Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings

Question 1

What type of urinal is prohibited?

Answer 1

Trough Urinals

Question 2

Sheet copper for general applications shall conform to ASTM B152 and shall not weigh less than _______ ounces per square foot.

Answer 2

12 ounces

Question 3

Sheet lead for pans shall not weigh less than _______ pounds per square foot.

Answer 3

4 pounds

Question 4

On what page can the table for minimum number of required plumbing fixtures be found?

Answer 4

Page 23

Question 5

For attached one and two-family dwellings, one automatic clothes washer connection shall be required per ______ dwelling units.

Answer 5

20

Question 6

For fixture calculation purposes, how do you determine the occupant load of each sex?

Answer 6

Divide total occupant load in half.

Question 7

Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of ______ or fewer.

Answer 7

25

Question 8

Separate facilities shall not be required in mercantile occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is _____ or fewer.

Answer 8

100

Question 9

Public toilet facilities shall be required in open or enclosed parking garages where there are no parking attendants.

True or False

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Public toilet facilities are not required in structures and tenant spaces intended for quick transactions, including takeout, pickup and drop-off, having a public access area less than or equal to ______ square feet.

Answer 10

300

Question 11

Where are routes to public toilet facilities prohibited?

Answer 11

Routes that pass through kitchens, storage rooms or closets.

Question 12

In occupancies other than covered and open mall buildings, the required public and employee toilet facilities shall be located not more than _______(1) above or below the space required to be provided with toilet facilities, and the path of travel to such facilities shall not exceed a distance of ______(2) feet.

Answer 12

(1) One Story
(2) 500 feet

Question 13

Facilities that are required for employees in storage structures or kiosks, and are located in adjacent structures under the same ownership, lease or control, shall be a maximum travel distance of ______ feet from the employees’ working area.

Answer 13

500 feet

Question 14

What is the maximum travel distance to toilet facilities in covered and open mall buildings?

Answer 14

300 feet

Question 15

What is the maximum travel distance to a drinking fountain in a covered or open mall?

Answer 15

300 feet

Question 16

One what pages can you find all requirements for travel distances to plumbing fixtures?

Answer 16

Pages 27 - 28

Question 17

In regards to water closets, urinals, lavatories and bidets, how close can these fixtures be set to adjacent fixtures?

Answer 17

30 inches center to center

Question 18

Minimum distance of water closets, urinals, lavatories and bidets to any side wall, partition, vanity or other?

Answer 18

15 inches on center

Question 19

What are the minimum dimensions for a floor mounted water closet compartment?

Answer 19

30 inches in width
60 inches in depth

Question 20

What are the minimum dimensions for a wall hung water closet compartment?

Answer 20

30 inches in width
56 inches in depth

Question 21

Is a water closet compartment required in a single-occupant toilet room?

Answer 21

No, as long as there is a lockable door.

Question 22

Toilet rooms located in child day care facilities and containing _____ or more water closets shall be permitted to have one water closet without an enclosing compartment.

Answer 22

Two

Question 23

For urinal partitions, the walls or partitions shall begin at a height not greater than _____(1) inches from and extend not less than ______(2) inches above the finished floor surface.

Answer 23

(1) 12 inches
(2) 60 inches

Question 24

For urinal partitions, the walls or partitions shall extend from the wall surface at each side of the urinal not less than ______(1) inches or to a point not less than ______(2) inches beyond the outermost front lip of the urinal measured from the finished back-wall surface, whichever is greater.

Answer 24

(1) 18 inches
(2) 6 inches

Question 25

What is the minimum thickness permitted for a brass floor flange?

Answer 25

0.125 inch

Question 26

What is the minimum thickness permitted for a plastic floor flange?

Answer 26

0.25 inch

Question 27

What is the minimum caulking depth for a cast iron or galvanized malleable iron floor flange?

Answer 27

2 inches

Question 28

Floor flanges of hard lead shall weigh not less than ________(1) ounces and shall be composed of lead alloy with not less than _______(2) percent antimony by weight.

Answer 28

(1) 1 pound 9 ounces (2) 7.75 %

Question 29

What is the minimum size for a vertical drain on an automatic clothes washer?

Answer 29

2 inches

Question 30

What is the minimum size for a horizontal drain on an automatic clothes washer?

Answer 30

3 inches

Question 31

What is the maximum discharge temperature for a bidet?

Answer 31

110 degrees F

Question 32

Drinking fountains and water coolers shall conform to NSF ____.

Answer 32

61

Question 33

What is the mandatory temperature range for water supplying an eyewash station?

Answer 33

60 to 100 degrees F

Question 34

What is the minimum size for a floor drain?

Answer 34

2 inches

Question 35

What is the minimum size drain for an automatic clothes washer?

Answer 35

3 inches

Question 36

What is the minimum size drain for domestic and commercial food waste disposers?

Answer 36

1-1/2 inches

Question 37

Commercial food waste disposers shall be connected and trapped separately from any other fixtures or sink compartments. True or False

Answer 37

True

Question 38

What is the minimum size screw for anchoring water supply risers on a shower?

Answer 38

3/4 inch

Question 39

Minimum size waste outlet for showers?

Answer 39

2 inches

Question 40

Shower compartments shall be not less than ________ square inches in interior cross sectional area.

Answer 40

900

Question 41

The shower compartment access and egress opening shall have a clear and unobstructed finished width of not less than _______ inches.

Answer 41

22 inches

Question 42

In regards to shower lining, PVC sheets shall be a minimum of ______ inch thick.

Answer 42

0.040

Question 43

In regards to shower lining, sheet lead shall weigh not less than _____(1) pounds per square foot and shall be coated with an ________________(2) or other approved coating.

Answer 43

(1) 4 pounds (2) Asphalt Paint

Question 44

In regards to shower lining, a lead sheet shall be insulated from conducting substances other than the connecting drain by ______ pound asphalt felt or an equivalent.

Answer 44

15 pound

Question 45

In regards to shower lining, sheet copper shall conform to ASTM B152 and shall weigh not less than _______ ounces per square foot.

Answer 45

12 ounces

Question 46

In each bathroom or toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than ______(1) percent of the required water closets in assembly and educational occupancies. Urinals shall not be substituted for more than _______(2) percent of the required water closets in all other occupancies.

Answer 46

(1) 67% (2) 50%

Question 47

The fill valve back-flow preventer shall be located not less than ______ above the full opening of the overflow pipe.

Answer 47

1 inch

Question 48

In regards to flush tanks, sheet copper shall not weigh less than ______ ounces per square foot.

Answer 48

10