Master Plumber Practice Exam (Sanitation, Design & Installation)
Master Plumbers are bound by a code of ethics, insured for six years, licensed and registered, highly trained, quality tradesman and backed by the industry. The highest level is the master plumber, which requires experience as a journeyman plumber. The quiz below covers sanitation, Design & Installation for that plumber exam. Give it a try.
- 1.A seepage is defined as a sewage terminal
- A.
Receiving both liquid and solid waste
- B.
Receiving only liquid waste
- C.
Receiving only solid waste
- D.
Receiving direct human excrement
- 2.Construction of septic tank should be located at a distance away from the pressure public main to prevent sanitation
- A.
15.2 meters
- B.
1.5 meters
- C.
3 meters
- D.
1 meter
- 3.Pour index horsepower is how many foot lbs per minutes
- A.
30,000
- B.
33,000
- C.
33,333
- D.
32,564
- 4.Bacteria which has no function in sewage treatment
- A.
Non-aerobic bacteria
- B.
Pathogenic bacteria
- C.
Facultative bacteria
- D.
Aerobic bacteria
- 5.What is the minimum pressure outlet to operate a flush valve in water closet and urinal?
- A.
10 psi
- B.
25 psi
- C.
15 psi
- D.
20 psi
- 6.The appropriate type of material for vent pipes in an acid waste system is,
- A.
Malleable iron
- B.
Galvanize iron
- C.
DWV copper
- D.
Plastic
- 7.Where is surface water for domestic use collected?
- A.
Seas
- B.
Streams
- C.
Mountains
- D.
Oceans
- 8.What is the least method to lay a PB or PE tube on trenches?
- A.
Stretched
- B.
Straight line
- C.
On steel sleeves
- D.
Snake line
- 9.What really seals a caulked joint?
- A.
Epoxy
- B.
Pig lead
- C.
Cement
- D.
Oakum
- 10.PE plastic tubing is a material used for water service connection. What is the meaning of PE?
- A.
Plastic Expander
- B.
Poly Enzyme
- C.
Plastic Extrusion
- D.
Poly Ethelene
- 11.What fitting is needed in a cleanout if the pipe is 6" diameter?
- A.
Nipple
- B.
Reducer
- C.
Elbow
- D.
Long sweep
- 12.What produces when magnesium salt is present in water?
- A.
Mineral hardness
- B.
Permanent hardness
- C.
Total hardness
- D.
Temporary hardness
- 13.What is the name of the process in which steel and wrought iron pipe rust?
- A.
Sand blast
- B.
Electrolysis
- C.
Tuberculation
- D.
Percolation
- 14.Which of these stages is not one among cycle of water?
- A.
Saturation
- B.
Precipitation
- C.
Evaporation
- D.
Condensation
- 15.What is the minimum retention period of waste water in a septic tank which will settle and stabilize solids suspended in water?
- A.
12 hrs
- B.
48 hrs
- C.
24 hrs
- D.
30 hrs
- 16.What water is a portion of rainwater which percolate into the earth to form underground deposit?
- A.
Dew
- B.
Surface
- C.
Spring surface
- D.
Ground water
- 17.What should be done before working with lead that is wet?
- A.
Pre-heat
- B.
Use blower
- C.
Wipe it
- D.
Use drier
- 18.Water is many times heavier than air by?
- A.
803
- B.
830
- C.
308
- D.
300
- 19.When should pipe be reamed to remove burrs?
- A.
After threading
- B.
Before cutting
- C.
Before threading
- D.
After cutting
- 20.Iron in the form of ferrous bicarbonate can be removed from water by means of
- A.
Aeration
- B.
Limestone filtration
- C.
Activated charcoal filtration
- D.
Sedimentation
- 21.What kind of lubricant is use during operation for threading machine?
- A.
Animal oil
- B.
Vegetable oil
- C.
Water soluble oil
- D.
Engine oil
- 22.What should be used in supporting suspended horizontal single run plumbing pipe?
- A.
Clevis hanger
- B.
Clamp hanger
- C.
Bracket hanger
- D.
Trapege hanger
- 23.What is the partner of the gate valve in the g.i. pipe system of installation?
- A.
Union patente
- B.
Check valve
- C.
Coupling
- D.
Hub and spigot
- 24.What is the test used in determining if a newly installed water system is leak free?
- A.
Pressure test
- B.
Hydraulic test
- C.
Hydrostatic test
- D.
Leak test
- 25.One of the first steps in the selection of suitable water supply source is
- A.
Water demand
- B.
Budgetary cost
- C.
Water potability
- D.
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