PLUMBING RED SEAL QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025\26
Trap arms and fixture drains are to be installed with roughly _____ of an inch downward slope
for every foot of trap arm length - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1/4" per foot less than 3" - 1/8" per
foot 4" and higher
What can put a great deal of stress on your neck, shoulders, back, and legs when lifting heavy
objects? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ not bending at your knees and keeping your back straight
The Propane Storage and Handling Code is ______________. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
B149.2-00
The wires of a thermostat are wired to terminals - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ R,W,G
The ideal location for a circulator pump installed in a hot water heating system is - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ on the supply after the expansion tank
A toilet seat used in a public washroom must be - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ elongated open
front type
The most common physical characteristics used to measure the quality of water are:
temperature, taste, colour, _________ and odour - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ turbidity
When using grooved pipe from one manufacturer, the fittings from another manufacturer may
be used. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
,A settlement loop is installed in water distribution lines that are ______ inches or less -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 2
Which of the following must the base of every soil or waste stack contain - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ cleanout and expansion joint
An oil interceptor would most likely be found in a/an: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ dry cleaning
plant.
A water purveyor has the primary responsibility of: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ providing the
public with a safe and potable water supply.
A one inch water service to a building may have a _____ valve as the shut-off valve for the
building. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ stop-and-drain
An air conditioner that discharges 0.05 L/s of condensate into a floor drain, would equate to
how many fixture units? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 2
After the inspection of a hot water heating system shows that the system pressure is in excess
of the designed operating pressure. Which device will cause this problem? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Water-feed valve.
The state in which matter exists can be influence by these two factors: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ temperature and pressure
If the zone valve drive motor fails to operate the plumber must: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
replace the defective motor.
A 120 Volt hot surface igniter can reach temperatures up to ____F - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
2600
, Which of the following best describes an electric water heater? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ one
with an immersion type element
A trap arm that does not use siphonic action may change direction in a horizontal plane by up to
____ degrees between the fixture and the vent fitting - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 135
The suction pipe from the well to the house should be installed at a/an _______ slope -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ upward
The maximum filling density of any propane container must never exceed ____% of the water
capacity stamped on the container - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 42
1. When installing a private water supply system, a qualified __________ should complete all
wiring terminations - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ electrician
If a wood range is to be converted to a gas range certain adjustments must be made. One major
adjustment is the: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ replacement of manual dampers with barometric
dampers
When an eye is properly formed in a wire rope with the use of a thimble, the eye will have
approximately ______ percent - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 80
A fixture drain of the individual fixture that is not piped through one complete storey is referred
to as a: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ fixture drain.
Fixtures that are not part of a wet vent group may connect to the wet vent branch and the
hydraulic load going into the vent does not have to be included in the wet vent - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ False
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025\26
Trap arms and fixture drains are to be installed with roughly _____ of an inch downward slope
for every foot of trap arm length - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1/4" per foot less than 3" - 1/8" per
foot 4" and higher
What can put a great deal of stress on your neck, shoulders, back, and legs when lifting heavy
objects? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ not bending at your knees and keeping your back straight
The Propane Storage and Handling Code is ______________. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
B149.2-00
The wires of a thermostat are wired to terminals - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ R,W,G
The ideal location for a circulator pump installed in a hot water heating system is - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ on the supply after the expansion tank
A toilet seat used in a public washroom must be - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ elongated open
front type
The most common physical characteristics used to measure the quality of water are:
temperature, taste, colour, _________ and odour - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ turbidity
When using grooved pipe from one manufacturer, the fittings from another manufacturer may
be used. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False
,A settlement loop is installed in water distribution lines that are ______ inches or less -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 2
Which of the following must the base of every soil or waste stack contain - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ cleanout and expansion joint
An oil interceptor would most likely be found in a/an: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ dry cleaning
plant.
A water purveyor has the primary responsibility of: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ providing the
public with a safe and potable water supply.
A one inch water service to a building may have a _____ valve as the shut-off valve for the
building. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ stop-and-drain
An air conditioner that discharges 0.05 L/s of condensate into a floor drain, would equate to
how many fixture units? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 2
After the inspection of a hot water heating system shows that the system pressure is in excess
of the designed operating pressure. Which device will cause this problem? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Water-feed valve.
The state in which matter exists can be influence by these two factors: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ temperature and pressure
If the zone valve drive motor fails to operate the plumber must: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
replace the defective motor.
A 120 Volt hot surface igniter can reach temperatures up to ____F - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
2600
, Which of the following best describes an electric water heater? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ one
with an immersion type element
A trap arm that does not use siphonic action may change direction in a horizontal plane by up to
____ degrees between the fixture and the vent fitting - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 135
The suction pipe from the well to the house should be installed at a/an _______ slope -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ upward
The maximum filling density of any propane container must never exceed ____% of the water
capacity stamped on the container - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 42
1. When installing a private water supply system, a qualified __________ should complete all
wiring terminations - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ electrician
If a wood range is to be converted to a gas range certain adjustments must be made. One major
adjustment is the: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ replacement of manual dampers with barometric
dampers
When an eye is properly formed in a wire rope with the use of a thimble, the eye will have
approximately ______ percent - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 80
A fixture drain of the individual fixture that is not piped through one complete storey is referred
to as a: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ fixture drain.
Fixtures that are not part of a wet vent group may connect to the wet vent branch and the
hydraulic load going into the vent does not have to be included in the wet vent - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ False
