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2024 - ICC B1 Exam Definitions __- __- __- __- __- __-with Verified Solutions. __- __- __-
Flexible Air Connector A conduit for transferring air between an air
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duct or plenum and an air terminal unit, an air inlet or an air outlet
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- Such conduit is limited in its use, length in its use, length and location
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Flue Collar The portion of a fuel-burning appliance designed for the
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attachment of a draft hood, vent connector or venting system
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Stack Any main vertical DWV line that extends one or more stories
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to its vent terminal
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Stack Bond A brickwork or masonry bond having successive courses
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of stretchers with all head joints aligned vertically.
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Stack Vent The extension of soil or waste stack above the highest
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horizontal drain connected __- __-
Gross Area of Exterior Walls
__- The normal projection of all exterior
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walls, including the area of all windows and doors installed therein
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Air admittance valve
__- A one-way valve designed to allow air into the
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plumbing drainage system where a negative pressure develops in the piping.
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,Air circulation, forced
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utilizing movement of air through ducts or plenums by mechanical means
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Air-conditioning system A system that consists of heat exchangers,
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blowers, filters, supply, exhaust and return-air systems
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Air-impermeable insulation __- __-__- An insulation having an air permanence
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equal to or less than 0.02
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Antisiphon A term applied to valves or mechanical devices that
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eliminate siphonage. __-
Backflow __-__- __- the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
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into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source
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other than from its intended source.
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Backflow preventer __- __-__- __- Prevents backflow into the potable water supply
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Backsiphonage The flowing back of used or contaminated water from
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piping into a potable water-supply pipe due to a negative pressure in such
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pipe
Boiler A self-contained appliance from which hot water is circulated
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for heating purposes and then returned to the boiler
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- Water temps not exceeding 250 degrees F
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, Braced wall line A straight line through the building plan that
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represents the location of the lateral resistance provided by the wall
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bracing
Branch __-__- __- Any part of the piping system other than a riser, main or
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stack
Branch, main A water-distribution pipe that extends horizontally off a
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main or riser to convey water to branches or fixture groups
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Branch, vent A vent connecting two or more individual vents with a
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vent stack or stack vent
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BTU/H The listed maximum capacity of an appliance, absorption unit
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or burner expressed in British thermal units input per hour
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Building drain The lowest piping that collects the discharge from all
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other drainage piping and extends 30 inches beyond the exterior walls and
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conveys the drainage to the sewer
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Built-up roof covering Two or more layers of felt cemented together
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and surfaced with a cap sheet
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Chimney A primary vertical structure containing one or more flues,
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for the purpose of carrying gaseous products of combustion and air from
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a fuel-burning appliance to the outside
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