Maine Journeyman Plumbing Exam Questions with Complete
Solutions Graded A+
A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects
A) Continuous vent
B) Yoke Vent
C) Up Vent
D) Standard Vent
Continuous vent
a specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting of
one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe
adequately sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain
A) Combination Waste and Vent system
B) Drain air system
C) Oversized drain
D) Flat Drain
Combination Waste and vent system
Where parallel vertical stacks are installed, the connection for the soil stacks shall be
via:
A) Backflow tee
B) Typical Wye
C) Drain Tee
D) Yoke Vent
Yoke vent
You are looking at a 16 foot long cylinder that is 4 feet wide. If it is entirely full, how
much water is in the cylinder?
A) 200.96
B)256
C) 300
200.96
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,Volume is (Pie X R^2)xHeight
(3.14x2^2) X 16 =200.96
The Volume of the cylinder is 200.96 cubic feet, many gallons of water is that?
A) 1503
B) 1600
C) 1000
D) 1263.72
7.48 gallons per cubic foot
(200.96 X 7.48) = 1503.2 gallons
Developed Length
The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
Vertical pipe
any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical position or which forms an angle of not more
than 45 degrees with the vertical line
potable water
water that is safe to drink, use in culinary and domestic purposes
a stack is
a vertical pipe
branch
Horizontal pipe
parts of a trap
Yoke vent
A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of
preventing pressure changes in the stack
PEX Pipe
Polyethylene cross link
Wet Vent
A vent which also serves as a drain
invert
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, When Plumbing code conflicts with mechanical code, which shall prevail?
Plumbing code
It is the duty of whom to notify the AHJ of work ready for inspection?
The person doing the work
What is AHJ?
Authority Having Jurisdiction
How much notice must you give the AHJ prior to inspection?
24 Hours
hot water for public use lavatories shall be limited to what temp:
A) 105
B) 120
C)115
D)110
120 F
Is the plumbing code minimum or maximum standards?
Minimum requirements and standards
What is considered a bathroom?
A room with a shower or bathtub
that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and
conveys it to the building sewer
A) Building subdrain
B)soil stack
C)Building Sewer
D)Building drain
Building drain
The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit.
Trap Primer
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Solutions Graded A+
A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects
A) Continuous vent
B) Yoke Vent
C) Up Vent
D) Standard Vent
Continuous vent
a specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting of
one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe
adequately sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain
A) Combination Waste and Vent system
B) Drain air system
C) Oversized drain
D) Flat Drain
Combination Waste and vent system
Where parallel vertical stacks are installed, the connection for the soil stacks shall be
via:
A) Backflow tee
B) Typical Wye
C) Drain Tee
D) Yoke Vent
Yoke vent
You are looking at a 16 foot long cylinder that is 4 feet wide. If it is entirely full, how
much water is in the cylinder?
A) 200.96
B)256
C) 300
200.96
Page 1 of 22
,Volume is (Pie X R^2)xHeight
(3.14x2^2) X 16 =200.96
The Volume of the cylinder is 200.96 cubic feet, many gallons of water is that?
A) 1503
B) 1600
C) 1000
D) 1263.72
7.48 gallons per cubic foot
(200.96 X 7.48) = 1503.2 gallons
Developed Length
The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
Vertical pipe
any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical position or which forms an angle of not more
than 45 degrees with the vertical line
potable water
water that is safe to drink, use in culinary and domestic purposes
a stack is
a vertical pipe
branch
Horizontal pipe
parts of a trap
Yoke vent
A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of
preventing pressure changes in the stack
PEX Pipe
Polyethylene cross link
Wet Vent
A vent which also serves as a drain
invert
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, When Plumbing code conflicts with mechanical code, which shall prevail?
Plumbing code
It is the duty of whom to notify the AHJ of work ready for inspection?
The person doing the work
What is AHJ?
Authority Having Jurisdiction
How much notice must you give the AHJ prior to inspection?
24 Hours
hot water for public use lavatories shall be limited to what temp:
A) 105
B) 120
C)115
D)110
120 F
Is the plumbing code minimum or maximum standards?
Minimum requirements and standards
What is considered a bathroom?
A room with a shower or bathtub
that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and
conveys it to the building sewer
A) Building subdrain
B)soil stack
C)Building Sewer
D)Building drain
Building drain
The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit.
Trap Primer
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