Specialty Plumbing Fixtures 060403d Flashcards
(33 cards)
What type of toilet seat is required on a toilet in a jail or correctional facility?
Integrated
What is terrazzo made of?
Marble chips and Portland cement
When choosing between a surface that is gel coated or acrylic which is the better choice and why?
Acrylic
- slip resistance
What size drain channel or tapped hole come standard in the valve body of a yard hydrant?
1/8”
Water closets for low to minimum security correctional institutes may be manufactured from what material?
Vitreous china
Detox toilets are designed to be installed where?
In-floor installation
The hydraulic load of a fixture that is not listed in table 2.4.9.3. can be found where?
Table 2.4.10.2.
- hydraulic load of fixtures according to trap size
What are the hydraulic loads of fixtures not found in table 2.4.9.3. that have a 2” trap, 3” trap and 4” trap?
3, 5 and 6
Emergency showers and eye wash stations can be activated by what 3 ways?
- Pushing against an oversized paddle
- Foot activation on oversized peddle
- Pulling down on a pull rod
Vitreous, a word derived from the Latin word vitrum means what?
Glass or glass like
Many repair products for enamelled or porcelain-coated fixtures are effective for how long?
Not effective for the long term
Of the three types of of acrylic and gel coated products, which is the most forgiving and easiest to repair?
Gel coated fibreglass
What is a characteristic of all plastics?
Their ability to return to their original shape
A stainless steal wall hung closet bowl will withstand a loading of how many pounds?
5000
A wall hung vitreous china bowl mounted on an approved carrier must withstand a minimum of how many pounds?
350
Stainless steal is susceptible to rapid corrosion caused by what?
The motion of solids travelling against the metal surface where oxygen is present after chromium oxide has been removed
What is the minimum distribution supply size to a shower?
1/2”
How many litres are there in a us gallon?
3.78
How can you differentiate between a parking area drain and a floor drain?
Identified and have a direction of flow
What are the inlet and outlet sizes of a water closet carrier?
Both 4”
What is the minimum suggested anchor size for floor mounted carriers?
1/2”
What materials are coated with a corrosion and heat resistant porcelain enamel or vitreous glass coating to improve their durability and appearance?
Cast iron and steel plumbing products
Water closet combinations are a combination of what components?
A water closet bowl and a reservoir flush tank
Which fixtures are required by code to have isolation stops in residential applications?
Only water closets
