plumbing exam
1. A journeyman plumber and an apprentice, who are employed by a master
plumber, are installing the DWV-system and water distribution system in a 2-½
story single family dwelling. QUESTION: What answer below shall be
considered most correct to complete the following "Plumbing code
knowledge" related statement: A trap that serves a single shower stall that is
equipped with a hand shower, a rain head, and a standard shower head shall
be no less than ________ in minimum diameter
A)1-½"
B)2"
C)2-½"
D) 3": 2 inches
2. A journeyman plumber and apprentice are installing 3-inch floor
drains in an open-parking-garage that is subject to freezing
temperatures. QUESTION: What answer below shall be considered
most correct to complete the following "Plumbing code knowledge"
related statement: The installation of traps at the floor drain locations
which are found susceptible to freezing temperatures may be
__________.
A)Increased to 4-inch
B) Eliminated
C) Wrapped with freeze protection cable
D) Insulated: eliminated
,3. A journeyman plumber and apprentice are installing lab sinks with faucets
that are connected to an acid waste system for-(special hazardous waste) in a
medical lab. What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete
the following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: Vacuum breakers
shall be installed with the critical level at least _____-inches above the flood
level rim of the fixture they serve and on the discharge side of the last control
valve to the fixture.
A) 12
B) 6
C) 18
D) 3: 6 inches
4. What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete the
following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: No plumbing permit
shall be issued for cross connection installations that require ______________
until the application for a permit is accompanied by a letter of approval from
the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection or its designee.
A) RPBP
B) A "critical level" height
C) Atmospheric vacuum breakers
D) Water recycling systems: reduced pressure backflow preventer (RPBP)
5. : What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete the
following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: The waste discharge
from safe waste pans serving water heaters or hot water storage tanks where
,plumbing exam
there is _______ below and shall be piped indirectly to a properly trapped and
vented fixture.
A) People
B) Occupancy
C) Floors
D) Plumbing connections: occupancy
6. GIVEN: A journeyman plumber and an apprentice, (who are employed by a
master plumber), are installing the sanitary DWV and water distribution system
in a five-story residential condominium complex. QUESTION: What answer
below shall be considered most correct to complete the following "Plumbing
code knowledge" related statement: CPVC-(Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride)
pipe and fittings may be used provided that none of this material is located
within ____-inches of any connection to a hot water tank as defined in MGL. c.
142, § 17
A) 12
B) 18
C) 20
D) 24
E) 30: 24 inches
7. : A journeyman plumber and apprentice are roughing-in multiple fixtures in
a new fitness center. The facility will include a juice bar, temporary daycare
room, men's and women's toilet facilities and men's and women's locker
rooms. QUESTION: What answer below shall be considered most correct to
, complete the following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: A
________-vent is a branch vent that serves two or more floor-outlet fixtures
that are battery wasted. The vent extends from the top of the horizontal soil
and/or waste branch in front of the last fixture waste and connects to a vent
stack or stack vent that is adjacent to the down-stream end of the horizontal
branch.
A) Side
B) Loop
C) Relief
D) Circuit: loop
8. MATCH:
Elevated pressure
Flow designation
Ten P.S.I.G. or less
Less than 2-P.S.I
A) 3 P.S.I.G. or ten times
B) Inlet pressure
C) E.H.D.
D) Prof. Engineer: elevated pressure- d flow designation-c Ten
P.S.I.G. or less-a
Less than 2-P.S.I-b
9. N: A journeyman plumber is installing category-I gas appliances and
equipment in the basement of a building. A 120,000 BTU/hr. boiler and 40,000
1. A journeyman plumber and an apprentice, who are employed by a master
plumber, are installing the DWV-system and water distribution system in a 2-½
story single family dwelling. QUESTION: What answer below shall be
considered most correct to complete the following "Plumbing code
knowledge" related statement: A trap that serves a single shower stall that is
equipped with a hand shower, a rain head, and a standard shower head shall
be no less than ________ in minimum diameter
A)1-½"
B)2"
C)2-½"
D) 3": 2 inches
2. A journeyman plumber and apprentice are installing 3-inch floor
drains in an open-parking-garage that is subject to freezing
temperatures. QUESTION: What answer below shall be considered
most correct to complete the following "Plumbing code knowledge"
related statement: The installation of traps at the floor drain locations
which are found susceptible to freezing temperatures may be
__________.
A)Increased to 4-inch
B) Eliminated
C) Wrapped with freeze protection cable
D) Insulated: eliminated
,3. A journeyman plumber and apprentice are installing lab sinks with faucets
that are connected to an acid waste system for-(special hazardous waste) in a
medical lab. What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete
the following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: Vacuum breakers
shall be installed with the critical level at least _____-inches above the flood
level rim of the fixture they serve and on the discharge side of the last control
valve to the fixture.
A) 12
B) 6
C) 18
D) 3: 6 inches
4. What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete the
following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: No plumbing permit
shall be issued for cross connection installations that require ______________
until the application for a permit is accompanied by a letter of approval from
the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection or its designee.
A) RPBP
B) A "critical level" height
C) Atmospheric vacuum breakers
D) Water recycling systems: reduced pressure backflow preventer (RPBP)
5. : What answer below shall be considered most correct to complete the
following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: The waste discharge
from safe waste pans serving water heaters or hot water storage tanks where
,plumbing exam
there is _______ below and shall be piped indirectly to a properly trapped and
vented fixture.
A) People
B) Occupancy
C) Floors
D) Plumbing connections: occupancy
6. GIVEN: A journeyman plumber and an apprentice, (who are employed by a
master plumber), are installing the sanitary DWV and water distribution system
in a five-story residential condominium complex. QUESTION: What answer
below shall be considered most correct to complete the following "Plumbing
code knowledge" related statement: CPVC-(Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride)
pipe and fittings may be used provided that none of this material is located
within ____-inches of any connection to a hot water tank as defined in MGL. c.
142, § 17
A) 12
B) 18
C) 20
D) 24
E) 30: 24 inches
7. : A journeyman plumber and apprentice are roughing-in multiple fixtures in
a new fitness center. The facility will include a juice bar, temporary daycare
room, men's and women's toilet facilities and men's and women's locker
rooms. QUESTION: What answer below shall be considered most correct to
, complete the following "Plumbing code knowledge" related statement: A
________-vent is a branch vent that serves two or more floor-outlet fixtures
that are battery wasted. The vent extends from the top of the horizontal soil
and/or waste branch in front of the last fixture waste and connects to a vent
stack or stack vent that is adjacent to the down-stream end of the horizontal
branch.
A) Side
B) Loop
C) Relief
D) Circuit: loop
8. MATCH:
Elevated pressure
Flow designation
Ten P.S.I.G. or less
Less than 2-P.S.I
A) 3 P.S.I.G. or ten times
B) Inlet pressure
C) E.H.D.
D) Prof. Engineer: elevated pressure- d flow designation-c Ten
P.S.I.G. or less-a
Less than 2-P.S.I-b
9. N: A journeyman plumber is installing category-I gas appliances and
equipment in the basement of a building. A 120,000 BTU/hr. boiler and 40,000
