Pre-Board Exam - PL - Practical Problem - 6.25.22 - Answer Key
Pre-Board Exam - PL - Practical Problem - 6.25.22 - Answer Key
Q.1) Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this subject was
originally split into two subjects?
A. Plumbing Code
B. Design and Installations
C. Plumbing Arithmetic
D. Practical Problems
Q.2) Copper tube and fittings used for drainage and vent piping installed aboveground shall be atleast
.
A. Type DWV
B. Type L
C. Type K
D. Type M
Q.4) Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within to a water heater
A. 36 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 48 inches
Q.5) 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. 15
B. 10
C. 5
D. 25
Q.6) Three-inch horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform slopeof not
less than .
Q.7) The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between manholes is
A. 4%
B. 2-1/2 %
C. 2%
D. 3%
Q.8) A drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to its trap is called a(an) .
A. continuous waste
B. special waste
C. indirect waste
D. combination waste and vent
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Q.9) The maximum number of lavatories on a 2-1/2 inch horizontal waste line is .
A. 10
B. 14
C. 20
D. 6
Q.10) The maximum distance a gas shutoff valve may be from a gas appliance (except for range anddryer
connectors) is .
A. 6 feet
B. 10feet
C. 3 feet
D. 2 feet
Q.12) In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly closed except at
A. protruding cleanouts
B. bleeders
C. stack vent
D. highest opening
Q.13) Because of structural conditions, a 4-inch house drain is installed with a slope of 1/8 inch perfoot.
This installation will result in a(an)
A. water closet
B. domestic kitchen sink
C. drinking fountain
D. lavatory
A. plaster
B. cast-iron
C. bell
D. grease
Q.16) Chemical or industrial liquid wastes that are likely to damage the public sanitary sewer systemshall .
A. 24 B&S gauge
B. 20 B&S gauge
C. 22 B&S gauge
D. 26 B&S gauge
Q.18) Hub and spigot cast-iron piping in 10-foot lengths, installed horizontally, shall be supported at
intervals of not more than .
A. 10 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 5 feet
D. 15 feet
Q.19) Water heater vents terminate above a roof surface at least from a vertical wall.
A. 12 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 8 feet
D. 3 feet
Q.20) The distance from the center of a water closet to any side wall or partition shall not be closerthan
.
A. 15 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 30 inches
A. steel pipe
B. indirect wastes
C. yoke venting
D. bell traps
Q.22) Joints at the roof around pipes shall be made watertight by the use of .
A. epoxy glue
B. flashings
C. waterproof paint
D. tar and paper
Q.23) A device to prevent backflow into the potable water system is called a .
A. backflow connection
B. siphon leg
C. backflow preventer
D. back-siphonage
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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. bathtubs
B. water closets
C. sinks
D. showers
Q.27) Except for plastic piping systems, hot and cold water piping may be tested with .
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. 4 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 2 inches
D. 9 inches
Q.29) The vent for a kitchen sink serves as a drain for a laundry tub. The size of the wet-vented sectionis .
A. 1-1/2 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 2-1/2 inches
D. 2 inches
Q.30) Gas piping with pressure less than 1/4-inch water column shall stand an air test of .
A. 50 psi
B. 30 psi
C. 15 psi
D. Not less than 3 psi
Q.32) The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents for a system with a required 4-inch sewer shall beat
least .
D. 18 square inches
Q.33) That portion of a venting system that connects a water heater to a vent is a .
A. chimney connector
B. vent connector
C. Type B vent
D. vent
A. ¾ inch
B. 1/2 inch
C. 2 inches
D. 1 inch
Q.35) Pilots and burners of gas-fired water heaters (except sealed combustion chambers) in residential
garages shall be above the floor level.
A. 24 inches
B. 12 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 6 inches
A. 48
B. 24
C. 36
D. 32
Q.39) The minimum size waste pipe for a residential kitchen sink is .
A. 3 inches
B. 2-1/2 inches
C. 2 inches
D. 1-1/2 inches
Q.40) Each drainage stack that extends 10 or more stories above the building drain shall be served by .
Q.41) All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same must be at
least .
A. 2 feet deep
B. 45 degrees therefrom
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C. 4 feet thereon
D. 2 feet wide
Q.42) Above ground schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV plastic piping installed horizontally shall be supported at
intervals of no to exceed .
A. 10 feet
B. 6 feet
C. 2 feet
D. 4 feet
Q.43) Three-quarter inch or 1-inch gas piping installed horizontally shall be supported at intervals not to
exceed .
A. 6 feet
B. 4 feet
C. 8 feet
D. 5 feet
Q.44) The terminal end of the drain for a pressure-relief valve shall not be .
A. painted
B. reamed
C. threaded
D. open
Q.45) One material not approved for the installation of an external trap for a urinal is .
A. ABS
B. cast brass
C. drawn-brass tubing traps
D. cast iron
Q.46) The minimum common horizontal waste pipe serving a bathtub, a lavatory, and a kitchen sink shall be
at least .
A. 3 inches
B. 1 -1/2 inches
C. 2 - 1/2 inches
D. 2 inches
A. welded
B. bell and spigot
C. threaded
D. soldered
A. 1-1/4 inch
B. 1-1/2 inch
C. 1 inch
D. 1-3/8 inch
Q.50) Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line that is
Q.51) What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an access panel orutility
at least 0.3 meter in its least dimension for easy inspection and repair?
A. slip joint
B. hubless
C. ball and socket
D. flanged
Q.52) The sizing of gas vents for category II, III and IV shall be in accordance with .
Q.53) 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
C. 45
D. 22.5
Q.54) The developed length between the trap of a water closet and its vent shall not exceed .
A. 4 feet
B. 12 inches
C. 30 inches
D. 6 feet
Q.55) Single-wall metal pipe shall terminate at least 5 feet in vertical height above the highest connected
equipment .
Q.56) 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 5/8-
inch O.D. ACR tube 75 feet in developed length is .
A. 13
B. 48
C. 27
D. 68
A. four
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B. three
C. two
D. six
A. 50 feet
B. 60 feet
C. 20 feet
D. 30 feet
Q.60) What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of the Board of Master
Plumbers?
Q.61) The minimum horizontal distance between a water supply well and the building sewer is .
A. 50 feet
B. 100 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 15 feet
Q.62) Fixture traps shall have a water seal of not less than ___.
A. 12 inches
B. 2 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 4 inches
Q.64) A refrigerator used to store food and that requires drainage shall be drained by means of .
Q.65) 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. garage
B. kitchen
C. basement
D. bedroom
Q.66) The building sewer shall be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained by
such sewer in accordance with .
Q.67) Soil and drain pipes located above food-handling establishments shall be subjected to a standingwater
test of not less than feet.
A. 12
B. 25
C. 10
D. 15
Q.68) A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area to one-half the
.
A. 8 x 12 access panel
B. 10 x 12 access panel
C. 12 x 12 access panel
D. 18 x 18 access panel
Q.70) Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the same trench with
.
Q.71) Sewer or other drainage piping that shall no be installed under or within 2 feet of any building or
structure is .
A. ABS
B. cast iron
C. asbestos cement
D. copper
Q.72) In each run of horizontal drain piping, the distance between cleanouts shall not exceed .
A. 50 feet
B. 300 feet
C. 75 feet
D. 100 feet
Q.73) A type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least feet in vertical height above the bottom of the
wall furnace
A. 6
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
Q.74) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is ___.
A. 1-1/2 inches
B. 2 inches
C. 3 inches
D. 2-1/2 inches
Q.75) Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through and walls.
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A. concrete, masonry
B. ceiling, wooden
C. wood, concrete
D. floor, concrete
A. used belowground
B. painted
C. used for drain lines
D. threaded
Q.77) Single-wall metal pipe shall be constructed of not less than 0.0304 inch thick.
A. PVC Sch 40
B. Galvanized, sheet steel
C. copper sheet metal
D. cast ironcast iron
Q.78) The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measured from the inner edge of the vent to the
.
A. outlet
B. weir of the trap
C. dip
D. inlet
Q.79) The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall not exceed .
A. 18 inches
B. 36 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 24 inches
Q.80) Nonmetallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built up on the job site of not less than .
Q.81) The developed length of 1-1/2-inch trap arms shall not exceed .
A. 2 feet, 8 inches
B. 5 feet
C. 6 feet
D. 3 feet, 6 inches
A. a trap only
B. a trap and vent
C. no trap or vent
D. a vent only
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Q.84) Water closet tank ballcocks shall be installed with the vacuum breaker critical level at least .
A. 6 inches
B. 18 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 24 inches
Q.86) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall have at least .
A. 8 inches
B. 1 inch
C. Specified in listing or rating plate and NFPA 211 Standard
D. 3 inches
Q.89) A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe size its entire length .
Q.91) Sheet metal, constituting a part of any vent connector, shall be at least .
A. 0.0304 inches
B. 0.0505 inches
C. 0.0500 inches
D. 0.0450 inches
Q. 92. When supporting horizontal piping 5-inches in diameter with hangers, a _________
inch diameter rod shall be used.
A. 1
B. 1/2
C. 5/8
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D. 3/8
93.The diameter of waste and overflow for a bathtub shall not be less than .
A. 1-1/4 inches OD
B. 1-3/8 inches OD
C. 1-1.2 inches OD
D. 1-1/4 inches OD
94. Any pressure less than that exerted by atmospheric is (an) ___.
A. vacuum
B. negative pressure
C. atmospheric pressure
D. positive pressure
95. An unconfined space is a room or space having a volume equal to at least ___ of the
aggregate input rating of all the fuel-burning appliances in the space.
96. With two noted exceptions, all shower compartments and receptors shall be
capable of encompassing a ___ diameter circle.
A. 24-inch
B. 33-inch
C. 30-inch
D. 36-inch
A. 4 ft
B. 10 ft
C. 8 ft
D. 6 ft
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99. No plumbing system, drainage system, building sewer, private sewage disposal
system, or parts thereof, shall be located in .
A. any lot other that the lot that is the site of the building served by such facilities
B. the walls, floors, or underground in any building
C. pipe access spaces where accessible for repair
D. any garage, or equipment or locker room
100. Solder and fluxes used in piping system conveying potable water are prohibited
when the lead content exceeds..
A. 0.2 of 1 percent
B. 1 percent
C. 0.5 of 1 percent
D. less than 10 percent