Ch 2 - Definitions Flashcards
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When applied to a fixture, connection, appliance, or equipment, _____ means having access to, but which first may require the removal of an access panel, door, or similar obstruction.
Accessible
Where applied to a fixture, connection, appliance, or equipment, “accessible” means having access thereto, but which first may require the removal of an access panel, door, or similar obstruction.
2024 UPC- 203.0 Definitions - Accessible.
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_____ means having direct access without the necessity of removing any panel, door, or similar obstruction?
Readily accessible
Having a direct access without the necessity of removing a panel, door, or similar obstruction.
2024 UPC- 203.0 Definitions - Accessible, Readily.
What is defined as an assembly of listed semi-rigid or flexible tubing and fittings to carry fuel between a fuel piping outlet and a fuel-burning appliance?
Appliance Fuel Connector
An assembly of listed semi-rigid or flexible tubing and fittings to carry fuel between a fuel piping outlet and a fuel-burning appliance
2024 UPC- 203.0 Definitions - Appliance Fuel Connector.
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A room equipped with a shower, bathtub or combination of these is a _____.
Bathroom
A room equipped with a shower, bathtub, or combination bath/shower.
2024 UPC- 204.0 Definitions - Bathroom.
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A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or a stack vent is a _____.
Branch Vent
A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent.
2024 UPC- 204.0 Definitions - Branch Vent.
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The building drain shall extend _____ feet outside of the building walls before connecting to the sewer?
2 feet
That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning 2 feet (610 mm) outside the building wall.
2024 UPC- 204.0 Definitions - Building Drain.
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A _____ is the principle artery of the venting system to which vent branches may be connected.
Main Vent
The principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches may be connected.
2024 UPC- 215.0 Definitions - Main Vent.
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This code refers to water that meets the requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction to be satisfactory for culinary, domestic, and drinking purposes as _____.
Potable water
Water that is satisfactory for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes and that meets the requirements of the Health Authority Having Jurisdiction.
2024 UPC- 218.0 Definitions - Potable Water.
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_____ is the force exerted by a homogeneous liquid or gas, per unit of area, on the wall of a container.
Pressure
The normal force exerted by a homogenous liquid or gas, per unit of area, on the wall of the container.
2024 UPC- 218.0 Definitions - Pressure.
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A _____ is an appliance for supplying hot water for domestic or commercial purposes.
Water Heater
An appliance designed primarily to supply hot water for domestic or commercial purposes and equipped with automatic controls limiting water temperature to a maximum of 210蚌 (99蚓).
2024 UPC- 225.0 Definitions - Water Heater or Hot Water Heating Boiler.
