Safety & Materials Period 1 (CND) Flashcards
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Ductile Iron Has what in it?
Usually Magnesium
Cast iron is found in one of two form?
Graphite flakes or Chemically dissolved
Minimum weight of DWV cast iron soil pipe in Alberta?
18kn or 4000lbs
Another name for Cleanouts?
Barrett
Caulking lead must be how pure?
97.3%
Cutting a short piece of cast iron with snap cutters you should?
Place a smaller diameter piece of cast iron inside the larger piece to prevent the cutoff shooting out.
Amount of lead required in a joint?
3/4 pound per inch diameter
Torque required to tighten MJ screws?
55 to 60 inch pounds
Cutting of glass pipe is done with a ?
Glass cutter
3 hazards of working with fibre glass pipe?
Dust, fumes & chemicals
Alberta building code: The minimum size of flashing is?
20”x20” or 500mmx500mm
Chemical symbol for lead?
Pb
The word plumber comes from where? and what does it mean?
Comes from the Latin word PLUMBUM and means worker of lead.
A pound of lead per square foot results in a sheet of lead being?
1/65 thick
Flashing are typically _____pounds of lead & are _____ of an inch thick.
5lbs & 5/64
Vitrified clay pipe will carry every known chemical except?
Hydrofluoric acid
4 trade names for non-metallic pipe made of asbestos?
Trasite, Roxite, eternite, & Century
when bevelling or cutting asbestos cement pipe you need?
Protection from inhalation of the fibres
Disadvantage of using cement joints in a trench?
It is difficult for the cement to set up if there is water in the trench.
4 reasons for supporting pipe?
*to carry the weight, *grade the pipe, *prevent sagging or deflection of the pipe, * allow for thermal movement & settlement of the building,
3 points that should be considered when deciding on the spacing for hangers on a steel pipe?
*the material from which the pipe is made, *type & location of the joints, *& size of the piping.
Another word for Deviation from the centre line or snaking?
Deflection
Slope on the pipe to ensure the movement of the contents in the piping system
Grade
Max Hanger Spacing: 1/2” or less Horizontal?
2m or 6ft