MASTER PLUMBER: (HISTORY AND
TERMS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
plumbing - Answer Defined as the art and science of installing pipes, fixtures and other
apparatus to convey and supply water in buildings and to dispose and discharge waste water
and other liquids, gases and other substances out of buildings in a safe, orderly, healthy and
sanitary way to ensure the health and sanitation of life and property.
Greco-Roman civilization - Answer The concept and importance of plumbing however,
became more defined and appreciated only during the
primitive water supply and waste disposal methods - Answer crude devices that were
considered as the forerunners of modern day plumbing
Plumber - Answer is a title given to a person who is skilled in the field of sanitation
Plumbarius - Answer Plumber was derived from the ancient Roman word and refers to an
individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome
Plumbum - Answer Plumber was taken from the Latin word and it meant lead.
Lead - Answer A metal used as plumbing material by the Romans, preferred for its twin
properties of malleability and resistant to acid.
Renaissance period - Answer Europe was plagued with epidemics decimating almost a
quarter of the population that interest in sanitation, i.e. plumbing was again revived.
17th century - Answer English parliament passed the first plumbing apprentice law. France
followed suit in 18th century when it embarked in the building of water service facilities.
Plumbing System - Answer includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all
plumbing fixtures and traps; all sanitary and storm drainage systems; vent pipes, roof drains,
leaders and downspouts; and all building drains and sewers, including their respective joints
and connections; devices, receptacles, and appurtenances within the property; water lines in
the premises; potable, tap, hot and chilled water piping; potable water treating or using
equipment; fuel gas piping; water heaters and vents for same.
Plumbing System - Answer consists of a supply pipe leading to a fixture and a drainpipe
taking the used water away from this fixture
,1. The water supply and water distribution system
2. The plumbing fixtures and vent system
3. The drainage system/ Sanitary system - Answer The plumbing system constitutes the
following:
plumber - Answer one who works or engages in the business of installing in buildings the
pipes fixtures and other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and
waterborne wastes
Apprentice plumber - Answer a beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as
helper to a journeyman
Journeyman plumber - Answer has served his apprenticeship and is competent to perform
the tasks of installing and repairing plumbing.
Master plumber - Answer a person technically and legally qualified and licensed to practice
the profession of master plumbing without limitations in accordance with Republic Act 1378,
having passed the examinations conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC),
has received a certificate of registration from the board of master plumbing and possesses the
current license to practice
Plumbing Unit - Answer minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharges
wastes into a plumbing installation
1 water meter
1 water closet
1 lavatory
1 shower head and drain for a bathtub or shower stall
1 kitchen sink
1 laundry tray
3 floor drains
4 faucets or hose bibb
13 Total Plumbing Fixtures - Answer Plumbing unit includes:
17th century - Answer birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines
Intramuros - Answer WALLED CITY established by the Spaniards as a model community
, Friar Engineers - Answer built the government buildings, residential and other structures.
Incorporated European standards in their plumbing installations
18th and 19th centuries - Answer Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining,
repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in all "pueblos" or towns including churches,
convents and government buildings
Ilustrados - Answer recognized plumbers then were called upon by them or the elite group
to act as consultants of plumber journeymen on matters pertaining to plumbing installations in
villas and mansions.
cholera, leprosy - Answer PLUMBING took a great leap at the turn of the 20th century with
the arrival of the American soldiers, engineers, Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists,
health and hygiene became priority when epidemics including
Schistosomiasis and other contagious diseases - Answer engulfed the Philippines. Alarmed,
Governor General Harrison issued a letter of instruction on proper waste disposal in all
municipalities
Plumbing trade - Answer was duly recognized by the government in 1902 and the City of
Manila was the model community
Master Plumber John F. Hass - Answer became the first Chief of the Division of Plumbing
Construction and Inspection
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) - Answer In 1935,
Francisco Geronimo, Mariano de Ocampo, lgmidio Suarez, Eusebio Mina. Jose Rivera,
Raymundo Reyes, Sr., Roberto Feliciano, Gregorio Lazaro, Raymundo Gumapac, John Jones,
Trinitario Ortiz, Valentin Casupanan, Catalino Casupanan. Crispin Francisco, Teodoro Pastor,
Cornelio Odvina and Jesus Tangbal Dera organized ______ and had it registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Department of Public Services - Answer Initiated by NAMPAP, the ___ of the City of Manila
was created by an Act of Congress.
City Ordinance 2411 - Answer "the Plumbing Code for the City of Manila" was enacted in
consultation with NAMPAP.
NAMPAP - Answer spearheaded the enactment of a law regulating the practice of master
plumbing in the Philippines.
TERMS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
plumbing - Answer Defined as the art and science of installing pipes, fixtures and other
apparatus to convey and supply water in buildings and to dispose and discharge waste water
and other liquids, gases and other substances out of buildings in a safe, orderly, healthy and
sanitary way to ensure the health and sanitation of life and property.
Greco-Roman civilization - Answer The concept and importance of plumbing however,
became more defined and appreciated only during the
primitive water supply and waste disposal methods - Answer crude devices that were
considered as the forerunners of modern day plumbing
Plumber - Answer is a title given to a person who is skilled in the field of sanitation
Plumbarius - Answer Plumber was derived from the ancient Roman word and refers to an
individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome
Plumbum - Answer Plumber was taken from the Latin word and it meant lead.
Lead - Answer A metal used as plumbing material by the Romans, preferred for its twin
properties of malleability and resistant to acid.
Renaissance period - Answer Europe was plagued with epidemics decimating almost a
quarter of the population that interest in sanitation, i.e. plumbing was again revived.
17th century - Answer English parliament passed the first plumbing apprentice law. France
followed suit in 18th century when it embarked in the building of water service facilities.
Plumbing System - Answer includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all
plumbing fixtures and traps; all sanitary and storm drainage systems; vent pipes, roof drains,
leaders and downspouts; and all building drains and sewers, including their respective joints
and connections; devices, receptacles, and appurtenances within the property; water lines in
the premises; potable, tap, hot and chilled water piping; potable water treating or using
equipment; fuel gas piping; water heaters and vents for same.
Plumbing System - Answer consists of a supply pipe leading to a fixture and a drainpipe
taking the used water away from this fixture
,1. The water supply and water distribution system
2. The plumbing fixtures and vent system
3. The drainage system/ Sanitary system - Answer The plumbing system constitutes the
following:
plumber - Answer one who works or engages in the business of installing in buildings the
pipes fixtures and other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and
waterborne wastes
Apprentice plumber - Answer a beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as
helper to a journeyman
Journeyman plumber - Answer has served his apprenticeship and is competent to perform
the tasks of installing and repairing plumbing.
Master plumber - Answer a person technically and legally qualified and licensed to practice
the profession of master plumbing without limitations in accordance with Republic Act 1378,
having passed the examinations conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC),
has received a certificate of registration from the board of master plumbing and possesses the
current license to practice
Plumbing Unit - Answer minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharges
wastes into a plumbing installation
1 water meter
1 water closet
1 lavatory
1 shower head and drain for a bathtub or shower stall
1 kitchen sink
1 laundry tray
3 floor drains
4 faucets or hose bibb
13 Total Plumbing Fixtures - Answer Plumbing unit includes:
17th century - Answer birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines
Intramuros - Answer WALLED CITY established by the Spaniards as a model community
, Friar Engineers - Answer built the government buildings, residential and other structures.
Incorporated European standards in their plumbing installations
18th and 19th centuries - Answer Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining,
repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in all "pueblos" or towns including churches,
convents and government buildings
Ilustrados - Answer recognized plumbers then were called upon by them or the elite group
to act as consultants of plumber journeymen on matters pertaining to plumbing installations in
villas and mansions.
cholera, leprosy - Answer PLUMBING took a great leap at the turn of the 20th century with
the arrival of the American soldiers, engineers, Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists,
health and hygiene became priority when epidemics including
Schistosomiasis and other contagious diseases - Answer engulfed the Philippines. Alarmed,
Governor General Harrison issued a letter of instruction on proper waste disposal in all
municipalities
Plumbing trade - Answer was duly recognized by the government in 1902 and the City of
Manila was the model community
Master Plumber John F. Hass - Answer became the first Chief of the Division of Plumbing
Construction and Inspection
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) - Answer In 1935,
Francisco Geronimo, Mariano de Ocampo, lgmidio Suarez, Eusebio Mina. Jose Rivera,
Raymundo Reyes, Sr., Roberto Feliciano, Gregorio Lazaro, Raymundo Gumapac, John Jones,
Trinitario Ortiz, Valentin Casupanan, Catalino Casupanan. Crispin Francisco, Teodoro Pastor,
Cornelio Odvina and Jesus Tangbal Dera organized ______ and had it registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Department of Public Services - Answer Initiated by NAMPAP, the ___ of the City of Manila
was created by an Act of Congress.
City Ordinance 2411 - Answer "the Plumbing Code for the City of Manila" was enacted in
consultation with NAMPAP.
NAMPAP - Answer spearheaded the enactment of a law regulating the practice of master
plumbing in the Philippines.
