Download Rhode Island Journeyman Plumber Exam Review and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity!
Rhode Island Journeyman Plumber
Exam Review
Plumbing Code Regulation SBC-3 Correct Ans - State of Rhode Island Plumbing Code is known as: 4' 6" Below Grade Correct Ans - Water Services Shall Be Installed Not Less Than: Insulated/Heated or Both Correct Ans - Piping installed in exterior walls or areas subject to freezing must: 36" Below Grade Correct Ans - Building Sewers connected to a public sewer shall have a minimum coverage of: Under a water heater 6 gallons or greater that is elevated Correct Ans - A safe waste pan shall be installed 2" deep with 2" clearance around heater Correct Ans - A safe waste pan shall be at least 10' undisturbed compacted earth Correct Ans - Water service piping and building drain/sewer shall be separated by: Water line is installed minimum 12" above sewer line at highest point Correct Ans - Water service separation distance is not required if: 50' Correct Ans - Distance for a septic tank/sewer to a private water supply(well) is: 6"below the roof with an approved fitting Correct Ans - Where frost closure is common an increase in vent size shall take place: "V" zone (subject to wave heights in excess of 3') Correct Ans - High Hazard flood zone is: 8.0% Lead Correct Ans - Lead free pipe and fittings contain less than:
110 degrees Correct Ans - Hot water is water at temperature greater than or equal to: 0.2% Lead Correct Ans - Lead free solder and flux contain no more than 0.5 inches Correct Ans - Strainer plates on drain lines for rodent proofing must have openings: Two pipe size greater than the pipe passing through it Correct Ans - Sleeves for pipes passing through foundation walls or under footings shall be: 500' Correct Ans - Travel distance to toilet facilities in merchantile/occupancies are: 300' Correct Ans - Travel distance to toilet facilities in covered malls are: 15" Correct Ans - Water closets, bidets or lavatories shall have a clearance from center of fixture to wall of: 21" Correct Ans - The required clearance from front of fixture to a wall, door or other fixture is: 3" Correct Ans - Minimum size floor drains for public laundries or central washing facilities is: 1 1/2" Correct Ans - Shower waste outlets shall be minimum of: 3" Correct Ans - Minimum size removable strainer for shower compartments are: .25 inches Correct Ans - Minimum size floor drain strainer opening is: 4 pounds per square foot Correct Ans - Sheet lead shall not weigh less than: 12 ounces per square foot Correct Ans - Sheet copper shall not weigh less than: 67% Correct Ans - Urinals shall not be substituted for more than what percent of water closets?
4 Correct Ans - Minimum number of roof drains in a building 10, square feet or more: 3/4" Correct Ans - Minimum size of water service pipe: Intergral Correct Ans - A clinical sink has the following trap type Vacuum Breakers Correct Ans - Flushometer valves and tanks shall have: 30 x 30 Correct Ans - Shower compartments shall not be less than 2 " Correct Ans - Commercial food waste grinder shall be connected to a minimum drain size of: 1.5" deep with a 3/4" drain Correct Ans - Water heater pan size and drain size is: 3" below the installation level Correct Ans - When rock is encountered in trenching rock will be removed to a minimum of: 4' Correct Ans - Hanger spacing for ABS pipe is: 10' head Correct Ans - Water testing of a drainage system requires a: 2.6 inches of rain per hour Correct Ans - Sizing of storm drains for Rhode Island is based on: 5 Correct Ans - The Board of Appeals consists of how many members? 85 degrees to 110 degrees Correct Ans - Tempered water is water having a temperature range of: Driven Correct Ans - A casing is not required with what type of well? Integrally installed air gap or backflow preventer Correct Ans - Backflow for an automatic clothes washer is prevented by: Air Break Correct Ans - Waste from an automatic clothes washer discharges through an
Air Gap or Backflow Preventer Correct Ans - Water connection to a bidet protected by an Air Gap or Backflow Preventer Correct Ans - Water connection to a dishwasher is protected by an 4" Correct Ans - Roof drains shall have strainers extending above the roof a minimum of: There are 15 or less employees Correct Ans - Separate toilet facilities are not required when 1/4" Correct Ans - Minimum pitch for 2 1/2" piping and smaller is: 1 1/2" Correct Ans - Minimum size wet vent piping is: 1/2" OD Correct Ans - What is the minimum supply tube to a one-piece toilet? Conductor Correct Ans - What is the line in the building that carries water from the roof to the sewer called? 1 1/2" Correct Ans - What is the minimum size outlet for a shower in RI? 18" and 42" Correct Ans - What is the minimum and maximum length of a waste stack to a trap weir? A pressure reducing backflow preventer Correct Ans - What must be installed before connecting and irrigation system to a potable water supply? Always follow the manufacturers instructions Correct Ans - Can combustible liquids that condense be allowed down the public sewer? It should be sized to the outlet of the food waste grinder Correct Ans - How should a grease trap be sized when hooking it up to a commercial food waste grinder? 4.5' underground Correct Ans - Water pipe should be buried ____________ feet underground.
Individually Correct Ans - A commercial food waste grinder should be trapped ___________________. 2" Correct Ans - A commercial food waste grinder should have a minimum outlet of _____________. Air Break Correct Ans - What is required to be utilized in the waste of a clothes washer waste? Air Gap Correct Ans - Unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the outlet of the waste pipe and the flood level rim of the receptacle into which the waste pipe is discharging. Well Correct Ans - Bored, Dug and Driven are examples of what? 24" and 30" Correct Ans - The vertical distance from the fixture outlet to the trap weir shall not exceed ________________ and the horizontal distance shall not exceed _______________ measured from the centerline of the fixture outlet to the centerline of the inlet of the trap. Half the square footage of the vertical wall Correct Ans - How much of a vertical wall should be added to the square footage calculation of a roof? 18" and 36" respectively Correct Ans - What is the clearance for rodding of a 6" pipe and an 8" pipe? Above Correct Ans - A vent must connect _______________ the centerline of a waste line. A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent. Correct Ans - What is a branch vent? .434 * 82 = 35.59 psi Correct Ans - What is the pressure in pounds at the base of a stack 82' high? 24" * 24" * .0034 * 60 = 117.5 Correct Ans - How many gallons of water are in a tank that is 24" round and 60" high? 6" and 12" Correct Ans - backfilling, loose earth free from rocks, broken concrete and frozen chunks shall be placed in the trench in ___________ layers and
tamped in place until the crown of the pipe is covered by _______________ of tamped earth. 3" Correct Ans - Where rock is encountered in trenching, the rock shall be removed to a minimum of ____________ below the installation level of the bottom of the pipe. X=1/(.0408x.5625) X=1/.02295 X=43.57' Correct Ans - How many feet of 3/4 copper tubing does it take to hold 1 gallon of water? 2 Correct Ans - How many roof drains are required on a roof under 10, square feet? 4 Correct Ans - How many roof drains are required on a roof over 10, square feet? 4" Correct Ans - How many inches must the strainer of a roof drain extend above the roof? 36" below grade Correct Ans - A sewer must be buried a minimum of ____________ below grade. A Men's Room Correct Ans - A drinking fountain cannot be installed in a _____________. 6" Correct Ans - The critical level of an atmospheric vacuum breaker must be installed a minimum of __________ above the flood level rim of the fixture or device. 1 1/4" Correct Ans - The minimum size vent in RI is ____________. Yes, 6" above the highest fixture on that floor. Correct Ans - Can other fixtures vents be tied to a Clinical Service sink in a hospital? 2 1/2 x Diameter of drain size Correct Ans - Minimum distance for Air Gap? 24" Correct Ans - Maximum distance riser on drain to trap?
Yearly Correct Ans - How many times to inspect back flows Install, Repairs, and Annually Correct Ans - Testing Back flows Should Happen When 1 Correct Ans - Drainage Fixture Unit on Lav 2 Correct Ans - Drainage Fixture Unit on Res. Washer Machine & Bathub 4 Correct Ans - Drainage Fixture Unit on Res. Toilet Thru Indirect Waste With air gap and have approval from authority Correct Ans - Swimming Pool Waste Shall Discharge no Correct Ans - Does Waste from emergency eye wash need a drain Pipe inside building that conveys storm water from roof to storm sewer or combined sewer Correct Ans - What is a Conductor An exterior Roof Drain Correct Ans - What is a Storm Leader Shall discharge by air gap Correct Ans - What kind of Discharge does a reverse osmosis need Indirectly Wasted With Air Gap Correct Ans - How is an Ice Machine Drained? After 1 Employee Correct Ans - When do you need Workers Compensation? OSHA cards are required in RI if you are working on State and Municipal projects. Correct Ans - When are OSHA Cards Required? Siphonage Correct Ans - You Vent a sink to prevent what? $1,000 Correct Ans - You need to pay the prevailing wage on state jobs when you are over what Amount? 230 Gallons Correct Ans - 4" Pipe 150 Feet Long, How many Gallons?
10 Correct Ans - A master plumber employs 3 master plumbers, and 6 journeyman. How many apprentices can he have. 2.2GPM Correct Ans - Maximum flow rate at a 60PSI Lavatory 7.5 Correct Ans - how much gallons of water in a cubic foot B+C--Ball Valve/Check Valve Correct Ans - On a commercial Sewage ejector what is required? Any Renovation to a public Building. Correct Ans - What is defined as public work in RI?
