Chapter 2 Uniform Plumbing Code

Front 1

A room equipped with a shower or bathtub is a ________________.

Back 1

Bathroom

Front 2

Fixture connections that require the removal of an access panel for servicing are considered ________________.

Back 2

Accessible

Front 3

That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to a point 2 feet outside the building wall is a _______________________.

Back 3

Building Drain

Front 4

A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which its connects is a __________________________.

Back 4

Continuous Vent

Front 5

A horizontal drain that is sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain is called a __________________________.

Back 5

Combination waste and vent system

Front 6

The length along the centerline of the pipe and fittings is the ___________________.

Back 6

Developed Length

Front 7

A device integrated within an air accumulator vessel that is designed to discharge a predetermined quantity of water to fixtures for flushing purposes is a (an) ___________________.

Back 7

Flushometer Tank

Front 8

The combination of fittings that may be used to make an offset and is considered a vertical pipe are ___________________________.

Back 8

1 - 45 degree and 1- 60 degree

Front 9

Water that is safe for people to drink is referred to by this code as ______________________________.

Back 9

Potable Water

Front 10

By code definition, a stack is always _____________________.

Back 10

Vertical

Front 11

A vent that also serves as a drain is a (an) ______________________.

Back 11

Wet Vent

Front 12

A pipe that makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical is considered _________________________.

Back 12

Vertical

Front 13

The vertical depth of a trap seal is measured from ___________________.

Back 13

The crown weir to the top of the dip of the trap.

Front 14

A mixing valve that senses outlet temperature and compensates for the fluctuations in the incoming hot or cold water temperature is a ________________________.

Back 14

Thermostatic (temperature control) valve

Front 15

The restroom facilities in a private day care center are classified as public use. T/F

Back 15

True

Front 16

The discharge from clinical sinks and conveyed to the building drain is defined as a waste pipe. T/F

Back 16

False

Front 17

A combination building sewer is (a) _________________.

Back 17

Building sewer that conveys both sewage and storm water.

Front 18

PEX is the definition for ______________________

Back 18

Cross-linked Polyethylene

Front 19

The lowest portion of the inside of a horizontal pipe is called the ________________________.

Back 19

Invert

Front 20

The part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system that begins _____ feet downstream from the last mobile home site and conveys it to a public sewer is called a mobile home park sewer.

Back 20

2

Front 21

A device and system of piping that maintains a water seal in a remote trap is called a trap primer. T/F

Back 21

True

Front 22

Static pressure is a pressure existing without any flow. T/F

Back 22

True

Front 23

An unconfined space is a room or space having a volume equal to at least ____ of the aggregate input rating of all the fuel-burning appliances in that space.

Back 23

50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu/hr

Front 24

A permanently installed mechanical device, other than an ejector, for removing sewage or liquid wastes from a sump is called a sewage pump. T/F

Back 24

True

Front 25

A standard that is an extensive compilation of provisions covering broad subject matter is the definition for ____________________.

Back 25

Code

Front 26

The principle artery of the venting system to which branches may be connected is called the _____________________.

Back 26

Main Vent

Front 27

A joint obtained by the joining of metal parts with metallic mixtures or alloys that melt at a temperature up to and including 840° F is a __________________________.

Back 27

Soldered Joint

Front 28

The organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard is the _________________________.

Back 28

Authority Having Jurisdiction

Front 29

That portion of a drainage system that does mot drain by gravity into the building sewer is known as a _______________________.

Back 29

Building Subdrain

Front 30

A pipe inside a building that conveys storm water from the roof to a storm drain is called a (an) ___________________________.

Back 30

Conductor

Front 31

An outlet on a boiler to a permit emptying or discharging of sediment is called a (an) ___________________________.

Back 31

Boiler Blowoff

Front 32

A pressure surge-absorbing device operating through the compressibility of air is called a (an) _____________________.

Back 32

Air Chamber

Front 33

A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow is a __________________.

Back 33

Backwater Valve

Front 34

Any pressure less than that exerted by atmosphere is a (an) _______________________.

Back 34

Vacuum

Front 35

A document, the main text of which contains only the mandatory provisions using the word "shall" to indicate requirements, is best described as a ___________________.

Back 35

Standard

Front 36

Unsanitary and insanitary share the same meaning. T/F

Back 36

True

Front 37

When a backflow prevention device does not bear a critical level marking, the part of the device that shall constitute the critical level is the ______________________.

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