 meters

c)

3 meters

d)

4 meters

13.

Rigid hot water pipework should be tested at 1½ times the system working pressure for

a)

30 minutes

b)

45 minutes

c)

60 minutes

d)

90 minutes

14.

Which one of the following British Standards specifications covers soundness testing?

a)

BS1192

b)

BS5495

c)

BS6600

d)

BS6700

15.

An electric shower is classed as

a)

an instantaneous heater

b)

a storage heater

c)

a multipoint heater

d)

a centralised heater

16.

Which one of the following is the minimum size for gravity primary pipework from a continuous burning appliance?

a)

15 mm

b)

22 mm

c)

28 mm

d)

35 mm

17.

A secondary return incorporates a pump made from

a)

cast iron

b)

brass

c)

bronze

d)

die cast aluminium

18.

A cylinder thermostat is most likely to be located

a)

⅓ down from the top of the cylinder

b)

⅓ up from the bottom of the cylinder

c)

¼ down from the top of the cylinder

d)

¼ up from the bottom of the cylinder

19.

Which one of the following calculations is used to work out the height that the vent from the cylinder should rise above the maximum water level in the cold water storage cistern before it inverts?

a)

150 mm for every meter head plus 40 mm

b)

150 mm for every meter head plus 50 mm

c)

50 mm for every meter head plus 150 mm

d)

40 mm for every meter head plus 150 mm

20.

Which one of the following is the correct position of the feed to the cylinder in a cold water storage cistern?

a)

Below the warning pipe

b)

Below the cold distribution pipe

c)

Above the cold distribution pipe

d)

Above the hot distribution pipe