MASTER PLUMBER SAMPLE QUESTIONS 16. How does a safety mechanisms of a hot water system work?

Automatically

1. The effective thread of a ¾” diameter screwed steel pipe is? 17. Plumbing pipe color coded in Aqua blue stripe or band is
1 ¼” long identified as
Potable Water
2. Screwed steel pipe 2 ½” diameter should have this number of
threads for effective jointing. 18. Stainless steel plumbing fixture are manufactured based on the
8 standard set by?
U.L
3. What is the minimum size of water supply inlet (blue pipe) for urinal
stall? 19. The best solder for brazing/soldering joints is?
¾” 50-50 tin alloy

4. The most common and widely used gate valve. 20. Recommended for breaking up remains of stoppages by straight
Split Wedge auger is?
Retrieving Auger
The straight auger is the standard tool for drain cleaning.

Straight auger

Retrieving auger

5. A common heat source for indirect water heater.

Electricity

6. Waste in plumbing drainage is prohibited waste when you

discharge
Toxic waste

7. What is minimum size of water supply inlet for the kitchen sink?
½”
21. Recommended for clearing back to back mounted fixtures like
8. The simplest and cheapest bonnet design of valve is? lavatories or sinks where cable needs to be led into down the pipe?
Welded Crop Head Auger

22. Gasses found in the Septic Tank?

Methane gas (CH4), Ammonia (NH3), Carbon monoxide (CO)

23. What is the setting height from the floor for a water supply inlet of
a flush tank water closet?
16”

24. A male thread fitting with square head used for dousing another
female fitting is called?
Nipple – connect other fittings
9. What is the setting height from the floor for a wall hung lavatory
water supply inlet? 25. A recommended hot water supply to a hotel lavatory.
24” (2 ft) 4 GPH

10. How much is the plumbing permit fee for one lavatory in excess 26. Copper pipes are sized 1/16 bigger than their inside diameter.
of the one unit minimum required?
NBC P6.00 27. To boost the water pressure of hot water use
Circulating Tank Pump
11. The effective length of a 3” diameter steel pipe?
1 5/8” long Hot water recirculation pumps are a convenient way to ensure that
you have immediate hot water from the tap. These systems
12. What is the minimum size of water supply inlet for a shower stall? slowly pump hot water through your hot water pipes and back to the
½” water heater through either a dedicated line or through the cold water
line.
13. What do you call this valve installed at the solution line of a pump
to prevent the loss of prime of the pump? 28. Recommended for clearing pipe line blocked heavily with roots?
Check Valve Saw Tooth Cutter

14. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes used for drain waste (DWV) are 29. Which type of wrench is used to assemble hubless joint?
manufactured based on the standard set by this organization? Chain wrench
ANSI
30. When silt and dirt is removed from water, the process is called?
15. Water for domestic use comes from these sources: Filtration
Ground water, Rain water, Surface water

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Although similar to water filtration, water purification focuses more on Engine Oil
removing all impurities from the water. The impurities focused on in
water purification are those that relate to the overall safety of the 45. Iron in the form of ferrous bicarbonate can be removed from water
water such as biological contaminants, viruses, chemicals and other by means of?
unseen materials. *Aeration

31. Pipe tool with floating hook jaw, non-stick adjustment nut and 46. When should pipe be reamed to remove burrs?
replaceable hook and jaw? After cutting
Straight Pipe Wrench
47. Water is many times heavier than air?
32. Recommended hot water supply to a therapeutic bath? 830 times
50GPH
48. What should be done before working with lead that is wet?
33. What is the setting distance from the floor for a bidet waste drain Wipe it
outlet?
16” 49. How many lavatories shall be installed in a school with 240 male
students? *48 students/lav
34. Electric water heaters are, manufactured based on the standard 5
set by this organization?
U.L. 50. What water is a portion of rainwater which percolates (infiltrates)
into the earth to form underground deposit?
35. What is the minimum pressure outlet to operate a flush valve in Ground Water
water closet and urinal?
15 psi 51. What is the minimum retention period of waste water in a septic
tank which will settle and stabilize solids suspended in solids?
36. The appropriate type of material for vent pipes in an acid waste 24 hours
system is?
DWV Copper 52. What is the size of the downspout if the rainfall intensity is 100mm
(4”) if the roof deck is 425 square meters? * review the computation
100mm diameter

53. Which of these stages is not among the cycle of water?

Saturation. (Precipitation, evaporation, condensation)

54. What is the name of the process in which steel and wrought iron
pipe rust?
Tuberculation

37. Where do surface water for domestic use being collected?

Mountains

38. What is the least method to lay a PB or PE tube on trenches?

On steel sleeves

39. What really seals a caulked joint

Oakum

40. What fitting is needed in a clean-out if the pipe is 6 inches

diameter?
Elbow
55. What system uses an assembly of mechanical device which raise
Pipe Cap. Pipe caps act as protective device and are designed to water using compressed air as delivery method?
protect pipe ends of various shapes (Pneumatic) air pressure system

41. PE plastic tubing is a material used for water service connection? 56. What is the horizontal rainwater pipe with 2% slope if the max
PE stands for? rainfall is 150mm on a 200 sq. m slab?
Polyethylene 300

42. What produces when magnesium salt (MgCl) is present in water? 59. Which of these maintenance procedures maybe performed on a
Total hardness pump while it is running?
Tightening the packing nut
43. What should be used in supporting suspended horizontal single run
plumbing pipe? 60. What is the distance between the faucet outlet and the flood rim
Clevis Hanger of the basin into which it discharges?
Air Gap

61. Where is the rainwater for domestic use collected?

Roofs

62. A flush valve urinal wall hung type should have a minimum water
supply size?
¾ inch

63. What pressure loss is caused by water flowing thru the pipe hub
44. What kind of lubricant is used during operation for threading and spigot type?
machine? Friction loss

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64. Which of these joints is adoptable to assemble cast iron pipe hub
and spigot type? 87.
Screwed joint/compression joint
89. How does the safety feature of a service hot water system work?
65. What is the device or fitting used to provide a liquid seal to keep Automatically
sewer gasses out?
Trap seal 90. How many female factory workers are suited to 4 water closets?
400
66. How can acidity of water be neutralized?
Green and filtration 91. Plumbing fixtures classified as Class 3 are intended for?
Office Building
67. Which of this pipe is measured on the outside diameter?
Concrete Pipe 92.

68. What is the size of the gutter 2% slope if the maximum rainfall is 93. What is the minimum horizontal clear distance of water well supply
150mm on 13 sq. m?_______ to building sewer as per UPC?
5feet/1.50m
69. The removal of silts, dirt and other objectionable minerals in water
is called? 94. An automatic safety device of a hot water supply is always
Filtration provided in order to eliminate overheating?

70. One of first steps in the selection of a suitable water supply store 95. What is is the cause of objectionable taste and odor of water?
is? Algae
Water potability
96. How do you measure the rainfall intensity?
71. What is the test used in determining if a newly installed water Inches/hour
system is leak free?
Leak Test 97. What is the meaning of u placed before PVC pipe a material used
for a water system?
72. What is the partner of the gate valve in the G.I pipe system of Unplasticized
installation?
Check Valve 98. What do you call the vertical distance of a column of water from
the pump discharge?
73. What is the recommended size of service pipe approved by MWSS Pressure Head
for a two-storey residence?
1” or 25mm 99. Rain water for domestic use is collected from roofs.

74. What is the minimum size of water supply for water closet flush 100. Seepage is defined as?
valve type? Sewage terminal, receiving both liquid and solid waste
1 inch
101. A vertical vent that is continuation of the drain to which it
75. How can sulphur in the form of hydrogen sulphates be removed connects is a?
from water? Continuous Vent
Evaporation
102. A piping system designed to control and conveys excess ground
76. What is joining compound is used to assemble polyvinyl chloride water to a suitable location?
pipe and fitting together? STORM PIPING DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Solvent Cement

77. What is the common pipe material used in house water system?
G.I Pipe
xcxxc
78. What is the required when cast iron pipe and fittings of different
size are to be joined or connected?
An Increaser or reducer

79. What is the size of gutter 2% slope if the maximum rainfall is 75mm
on 11 sq. m slab?
150mm

80.

83. What is the standard size of clean-out for 4” pipe?

4” diameter

84. What is the number of thread of 1” diam to 2” diam for effective

joints?
11 ½”

85. Water collected from spring and well as source of water for
domestic water supply is called?
Surface Water

86. What is meant by PE plastic tube material used for service

connection?
Polyethylene
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