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What does NFPA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -National Fire Protection Association
NFPA 54 is a safety code? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes
Coverage in this code NFPA 54 shall extend from _______ to ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER
-the point of delivery to the appliance?
The max operating pressure of piping systems covered under this code shall be ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER -125 psig.
ASME stands for _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASTM stands for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -American Society for Testing Materials.
MSS stands for __________. - CORRECT ANSWER -Manufacturing Society for Standardization of
the Valve and Fitting Industry.
MSS SP-58 is the title of a publication, published by the Manufacturers Standardization Society
of the Valve and Fitting Industry, entitled _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -Pipe Hangers and
Supports--Materials, Design and Manufacture.
UL stands for ______. - CORRECT ANSWER -Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
NFPA 70 is the _______. - CORRECT ANSWER -National Electric Code.
, Approved - CORRECT ANSWER -Acceptable to the Authority having jurisdiction.
Authority having Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER -An Organization, office or individual
responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment,
materials, and installation or procedure.
Listed - CORRECT ANSWER -Equiptment, materials or services included in a list published and
approved by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Venting System - CORRECT ANSWER -A continuous open passageway from the flue collar or
draft hood of an appliance to the outdoors for the purpose of removing flue or vent gases.
A column of water 100' high will exert ____ psig at it's base. - CORRECT ANSWER -43.4
A piping offset of 12" will have a travel of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -17"
A cylindrical tank with a diameter of 4' which is 5' long contains how many cubic feet? -
CORRECT ANSWER -62.8 cu. ft
(diameter squared times .785 times height)
1 inch equals how many millimeters? - CORRECT ANSWER -25.4
water weighs ______ lbs. - CORRECT ANSWER -8.33
The UA was founded in what year? - CORRECT ANSWER -1889.