PHCC Journeyman Practice Exam
Questions All Answered Correctly
2025.
State Board of Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters - Answer For buildings owned or used
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a gas fitting permit shall be filed with:
Outside underground - Answer Plastic gas pipe fittings may only be used where:
12'' - Answer The change in diameter of a vent terminal shall be made by the use of an
increaser and occur no less than how far below the roof?
40,000 BTUs - Answer Unvented gas room heaters shall have a maximum BTU input of:
50' - Answer What is the maximum distance allowed between cleanouts in a 4'' horizontal
sanitary drain?
Category IV - Answer An appliance that operates with a positive vent static pressure and
with a vent gas temperature that can cause excessive condensation is defined as?
State Board of Examiners of Plumbing and Gas Fitters - Answer Who has the authority to
revoke a LP Installer's license?
Above the larger - Answer When two or more vents connectors enter a common gas vent or
chimney flue, the smaller of the two shall enter the vertical:
30'' - Answer When installing water piping to a specific fixture, said plumbing shall be full
size to within how many inches of the fixture itself?
Installed with a corrosion resistant tracer wire - Answer When installing plastic gas piping
outside underground it must be:
Shall not be used to vent another appliance - Answer The remaining space surrounding a
chimney liner, gas vent, special gas vent, or plastic piping installed within a masonry chimney:
, 10' - Answer Exposed PVC piping used for combustion air or discharge flue gases must be
labeled every:
No - Answer Are you allowed to indirect waste a pre-rinse sink for a dishwasher in a
commercial kitchen?
6 Hours - Answer During a renewal cycle, Gas Fitters and Undiluted Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Installers must complete how many hours of continuing education?
It must be the same material as the gas pipe - Answer When installing a gas line
underground inside of a building, what is not required with the conduit installed around the gas
line?
6 to 9 - Answer The acceptance range for a ph adjustment tank in an acid neutralization
system is:
6' - Answer When installing a gas appliance on a roof, what is the minimum distance from
the appliance to the edge of the roof?
a ASME rating - Answer An electric water heater installed in a commercial application having
a storage capacity of over 120 gallons must have:
A proven low fire start - Answer Burners with the firing rate of 1,000,000 BTUs shall be
equipped with the following
7 years - Answer How long does an apprentice need to retain their W-2 forms after passing
the journeyman exam?
10 minutes - Answer Before a gas piping system is put into operation, it must be pressure
tested for a period of:
False - Answer T or F: You may install a trop on an indirect waste main:
10' - Answer When purging gas to an outside location from a piping system, how far away
from a source of ignition must the termination be?
Questions All Answered Correctly
2025.
State Board of Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters - Answer For buildings owned or used
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a gas fitting permit shall be filed with:
Outside underground - Answer Plastic gas pipe fittings may only be used where:
12'' - Answer The change in diameter of a vent terminal shall be made by the use of an
increaser and occur no less than how far below the roof?
40,000 BTUs - Answer Unvented gas room heaters shall have a maximum BTU input of:
50' - Answer What is the maximum distance allowed between cleanouts in a 4'' horizontal
sanitary drain?
Category IV - Answer An appliance that operates with a positive vent static pressure and
with a vent gas temperature that can cause excessive condensation is defined as?
State Board of Examiners of Plumbing and Gas Fitters - Answer Who has the authority to
revoke a LP Installer's license?
Above the larger - Answer When two or more vents connectors enter a common gas vent or
chimney flue, the smaller of the two shall enter the vertical:
30'' - Answer When installing water piping to a specific fixture, said plumbing shall be full
size to within how many inches of the fixture itself?
Installed with a corrosion resistant tracer wire - Answer When installing plastic gas piping
outside underground it must be:
Shall not be used to vent another appliance - Answer The remaining space surrounding a
chimney liner, gas vent, special gas vent, or plastic piping installed within a masonry chimney:
, 10' - Answer Exposed PVC piping used for combustion air or discharge flue gases must be
labeled every:
No - Answer Are you allowed to indirect waste a pre-rinse sink for a dishwasher in a
commercial kitchen?
6 Hours - Answer During a renewal cycle, Gas Fitters and Undiluted Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Installers must complete how many hours of continuing education?
It must be the same material as the gas pipe - Answer When installing a gas line
underground inside of a building, what is not required with the conduit installed around the gas
line?
6 to 9 - Answer The acceptance range for a ph adjustment tank in an acid neutralization
system is:
6' - Answer When installing a gas appliance on a roof, what is the minimum distance from
the appliance to the edge of the roof?
a ASME rating - Answer An electric water heater installed in a commercial application having
a storage capacity of over 120 gallons must have:
A proven low fire start - Answer Burners with the firing rate of 1,000,000 BTUs shall be
equipped with the following
7 years - Answer How long does an apprentice need to retain their W-2 forms after passing
the journeyman exam?
10 minutes - Answer Before a gas piping system is put into operation, it must be pressure
tested for a period of:
False - Answer T or F: You may install a trop on an indirect waste main:
10' - Answer When purging gas to an outside location from a piping system, how far away
from a source of ignition must the termination be?
