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14 Cards in this Set
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The primary purpose of wet venting is |
Economical use of materials and safety of the fixture traps |
Two reasons |
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A possible disadvantage of wet venting |
Presents blockage problems and result in reduced internal diameter of the piping |
A kitchen sink that has a lot of grease or food particles discharging into a wet vented branch is an example |
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A wet vent starts ______________ of the first or highest connected fixture on a common vertical pipe |
Downstream |
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Do the fixtures involved in a wet venting arrangement need to be located on the same floor level? |
No |
Fixtures must be terminated at the same height. |
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3 requirements to using the simplified method of water line sizing. |
Separate water services, developed length not exceeding 90 metres, minimum static pressure at least 200 kpa |
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Residential instantaneous heaters are designed for |
Low flow rates |
Flow conditions |
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Hot water tanks are sized according to |
The number of building occupants |
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A vacuum breaker on a bottom feed hot water tank replaces |
The small hole drilled in the dip tube |
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3 mandatory valves in a single family dwelling unit |
Main for the house, cold inlet on water heater, shut off for water closet |
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Superheated water expands _______ times when it flashes to steam |
1700 |
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All hot water tanks should be equipped with a suitable |
Temperature relief device |
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Table 2.5.7.1 |
Sizing vents based on size of trap served |
King of venting tables |
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Table 2.5.8.1 |
Maximum hydraulic load in a wet vent. Serving, not serving water closets |
Hydraulic load for wet vents |
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Table 2.5.8.3 |
Sizing branch vents, vent headers, circuit vents, continuous vents |
The big vents. The main boys. |
