Water Supply System Terms

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What is the term for the unobstructed vertical distance between a pipe or faucet and the flood level rim of a receptacle?

  • Air gap (correct)
  • Blind flange
  • Back flow
  • Battery of fixture

What is the term for the flow of water or substances into distributing pipes from any source other than its intended source?

  • Air gap
  • Back siphonage
  • Back flow (correct)
  • Battery of fixture

What is the term for the flow of contaminated water from a plumbing fixture into a water supply pipe?

  • Air gap
  • Blind flange
  • Back flow
  • Back siphonage (correct)

What is a group of two or more adjacent fixtures that discharge into a common horizontal waste pipe called?

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What is a flange that closes the end of a pipe called?

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What is a controlled outlet on a pipeline used to discharge water called?

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What is any part of a piping system other than the main riser or stack called?

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What is the length of a soil or waste stack corresponding to a storey height called?

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