ASPE CPD STUDY QUESTIONS AH CORRECTLY ANSWERED
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What cis cthe cspecific cweight cof cwater? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔62.4 clbs cper ccubic cfoot
What chappens cin ca cstorm cand csanitary csystem cafter cit cpasses cthe cwater ctest? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔A csmoke cpressure ctest cis crecommended cwith ca csmoke
cpressure cof c1 cin cwc cto cprove cthe csystem cgas ctight.
Is can cair ctest cacceptable cfor ca cstorm cand csanitary csystem? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Yes, cif ca cwater ctest cis cnot cpossible, cat ca cpressure cof c5 cpsi, care ctests
care cimpractical cand ccostly
What care cthe ctesting cprocedures cfor cthe cstorm cand csanitary csystem? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A cwater ctest cupon ccompletion cof cthe crough cpiping cand cprior cto
cconcealment cof c10 cft cwc cminimum c(except cthe ctopmost c10 cfeet cof cpipe), cnot cto
cexceed c100 cft cwc. cIf csystem cis chigher cthan c100 cfeet, ctest cplugs cmust cbe cinstalled
cto cfacilitate ctesting, crarely care cmore cthan c7 cstories ctested cat cone ctime. cA
cpeppermint coil ctest cmay calso cbe cdone cwith c2 coz cof cpeppermint coil cand c10 cqt
cboiling cwater, cand csearching cfor cpeppermint csmell cat cleaks, chowever cit cis cdifficult
cto cpinpoint cthe cleak cby cthis cmethod
The cmaximum clength cfrom cthe cvent cconnection cto cany cfuture cdrain coutlet cis
crequired cby ccode, cwhy, chow clong cis cthe cdistance c(listed cin cthe cbook), cand
cwhat‚Äôs cthe cexception? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To cprevent ca cdead cend cwhere
cslime, csludge cand cfungi ccan cgrow, c2 cfeet, cunless cthe cpiping cmust cbe cextended cto
can caccessible clocation cfor ca ccleanout
A csanitary ctee cmay cbe cused cin cthe cvertical cbut cwhat cmay cnot cbe cused cin cthe
cvertical cand cwhy? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cdouble csanitary ctee cbecause cthe
cpossibility cof cflow ccrossover cand cexcessive cpressures cwhen cone cbranch cis
cdischarging cand cthe cother cisn’t care cpossible
What care cthe cslopes cof cpipe cinside cthe cbuilding cthat ccorrespond cto c2 cfps cvelocity?
c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1/4 cin cper cfoot cfor c3 cin cand csmaller c1/8 cin cper cfoot cfor
clarger cpipe call celbows, ctaps, ctees cetc care ctapped cat ca cpitch cof c1/4” cper cfoot
Where cshould ccleanouts cbe cprovided? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1) cInside cor coutside
cthe cbuilding cat cthe cpoint cof cexit c(use ca cwye cbranch) c2) cat cevery cchange cin
cdirection cgreater cthan c45 cdegrees c3) cevery c50 cfeet cfor cpiping c4” cand cless, cand
c100 cft cfor clarger cpiping c4) cunderground cpiping clarger cthan c10 cin cshould cbe
,cprovided cwith cmanholes cat cevery cchange cin cdirection cand cevery c150 cfeet c5) cat
cthe cbase cof call cstacks c6) cas crequired cby ccode
What csize ccleanouts care cprovided cin cpiping? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Piping cup cto c4
cinches, cthe ccleanout cis cthe csame csize cas cthe cpipe. cPiping cgreater cthan c4 cinches,
c4 cinch ccleanouts care cadequate.
What cshould cbe cinstalled cin cthe chouse cdrain cif cthere cis ca cdanger cof cbackflow cof
csewage cinto cthe cbuilding? cWhats cthe cdifference? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A
cbackwater cvalve cor ca ccombination cBWV cwith cmanually coperated cgate cvalve. cThe
cBWV cdoes cnot cinterfere cwith cthe cairflow cthroughout cthe csystem, cand cthe cgate
cvalve cis crecommended cwhere cthere cis ca chistory cof cbackflow cas ca cpositive cmeans
cof cprotection.
Branch cconnections cto cthe chouse cdrain cshould cbe cmade cwhere cand cwhy? c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔At cthe cupper cportion cof cthe cpipe c(above cthe c1/2 c- c2/3 cfull
cmark) cbecause: c1) cthere cis ca clower cchance cof cstoppages cin cthe cbranch c2) cthere
cis cless cflow cinterference cat cthe cpoint cof cconnection c3) cWhen cthere cis cno cflow cin
cthe cbranch, cthe cfull carea cof cthe cpipe cis cavailable cto crelieve cpneumatic cpressure
cfluctuations cin cthe chouse cdrain
How cmany cfixture cunits care cequivalent cto c1 cgpm ccontinuous cor csemicontinuous
cflow cand cwhat care cexamples cof cthese ctypes cof cflow? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔2 cFUs,
csump cpumps, cejectors, cair cconditioning cequipment, cwater ccooled, cequipment, cetc
What cminimum cslopes care crequired cfor cbuilding cdrains cand cwhy? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔3 cin cpipe cand csmaller: c1/4 cin/ft c4-6 cin cpipe: c1/8 cin/ft c8 cin cpipe cand
clarger: c1/16 cin/ft cto cmaintain c2 cfps cscouring caction cif clow cflow cfixtures care
cpresent, c1/4 cin/ft cfor call cis ca cgood cidea
House cdrains care cdesigned cto cflow chow cfull? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1/2 cfull cto c3/4
cfull cmax cunder cuniform cflow cconditions
What cis ca chouse c(building) cdrain? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The clowest cpiping cof ca
cgravity cdrainage csystem cthat creceives cthe cdischarge cfrom csoil, cwaste, cand cother
cdrainage cpipes cinside cthe cbuilding cthat cextends ca cshort cdistance cfrom cthe cbuilding
cand cconveys cthe cdrainage cto cthe cbuilding csewer
What cis cthe cmeasurement cfrom chorizontal cthat cseparates chorizontal cand cvertical
cdrainage cstacks? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔45 cdegrees
Does can cinterior cdrainage cstack cthat coffsets c45 cdegrees cor cless cfrom cthe cvertical
crequire ca cchange cin csize? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔No. cAny cmore cthan ca c45 cdegree
coffset crequires csizing cthe coffset cas ca chouse cdrain.
,What cis ca cbranch cinterval? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cbuilding cstory cor ca cdistance
cbetween ctwo cbranch cconnections cgreater cthan c8 cfeet capart.
Describe cthe cprocedure cfor csizing cinterior cdrainage cstacks. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1)
cFirst csize cthe chorizontal cbranches cconnecting cto cthe cstack c2) cDetermine cthe
cminimum csize cthat cwill caccept ceach cbranch cat cone cbranch cinterval c3) cTotal call
cfixture cunits cconnected cto cthe cstack, cand cdetermine cthe csize. cThe cminimum csize
cmust cbe cat cleast cequal cto cthe clargest cdiameter crequired cat cthe cbase. cYou cmay
creduce cin csize cat cupper cbranch cintervals, cbut cnever cby cmore cthan c1/2 cthe clargest
csize.
What cis cthe ctotal crecommended cmaximum cpermissible cflow cin ca cstack? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔7/24 cof cthe ctotal ccross csectional carea cof cthe cstack.
Where cshould cand cshouldn’t cyou cconnect cbranch cconnections cto cstack coffsets?
c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Not cto cthe chorizontal coffset cto cthe cstack cif cat call cpossible,
cunless cits cat cleast c10 cpipe cdiameters cdownstream, cand cideally c2 cfeet cabove cthe
coffset cor c2 cfeet cbelow cto cavoid cpressure cfluctuations.
What ccan cminimize chydraulic cjump? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Increasing cthe cslope cof
cthe chorizontal cdrain. cConnecting cto ca chorizontal cdrain cthat cis clarger cthan cthe
cstack.
Any coffset cof cthe cstack cgreater cthan cwhat ccan ccause chydraulic cjump? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔45 cdegrees
When cdoes cterminal cvelocity coccur cin ca cdrainage cstack? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔It cis
cachieved cat capproximately c10 c- c15 cfps cand cthis cvelocity cis cachieved cwithin c10 c-
c15 cfeet cof cfall cfrom cthe cpoint cof centry.
A cdrainage cstack cshould cnever cbe cdesigned cfor ca ccapacity cgreater cthan cwhat cand
cwhy? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔One-thrid cfull, cbecause cthe cpressure cfluctuations cin cthe
csystem ccould cgreatly cexceed cthe cmaximum c1 cin cwater ccolumn ccriterion cand close
ctheir cseal cby csiphonage cblowout
What cis cone cpositive cand cone cnegative cof ca ctee-wye cfitting? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔The clong cradius ctee-wye cfitting cgives cthe cwater ca cgreater cdownward
ccomponent cthan ca csanitary ctee, cbut calso chas ca cgreater cprobability cof csiphoning
cthe ctraps
How care chorizontal cbranch cconnections cto cthe cstack cmade? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔With ca csanitary ctee c(a cshort cradius ctee-wye, cvertical cposition conly) cor
cwith ca clong cradius ctee-wye c(vertical cor chorizontal cposition). c(The ctee-wye cis calso
ccalled ca ccombination cwye cand cone-eighth cbend)
, What cis cthe cdifference cbetween csoil cstacks cand cwaste cstacks? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Soil cstacks ccollect cwastes cthat ccontain cfecal cmatter, cand cwaste cstacks
ccollect cwastes cthat cdo cnot ccontain cfecal cmatter c(lavatories, csinks, cetc)
What cis ca cvent cstack? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cvent cstack cprevents cthe
cdevelopment cof cexcessive cpressures cin cthe clower cregions cof cthe cdrainage cstack
cby crelieving cthe cair cthat cis crapidly ccarried cdown cthe cdrainage cstack. cIt cdoes cnot
cinclude cvertical cfixture cdrains cand cbranch cvents cthat cdo cnot cpass cthrough cmore
cthan ctwo cstories cbefore cbeing cconnected cto cthe csoil cor cwaste cstack cor cvent cstack.
What cis ca cgeneral cterm cfor cany cvertical cline cof csoil cor cwaste cpiping cthat ccollects
cwater cand cwastes cfrom cfixture cdrains cand chorizontal cbranch cdrains cfrom ctwo cor
cmore cfloors cof ca cbuilding? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cStack.
Properties cof cuniform cflow capply cto cbranches cof cwhat clength cand clonger? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔5 cfeet
Special cwastes, ctank coverflows, ctank cemptying clines, creleif cvalve cdischarges, cetc.
cshould cdischarge cwhere cand cwhy? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Through can cair cbreak cto
can cappropriate creceptacle c(floor cdrain cor cother) cto cprevent coverpressurization cof
cthe cdrainage csystem.
High ctemperature cwastes cshould cbe ccooled cto cwhat ctemperature cbefore
cdischarging cinto cthe cdrainage csystem? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔140F
When cinterior cdrainage cpiping cdeveloped clength creaches c100 cfeet, cwhat cshould
chappen cand cwhy? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A cvent cto catmosphere cshould cbe
cprovided. cIt cshould crun cindependently cthrough cthe croof, cthis cis cto cprevent cthe
crapid cfouling cof cthe cpipe cdue cto cthe cgrowth cof cslime cand cfungi cin cthe cabsence cof
cair ccirculation.
The csizing cfor cindirect cwastes cis cthe csame cas cdirect-waste cconnections cwith cwhat
cexception? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Due cto cthe clow cvelocities cusually cpresent cin
cindirect cwastes, cstoppages care cmore cprevalent, cand ccleanouts cshould cbe cprovided
cat cevery cpossible clocation.
For can cindirect cwaste, cthe cdischarge coutlet cshould cbe cwhat? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A cminimum cof c1.5 ctimes cthe cindirect cpipe csize cabove cthe cflood clevel
cof cthe creceptacle.
How ccan cthe cfixture cunit cflow crate cbe ccalculated? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔By cdividing
cthe ctotal cdischarge cflow cin cgallons cper cminute cof ca csingle cfixture cdivided cby c7.5
cgal/ft^3
What cfactors cdo cFUs caccount cfor? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Application cin cconjunction
cwith cthe cprobability cof csimultaneous cuse cof cfixtures.