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Texas State Plumbing Inspectors ExamStudy Questions (Oscar)
Fixture connections which may be served through access panels are considered -
ANS-Accessible
The part of the lowest piping of a drainage system, which recieves the discharge from
the 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 - ANS-Building drain
A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects is a -
ANS-Continuous vent
A vent which also serves as a drain is a - ANS-Wet vent
A strack is always - ANS-Vertical
A pipe which makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical is
considered - ANS-Horizontal
The vertical depth of a trap seal is measured from - ANS-The weir and the top of the dip
of the trap
The principal artery of the venting system to which branches may be connected is called
- ANS-Main vent
A pressure surge absorbing device operating through the compressibility of air is called
- ANS-Hammer arrestor
A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow is a - ANS-Backwater
valve
Any pressure less than that exerted by atmosphere is - ANS-A vacuum
A plugged fitting located at the base of all soil stacks is called - ANS-Stack cleanout
A vertical line of piping that extends one or more floors and recieved the discharge of
water closets and other fixtures is known as - ANS-Soil stack
, A pipe which contains waste that is free from fecal matter is - ANS-Waste
The piping that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys discharge to the
public sewer system is - ANS-Building sewer
A branch can be in any part of the plumbing system except - ANS-Riser
An area drain is - ANS-A catch basin
Which item is not part of a plumbing system - ANS-Sprinkler systems
Which of the following may give approval for a plumber to cover their installation -
ANS-Authority having jurisdiction
A lavatory drain that is connected into the vent of the water closet is referred to as -
ANS-Wet vent
A pipe that supplies potable water to any building or part of the lot is known as a -
ANS-Building supply
The drain line between the trap and the vent is called - ANS-Trap arm
Without any movement of the water the pressure measured with a gauge would be
referred to as - ANS-Static pressure
Vent pipes - ANS-Stop back siphonage of traps
On a drain line, 1/4 in to the foot is known as - ANS-Fall. grade or slope
Trenches installed parallel to footings shall not extend below the _________ bearing
plane of the footing or wall - ANS-45 degree
Loose earth free from rocks, broken concrete and frozen chunks shall be placed in the
trench in _________ layers and tamped in place until the crown of the pipe is covered
by ___________ of tamped earth - ANS-6in-12in
The limitations for opening size in strainer plates of _________ for the floor and shower
drains as well as receptor strainers provides rodent protection - ANS-1/2 in
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