Chapter 3: General Regulatons

Question 1

Disposal of sewage, or other liquid waste, shall be by means of _________.

Answer 1

The drainage system of the building or premises

Question 2

True or False

A drinking fountain installed outside shall be connected to an approved drainage system.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A connection to the public sewer, or private sewage disposal system, is required for ________.

Answer 3

Buildings with plumbing systems

Question 4

Roofs, inner courts, vent shafts, light wells, or similar areas having rainwater drains shall discharge to (a) ___________.

Answer 4

outside of the building or to the gutter

Question 5

Burred ends of all pipe and tubing shall be _______.

Answer 5

Reamed to the full bore of the pipe or tube

Question 6

No plumbing system, drainage system, building sewer, private sewage disposal system, or parts thereof, shall be located in ___________.

Answer 6

Any other lot other than the lot that is the site of the building served by such facilities

Question 7

piping fixtures, or equipment that are installed so that they interfere with normal operation and use of windows or doors shall be ______.

Answer 7

relocated to avoid interference

Question 8

All design, construction, and workmanship shall be in conformity with __________.

Answer 8

Accepted engineering practices

Question 9

When supporting horizontal piping 5-inches in diameter with hangers, a __________ inch diameter rod shall be used.

Answer 9

1/2 inch

Question 10

The building drain from the front building may be extended to the rear building when both buildings are located ________.

Answer 10

on an interior lot (when driveway can not be used.

Question 11

All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same shall be at least _______.

Answer 11

45 degrees therefrom

Question 12

Cast iron soil pipe, installed vertically, shall be supported at its base and ______________.

Answer 12

Each floor not to exceed 15 feet

Question 13

Threaded pipe (I.P.S.) 3/4 inch, except for gas piping, installed horizontally shall be supported at approximately ________.

Answer 13

10-foot intervals

Question 14

Piping in the ground shall be laid on ________.

Answer 14

A firm bed

Question 15

True or False

PEX piping may be coup[led together with shielded couplings.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The type of acceptable joints for PEX shall be ___________.

Answer 16

Metal inert or metal compression

Question 17

Copper tubing installed vertically shall be supported at each story or at maximum intervals of __________.

Answer 17

10 feet

Question 18

Tub waste openings in framed construction shall be protected by ________.

Answer 18

Metal collars or screns

Question 19

Surfaces to be joined by soldering or brazing shall be cleaned bright by _________.

Answer 19

Manual or mechanical means

Question 20

Mechanical devices may be used to complete backfilling where covering any piping is at least _________ inches.

Answer 20

12 inches

Question 21

Two-inch horizontal copper tubing drain pipe shall be supported at _________.

Answer 21

10-foot intervals

Question 22

Horizontal hubless pipe shall be braced at no more than 40-foot intervals to prevent ________.

Answer 22

Horizontal movement

Question 23

All piping, fixtures, and equipment shall be adequately supported in accordance with the ________.

Answer 23

Code

Question 24

Voids around piping passing through concrete floors on the ground shall be _____.

Answer 24

Sealed

Question 25

All materials, fixtures, or devices used or entering into the construction of plumbing and drainage systems shall ___________________.

Answer 25

Conform to approved applicable standards

Question 26

The provisions of the code allow an alternate material or method of construction provided it is _________.

Answer 26

approved by the authority having jurisdiction as an alternate

Question 27

I.P.S. is the abbreviation for __________.

Answer 27

Iron pipe size

Question 28

True of False | Section 313.2 prohibits the direct embedment of hubless cast-iron pipe in a concrete slab.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Closet bends or stubs shall be cut off so as to present a smooth surface even with the ________.

Answer 29

Top of the closet ring

Question 30

Solder and fluxes used in piping systems conveying potable water are prohibited when the lead content exceeds ____________.

Answer 30

0.2 of one percent

Question 31

Joints at the roof, around pipes, shall be made watertight by the use of ________.

Answer 31

Flashing material

Question 32

The minimum wall thickness for threaded plastic pipe shall be __________.

Answer 32

Schedule 80

Question 33

Wall-mounted water closets shall be securely bolted to _________.

Answer 33

A carrier fitting

Question 34

True of False | It is permitted to drill and tap a vent pipe to connect an indirect waste pipe.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets shall be made with ___________.

Answer 35

Flanges

Question 36

All pipe, pipe fittings, traps, fixtures, materials and devices used in plumbing systems shall be _____________.

Answer 36

Listed or labeled by a listing agency, approved by the AHJ, and free from defects

Question 37

Sleeves shall be provide to protect all piping through ________ and _______ walls.

Answer 37

Concrete and masonry walls

Question 38

True or False In seismic zones A and B, hubless cast-iron piping 5 inches or larger suspended in exposed locations over high traffic areas , and over four feet in height, shall be provided with support on both sides of the coupling.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

When installing __________, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall require evidence of the competency of the installer.

Answer 39

Medical gas piping

Question 40

When brazing, the alloys shall have a melting temperature of at least _________ degrees F.

Answer 40

1000 degrees

Question 41

Drain pipes subject to condensation over food storage in food handling establishments shall be ___________.

Answer 41

Thermally insulated

Question 42

What is the section of the UPC that grants the AHJ the opportunity to require tests as proof of equivalency?

Answer 42

301.2.1

Question 43

Test gauges shall not have a pressure range of than _____________.

Answer 43

Twice the test pressure applied

Question 44

If an AHJ permits an 'alternative engineered design,' ______________.

Answer 44

The approval shall have no effect beyond that AHJ boundry

Question 45

A push-fit fitting is assembled by _________________.

Answer 45

Pushing tube/pipe into fitting and is seals with an "O" ring

Question 46

Heat fusion weld joints are used in ________.

Answer 46

Some thermoplastic systems

Question 47

Plumbing systems shall be located above the design flood elevation ___________.

Answer 47

Except when designed to prevent water from entering or accumulating within components