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Common Plumbing Principles practice test

Common Plumbing Principles practice test

Question 1 of 20 Question 1 of 20

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Which one of the following does not form part of the commissioning process?

Select one of the following:

  • b. Visual inspection

  • d. Fitting plumbing appliance

  • c. Flushing the system

  • a. Soundness testing

Explanation

Question 2 of 20 Question 2 of 20

1

Which one of the following parts of the Building Regulations deals with building
structure?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Part A

  • b. Part B

  • c. Part F

  • d. Part L.

Explanation

Question 3 of 20 Question 3 of 20

1

What does LCS stand for?

Select one of the following:

  • c. Low Copper Steel

  • b. Low Carbon Steel

  • a. Long Coil Strand

  • d. Loose Cover Sheet.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20 Question 4 of 20

1

Which one of the following should be used to protect the area you are working in?

Select one of the following:

  • b. Plywood

  • d. Heat mat.

  • a. Safety shoes

  • c. Dust sheets

Explanation

Question 5 of 20 Question 5 of 20

1

Which one of the following is the correct horizontal clipping interval for 15mm
copper tube?

Select one of the following:

  • c. 1.8m

  • b. 1.5m

  • a. 1.2m

  • d. 2.0m.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20 Question 6 of 20

1

At what point should an inhibitor be added to a central heating system during
commissioning?

Select one of the following:

  • c. During the final fill of the system

  • d. Before cleaning the pipework.

  • b. Before flushing

  • a. During the first flush

Explanation

Question 7 of 20 Question 7 of 20

1

Which one of the following types of screw is shown in the image?

Select one of the following:

  • c. Slotted

  • a. Phillips

  • b. Pozidrive

  • d. Mirror.

Explanation

Question 8 of 20 Question 8 of 20

1

Which one of the following grades of copper is used for microbore central heating
pipework?

Select one of the following:

  • d. R300.

  • c. R290

  • b. R250

  • a. R220

Explanation

Question 9 of 20 Question 9 of 20

1

Which specialist tool may be required when removing the body of a non-rising pillar
tap?

Select one of the following:

  • a. Stillson

  • b. Basin wrench

  • d. Adjustable spanner.

  • c. Circlip pliers

Explanation

Question 10 of 20 Question 10 of 20

1

What type of fitting is shown in the image?

Select one of the following:

  • d. Compression tank connector.

  • c. Compression elbow

  • a. Compression tee

  • b. Compression coupling

Explanation

Question 11 of 20 Question 11 of 20

1

What is the name of the tool shown?

Select one of the following:

  • b. Stillson

  • a. Mole grips

  • c. Basin wrench

  • d. Spirit level.

Explanation

Question 12 of 20 Question 12 of 20

1

Which one of the following types of fitting would most likely be used to joint
polybutylene pipes together?

Select one of the following:

  • b. Threaded

  • d. Push fit.

  • a. Soldered

  • c. Solvent weld

Explanation

Question 13 of 20 Question 13 of 20

1

Which one of the following sets of tools should be used to cut a waste hole in
brickwork?

Select one of the following:

  • c. SDS drill with diamond core drill

  • a. Claw hammer and bevel edge chisel

  • d. SDS drill with hole saw.

  • b. Ball pein hammer and screwdriver

Explanation

Question 14 of 20 Question 14 of 20

1

Which one of the following would require the application of flux?

Select one of the following:

  • b. Threading steel pipe

  • a. Soldering two pieces of copper pipe together using end feed capillary
    fittings

  • d. Jointing two pieces of copper pipe together using press fit fittings.

  • c. Jointing steel pipework

Explanation

Question 15 of 20 Question 15 of 20

1

Sleeving pipework helps to prevent which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • c. Damage from pipe movement

  • b. Damage from corrosion

  • d. Cleaning of pipework.

  • a. Movement of pipework

Explanation

Question 16 of 20 Question 16 of 20

1

What component does the symbol represent?

Select one of the following:

  • c. Service valve

  • a. Stop valve

  • b. Gate valve

  • d. Motorised valve

Explanation

Question 17 of 20 Question 17 of 20

1

Which one of the following tools is used to form LCS?

Select one of the following:

  • d. Tube bender.

  • c. Scissor type bender

  • b. Hydraulic bender

  • a. Hand bender

Explanation

Question 18 of 20 Question 18 of 20

1

A customer’s joist has a span of 4m – how near to the supporting wall can the
notch start?

Select one of the following:

  • b. 315mm

  • d. 265mm.

  • a. 350mm

  • c. 280mm

Explanation

Question 19 of 20 Question 19 of 20

1

A plumber would use the assembly drawings for an appliance when:

Select one of the following:

  • a. Installing the hot and cold pipework

  • d. When identifying a spare part.

  • b. Before commissioning an appliance

  • c. When setting the temperature controls of the appliance

Explanation

Question 20 of 20 Question 20 of 20

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The maximum safe vertical chasing depth for a wall is:

Select one of the following:

  • c. Half of the depth of the wall

  • b. One-quarter of the depth of the wall

  • d. One-eighth of the depth of the wall.

  • a. One-third of the depth of the wall

Explanation

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