Plumbing Materials

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Cast Iron Pipe

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Most popular and generally specified material for drainage installation. Extensively used in the 60s and 70s.

Question 4

Cast Iron Pipe

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Conveniently installed for buildings less than 25 storeys high

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Heavy and weak to vibration

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Disadvantage of Cast Iron Pipe

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SV Type

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Cast iron pipe generally used for building installation.

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XV Type

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Cast iron pipe generally used for underground installation.

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Threaded

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Cast iron pipe should not be _______

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1.5m

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Standard length of cast iron pipe

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Galvanized

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Cast Iron Pipe should be ________ to avoid corrossion.

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Hydrogene and Methane

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Cast iron pipe is to Sewer Gasses such as:

Question 12

Cast Iron Soil Pipe

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Altered, lower carbon content and Malleable Iron

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Standard Pipe

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used for a well-fitted hub & spigot connections

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Single Hub

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recommended when the length of a pipe needed is more than 150 cm long wherein cutting is not necessary

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Double Hub

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Preferred when a piece of pipe needed is shorter than 150 cm long

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Hubless Pipe

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used in lieu of the single hub to do away with caulking of joints

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25.4mm

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Depth of molten pig lead

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3.2mm

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maximum extension of the finished joint below the rim of the hub.

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Up to 51mm

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________ cast iron fittings shall be galvanized.

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Caulking

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plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials that are pounded into the annular space. Also, the material pounded into the annular opening .

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Ballpen Hammer

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A hammer with flat on one end and round on other end. They are best for caulking.

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Oakum

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hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to make it waterproof.

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Yarning Iron

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A tool used to drive the oakum into the bottom of the hub.

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Bell or Hub or Brown

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Portion of a pipe which is sufficiently enlarged to received the end of another pipe of the same diameter for the purpose of making a caulked or push on joint.

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Spigot or Sharp

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The end of a pipe fits into a bell

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Hubless Pipes

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Cast iron soil pipes with plain ends connected with bolted stainless steel bands and neoprene gaskets

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Shielded Coupling

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an approved elastomeric sealing gasket with an approved outer shield and a tightening mechanism.

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Hubless Cast Iron Pipe Joints

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Joints for Hubless cast iron soil pipe and fittings shall conform to appropriate IAPMO Installation Standards and shall not be considered as slip joints

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Acid Resistant Cast Iron Pipe

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Made of an alloy of cast iron and silicon, installed where acid wastes are being discharged.

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Asbestos Pipe

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- Least popular and not recommended use as potable water distribution pipe - Banned

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Bituminous Fiber Sewer Pipe

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The cheapest among the sewer pipes.

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Orangeburg Pipe

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Bituminous fiber sewer pipe is also called?

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1950s to 1960s

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Bituminous fiber sewer pipe is famous in these year during world war 2 Era

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Oil Tar - Pitch

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Bituminous Fiver Sewer Pipe is a compressed __________

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Vitrified Clay Pipe

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Pipes that are used to underground public sewers, house sewer and drains. It is made up of clay and also resistant to acids.

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75cm

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Length of Vitrified Clay Pipe.

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1000 degress to 2000 degrees

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Vitrified Clay Pipe is headed to:

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Root Infiltration

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Vitrified Clay Pipe is weak to:

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Lead Pipe

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The oldest pipe used for plumbing systems. Poisonous and injurious, is therefore not recommended to convey water for human consumption.

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0.08

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The maximum percent of Lead for Water Pipe Joints.

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0.002

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For Solder Lead Pipe