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1
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pipes installed to provide flow of air to or from a drainage system

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VENT SYSTEM

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a pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system

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VENT PIPE

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principal artery of the venting system. It is that portion of the vent pipe system serving as terminal for the smaller forms of individual and grouped fixture trap ventilation, sometimes referred to as Collecting Vent Line

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MAIN VENT

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the horizontal wet venting of one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common horizontal waste and vent pipe, adequately sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain.

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COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM

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that a portion of a vent pipe there wastewater also flows through

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WET VENT

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A pipe that does not carry liquids or water-borne wastes

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DRY VENT

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a horizontal vent connecting one or more individual vertical back vents with the vent stack or stack vent

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BRANCH VENT

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a branch vent for 2 or more traps

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GROUP VENT

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unit vent or dual vent

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COMMON VENT

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one vent pipe will serve 2 traps

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UNIT VENT/DUAL VENT/COMMON VENT

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a group vent pipe that connects to the vent stack

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CIRCUIT VENT

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vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil or waste pipe branch at a point downstream of the last fixture

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LOOP OR CIRCUIT VENT

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vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil or waste pipe branch at a point downstream of the last fixture that connects to stack vent

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LOOP VENT

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vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil or waste pipe branch at a point downstream of the last fixture that connects to vent stack

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CIRCUIT VENT

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a vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which the vent connects

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CONTINUOUS VENT

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Provides additional circulation of air between the drainage and vent systems. This type of vent is installed to ventilate the soil and waste pipe and the connecting branches rather than the fixture trap.

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RELIEF VENT

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a pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the floor and below horizontal connection to an adjacent vent stack. Sometimes referred to as by-pass ventilation

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YOKE VENT

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Backvent pipe

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REVENT PIPE

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the extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain

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STACK VENT

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20
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the vertical vent pipe installed primarily for providing circulation of air

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VENT STACK

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21
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vents a fixture trap and connects above the fixture served or terminates to open air

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INDIVIDUAL VENT

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connects directly with an individual trap underneath or behind the fixture

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BACKVENT PIPE

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23
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a pipe or shaft to convey foul air from a plumbing fixture or a room to the outer air

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LOCAL VENT

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What is the minimum height of galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel above ground?

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15 cm

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What are the two of of determinants of vent pipe size?
length total number of fixture units
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what is the **minimum size of vent**?
32 mm or 1/2 diameter of drain being served
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what is the allowable increase in the length of horizontal portion of vent as long as the **pipe is increased one pipe size larger**?
1/3
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What is the **minimum rise** of each vent **above the highest flood level rim** before offsetting horizontally to join the sent stack or stack vent
152 mm
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How many fixtures may be served by a **common vertical vent pipe** when they discharge into an **approved double branch fitting** with inlet openings at the same level?
2 fixtures
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How much is the **extension of vent pipe above the roof**?
0.15 m
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What is the clearance of vent pipe through roof **away from any vertical surface nearby**?
0.30m
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What is the **horizontal distance** of vent opening from any **openable window, door opening, air intake or vent shaft**?
3 m
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What is the **vertical distance** above vent opening from any **openable window, door opening, air intake or vent shaft**?
0.9 m
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What is the **horizontal distance** of vent opening **away from lot line, alley, and street boundary lines**?
0.9 m
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what is the **height extension** of vent pipe **above roof or fire wall**?
0.15 m
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what is the **horizontal distance** of vertical vent pipes for **outdoor installations** to any part of roof that is used for other purposes?
3 m
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what is the **vertical distance** of vertical vent pipes for **outdoor installations** to any part of roof that is used for other purposes?
2.1 m
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__________ is prohibited except where roof is used for purposes other than weather protection *(for vents)*
Flagpoling of vents
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How many **stories above the bldg drain** shall be served by a **parallel vent stack**?
10 or more
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Where should we provide yoke vents?
Every 5th flr levels
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What is the size of yoke vent?
equal to soil stack on vent stack (whichever is smaller
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What is the distance of yoke vent connection with the vent stack **above floor level**?
1 m
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What fitting/branch is used to connect a yoke vent with drainage stack?
wye branch
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Wet venting is limited to vertical drainage piping receiving the discharge from tap arm of _____ fixture unit
1-2 FU
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What is the maximum number of fixture that a fixture serving as a vent can carry?
4 fixtures
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Wet-vented fixtures shall be located on ______
Same floor level
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The vertical piping between two consecutive inlet levels shall be considered a _____
Wet-vented section
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What is the minimum wet vent pipe size?
51 mm
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What type of fitting is used for venting system of island sinks?
Return bend
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The return bend for venting system of island sinks shall be a one piece fitting or an assembly of _____
45° elbows
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What is the minimum size for waste pipe and trap of CW&VS??
2 pipe sizes larger than fixture tailpiece
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No vertical waste pipe shall be used in any ______
CW & VS
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What are approved vent pipe materials?
Cast iron Ductile cast iron Galvanized wrought iron Galvanized steel Lead Copper Brass Schedule 40 ABS DWV Series 1000 PVC DWV
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What are approved vent fitting materials?
Cast iron Galvanized malleable iron or steel Lead Copper Brass ABS PVC
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How much is the **atmospheric pressure at sea level**?
65.47 Newtons
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Type of ventilation that only serves the fixture trap **indirectly**, their main function is to maintain the balance atmospheric pressure inside the *waste pipe system*
RELIEF and YOKE VENT
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This type of vent is installed at the **base of the soil stack** to ventilate the soil and waste pipe
RELIEF VENT
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Type of ventilation used in fixtures in a room **away from partitions** considered *not practical* but sometimes tolerated only when other methods of ventilation could not be possible
LOOPED VENT
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The *traditional installation practice* adopted year after year which serve **water closets and several fixtures only**
ONE LINE PIPING
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Installation practice which is **universally accepted** for years and has proven as an **efficient plumbing system** sometimes referred to as **DWV**
DOUBLE LINE DRAINAGE SYSTEM TWO LINE DRAINAGE SYSTEM TRADITIONAL TWO LINE DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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A recent development in drainage installation suitable for **tall buildings** which completely **eliminates the vent stack** and other forms of ventilation but still attain the desired functions and effectiveness
SOVENT SYSTEM
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Refers to the **downward force** within the drainage system
PLUS PRESSURE
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Refers to the **suction force** that was siphon and **pull down** the water seal of the fixtures
MINUS PRESSURE
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Installed within the sovent system which **spatters or scatters** the effluent in drops or small blobs and **mixed with the air** forming a rarefied mixture of air and liquid
AERATOR
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Installed within the sovent system designed to overcome tendency of the falling waste to stock up excessive back pressure at the **bottom of the stack** when the flow is decelerated by the band into the horizontal drain
DEAERATOR
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Installed within the sovent system which serves as **terminal of the soil branch in each floor**
AERATOR
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Installed within the sovent system at the **bottom portion of the soil stack** where the house drain is connected to **receive discharge from the aerator**
DEAERATOR
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Refers to the **use of aerator and deaerator fittings** incorporated into the ordinary plumbing pipe installations
SOVENT SYSTEM
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Type of chimney made of **brick or block** and require lining for proper safety
MASONRY CHIMNEY
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Type of chimney often referred to as Class A chimney which has stainless steel interior and galvanized or stainless steel exterior
Factory-Built chimney

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