Deck 11: Site Utilities

Question 1

A grinder pump grinds solids into small enough particles to be pumped and pumps the sewage at high pressure.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The septic tank holds the solid waste while it is decomposed by ____ action.

A) bacterial
B) gravitational
C) electrical
D) viral

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Sewer lines usually rely on gravity flow.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The design of septic systems is not regulated by any health and plumbing codes.

Question 5

Although electrical service is a site utility, it is not usually installed until the building is enclosed.

Question 6

In most developed areas, the building sewer empties into a ____ sewer line near the street.

A) roughed in
B) private
C) municipal
D) complex

Question 7

Uphill flow of sewage is accomplished by a ____ pump.

A) leach
B) rough
C) septic
D) grinder

Question 8

The contractor for the new building is responsible for everything from the municipal sewer to the house.

Question 9

Any plumbing that is to be concealed by concrete work must be installed without fixtures or ____ in before the concrete is placed.

A) driven
B) leached
C) roughed
D) ground

Question 10

Water supply lines are ____ and gas lines are ____.

A) pressurized; pressurized
B) pressurized; unpressurized
C) unpressurized; pressurized
D) unpressurized; unpressurized

Question 11

The drain field, where the leach lines are laid, is usually made of a layer of crushed stone.

Question 12

The ____ sewer carries the waste to the municipal sewer or septic system.

A) street
B) building
C) common
D) ground

Question 13

A ____ of 1/4 inch per foot means that for every horizontal foot, the pipe rises or falls 1/4 inch.

A) fix
B) pitch
C) pump
D) grind

Question 14

Sewer lines are at least ____ inches in diameter.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 15

The most common type of ____ system includes a septic tank and drain field.

A) septic
B) drain
C) leach
D) distribution

Question 16

Sewer lines are ____.

A) small in diameter
B) large in diameter
C) not connected to the septic system
D) small in volume

Question 17

The pitch of a pipe is given in ____.

A) whole inches
B) fractions of a cm per meter
C) feet per yard
D) fractions of an inch per foot

Question 18

A grinder pump grinds solids into small enough particles of sewage to be pumped at high pressure.

Question 19

The distribution box (D.B.) diverts the liquid into ____ lines.

A) field
B) rough
C) leach
D) drain

Question 20

In the accompanying figure, what is the slope of the cast iron pipe for every foot of run?

A) 1/16"
B) 1/4"
C) 1"
D) 4"

Question 21

Both _______ and ____________ are widely used in home construction today.

A) Copper and steel
B) Cast iron and steel
C) Cast iron and copper
D) CPVC and PEX

Question 22

Heavy commercial and industrial electrical services require ____.

A) semiconductor feeders
B) only one distribution point
C) multiconductor feeders
D) only a main electrical panel

Question 23

There are ____ types of electrical service.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 24

The ability to accept water is called ____.

A) roughing
B) draining
C) percolation
D) leaching

Question 25

The building code or health department code often requires a _________________ test before the system can be approved.

A) Percolation
B) draining
C) roughing
D) leaching

Question 26

Water supply pipes ____.

A) follow the least direct route to the main shutoff pump
B) are not connected to the main shutoff valve
C) do not emerge from the municipal water well
D) follow the most direct route from the municipal water main

Question 27

____ electrical service involves a cable from the utility company transformer or pole to a weather-tight fixture called a service head on the house.

A) Municipal
B) Lateral
C) Underground
D) Overhead

Question 28

A service head is also known as a ____ head.

A) mast
B) pipe
C) municipal
D) cable

Question 29

Traditionally sewer pipes were cast iron and supply pipes were galvanized iron or ____.

A) steel
B) PVC
C) cast iron
D) aluminum