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Q.1)
Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this subject was
originally split into two subjects?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.2)
Copper tube and fittings used for drainage and vent piping installed aboveground shall be at
least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.3)
36 inches
12 inches (Your Answer)
24 inches
48 inches
A branch line serving a trap in a combination waste and vent system is required to be separately
vented when the length of the branch exceeds ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.6)
Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within ____ to a water heater
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.5)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.4)
Plumbing Code
Design and Installations
Plumbing Arithmetic (Your Answer)
Practical Problems (Correct Answer)
15 (Your Answer)
10
5
25
Three-inch horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform slope
of not less than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.7)
The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between manholes is
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.8)
4%
2-1/2 %
2% (Your Answer)
3%
A drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to its trap is called a(an) ____.
The maximum number of lavatories on a 2-1/2 inch horizontal waste line is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
10
14 (Correct Answer)
20
6
Q.10) The maximum distance a gas shutoff valve may be from a gas appliance (except for range and
dryer connectors) is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.12) In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly closed except at
A.
B.
C.
D.
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protruding cleanouts
bleeders
stack vent
highest opening (Your Answer)
Q.13) Because of structural conditions, a 4-inch house drain is installed with a slope of 1/8 inch per
foot. This installation will result in a(an) ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
water closet
domestic kitchen sink
drinking fountain (Your Answer)
lavatory
plaster
cast-iron
bell
grease (Your Answer)
Q.16) Chemical or industrial liquid wastes that are likely to damage the public sanitary sewer system
shall ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.18) Hub and spigot cast-iron piping in 10-foot lengths, installed horizontally, shall be supported at
intervals of not more than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.19) Water heater vents terminate above a roof surface at least ____ from a vertical wall.
*
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.20) The distance from the center of a water closet to any side wall or partition shall not be closer
than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
steel pipe
indirect wastes (Your Answer)
yoke venting
bell traps
Q.22) Joints at the roof around pipes shall be made watertight by the use of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
epoxy glue
flashings (Your Answer)
waterproof paint
tar and paper
Q.23) A device to prevent backflow into the potable water system is called a ____.
*
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
backflow connection
siphon leg
backflow preventer (Your Answer)
back-siphonage
Q.24) Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from the ____.
*
Q.26) Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than 5 feet except for ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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bathtubs
water closets (Your Answer)
sinks (Correct Answer)
showers
Q.27) Except for plastic piping systems, hot and cold water piping may be tested with ____.
A. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes (Your Answer)
B. 35 psi air for at least 15 minutes
50 psi air or the working pressure of the water in the system for at least 15 minutes (Correct
C.
Answer)
D. 40 psi air or 150 psi water for 10 minutes
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Q.28) The depth of the finished dam of threshold for any shower, measured from the top of the drain,
shall not be less than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.29) The vent for a kitchen sink serves as a drain for a laundry tub. The size of the wet-vented section
is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.30) Gas piping with pressure less than 1/4-inch water column shall stand an air test of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
50 psi
30 psi
15 psi (Your Answer)
not less than 3 psi (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.31) Under no circumstances may gas appliance pressure regulators be vented ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.32) A water heater vent may have one offset of not more than 60 degrees from the ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
heater
horizontal (Your Answer)
roof
vertical (Correct Answer)
Q.33) The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents for a system with a required 4-inch sewer shall be
at least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.34) That portion of a venting system that connects a water heater to a vent is a ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
chimney connector
vent connector (Correct Answer)
Type B vent (Your Answer)
vent
Q.35) The minimum size of gas piping supply to a mobile home is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.36) Pilots and burners of gas-fired water heaters (except sealed combustion chambers) in residential
garages shall be ____ above the floor level.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
24 inches
12 inches
18 inches (Correct Answer)
6 inches (Your Answer)
Q.37) PEX piping installed horizontally must be supported every ____ inches.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
48
24
36 (Your Answer)
32 (Correct Answer)
Q.38) One trap may serve a set of not more than ____.
Q.40) The minimum size waste pipe for a residential kitchen sink is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
3 inches
2-1/2 inches
2 inches (Correct Answer)
1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)
Q.41) Each drainage stack that extends 10 or more stories above the building drain shall be served by ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.42) All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same must be at
least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.43)
2 feet deep
45 degrees therefrom (Your Answer)
4 feet thereon
2 feet wide
Above ground schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV plastic piping installed horizontally shall be
A. 10 feet
B. 6 feet
C. 2 feet (Your Answer)
D. 4 feet (Correct Answer)
Unanswered
Q.44) Three-quarter inch or 1-inch gas piping installed horizontally shall be supported at intervals not to
exceed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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6 feet
4 feet
8 feet (Correct Answer)
5 feet
Q.45) The terminal end of the drain for a pressure-relief valve shall not be ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
painted
reamed
threaded (Correct Answer)
open (Your Answer)
Q.46) One material not approved for the installation of an external trap for a urinal is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
ABS
cast brass
drawn-brass tubing traps (Correct Answer)
cast iron (Your Answer)
Q.47) The minimum common horizontal waste pipe serving a bathtub, a lavatory, and a kitchen sink shall be
at least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
3 inches
1 -1/2 inches (Your Answer)
2 - 1/2 inches
2 inches (Correct Answer)
D. soldered
Correct
Q.49) Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Q.50) The tailpiece for a lavatory shall not be less than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.51) Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line that is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.52) What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an access panel or
utility at least 0.3 meter in its least dimension for easy inspection and repair?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.53) The sizing of gas vents for category II, III and IV shall be in accordance with ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.54) For a vertical drainage line that is installed to be truly in vertical position, what is the allowed
degree of the branch to be used?
*
A. 15
B. 60 (Your Answer)
C. 45
D. 22.5
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Q.55) The developed length between the trap of a water closet and its vent shall not exceed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
4 feet
12 inches (Your Answer)
30 inches
6 feet (Correct Answer)
Q.56) Single-wall metal pipe shall terminate at least 5 feet in vertical height above the highest connected
equipment ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.57) When sizing a copper fuel-gas piping system that has an inlet pressure of less than 2 psi with a
pressure drop of 0.3 inch w.c., the maximum cubic feet per hour of gas flow allowed through a 5/8inch O.D. ACR tube 75 feet in developed length is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
13
48 (Your Answer)
27 (Correct Answer)
68
Q.58) No trap for any clothes washer standpipe shall be installed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
50 feet
60 feet (Correct Answer)
20 feet (Your Answer)
30 feet
Q.61) What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of the Board of Master
Plumbers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.62) The minimum horizontal distance between a water supply well and the building sewer is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.63) Fixture traps shall have a water seal of not less than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
12 inches
2 inches (Your Answer)
6 inches
4 inches
Q.65) A refrigerator used to store food and that requires drainage shall be drained by means of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.66) No water heater (except direct vent water heaters and fuel burning water heaters installed in a
closet with a listed, gasketed door assembly and listed self-closing device) that depends on the
combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any ____.
_
A.
B.
C.
D.
garage
kitchen
basement (Your Answer)
bedroom (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.67)
The building sewer shall be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained by
such sewer in accordance with ____.
12
25
10 (Correct Answer)
15
Q.69) A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area to one-half the
____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
8 x 12 access panel
10 x 12 access panel
12 x 12 access panel (Your Answer)
18 x 18 access panel
Q.71) Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the same trench with
____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.72) Sewer or other drainage piping that shall no be installed under or within 2 feet of any building or
structure is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
ABS
cast iron
asbestos cement (Correct Answer)
copper (Your Answer)
Q.73) In each run of horizontal drain piping, the distance between cleanouts shall not exceed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.74) A type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least ____ feet in vertical height above the bottom of the
wall furnace
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
6 (Your Answer)
12 (Correct Answer)
8
4
Q.75) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.76) Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through ____ and ____ walls.
A. concrete, masonry (Your Answer)
B. ceiling, wooden
C. wood, concrete
D. floor, concrete
Unanswered
Q.77) Cast-iron soil pipe shall not be ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
used belowground
painted
used for drain lines
threaded (Correct Answer)
Q.78) Single-wall metal pipe shall be constructed of ____ not less than 0.0304 inch thick.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.79) The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measured from the inner edge of the vent to the
____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
outlet
weir of the trap (Your Answer)
dip
inlet
Q.80) The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall not exceed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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18 inches
36 inches
12 inches (Correct Answer)
24 inches (Your Answer)
Q.81) Nonmetallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built up on the job site of not less than ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.82) The developed length of 1-1/2-inch trap arms shall not exceed ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
2 feet, 8 inches
5 feet
6 feet
3 feet, 6 inches (Your Answer)
Q.83) A water system containing storage water-heating equipment will require a ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.85) Water closet tank ballcocks shall be installed with the vacuum breaker critical level at least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
Q.87) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall have at least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.88) Minimum clearance of listed appliances to any combustible wall or partition is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
8 inches
1 inch
specified in listing or rating plate and NFPA 211 Standard (Your Answer)
3 inches
Q.90) A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe size its entire length ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wrong
may exceed the maximum horizontal length limited by code (Your Answer)
will be a better workmanship job
will increase the venting efficiency
will reduce the cost of installation
Q.91) Vitrified clay building sewer pipe and fittings are ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct
Q.92) Sheet metal, constituting a part of any vent connector, shall be at least ____.
A. 0.0304 inches (Your Answer)
B. 0.0505 inches
C. 0.0500 inches
D. 0.0450 inches