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The modern plumbing system is a supply and distribution system with an associated disposal system that consists of fixtures and appliances supplied with cold and/or hot water, drainage, waste, and vent piping, including their respective joints, connections, devices, receptacles, and appurtenances.
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False
A bidet is a plumbing fixture, shaped to fit a body to bathe in, usually one forming a permanent fixture in a bathroom.
True
False
An appurtenance is an approved receptacle or device that is supplied with water or receives water or waterborne wastes and discharges such waste into a drainage system.
True
False
The term accessible relates to, or tends to promote, preserve, or restore health.
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False
All fixtures connecting to a drainage system must be individually trapped and vented.
True
False
There are several different types of plumbing fixtures, however, most fit into four broad categories: sanitary plumbing fixtures, bathing plumbing fixtures, sinks, and receptors.
True
False
Plumbing fixtures specifically designed for bathing or washing are the most commonly known plumbing fixtures.
True
False
A wash basin is a plumbing fixture or device of such material, shape, and capacity that it can adequately receive the discharge from indirect waste pipes and is constructed and located so it can be readily cleaned.
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False
A supply fitting is normally the faucet and spout of a fixture.
True
False
The purpose of the plumbing fitting concept is to make it possible to calculate the design load on a system directly when the system is a combination of different kinds of fixtures, each having different load characteristics.
True
False
Commonly used ___ include kitchen, bar, laundry, and service.
showers
bathtubs
sinks
water closets
The most common ___ are floor sinks and floor drains, but an open and trapped waste pipe used to collect indirect waste, such as a clothes washer standpipe, can also be used.
basins
receptors
traps
appliances
A plumbing appliance with only potable water supply connections is a ___.
water softener
water heater
dishwasher
clothes washer
A plumbing ___ that is associated with plumbing fixtures and appliances is a wye strainer.
regulator
appurtenance
fitting
valve
___ plumbing fixtures include water closets, bidets, urinals, and clinic sinks.
Waste
Disposal
Unsanitary
Sanitary
___ fittings connect a plumbing fixture to the drainage system and/or to the building water supply.
sanitary
fixture
water supply
plumbing
A(n) ___ fitting is a combination of components that conveys the waste from the outlet of a fixture to its connection to the sanitary drainage system or discharges into another fixture.
waste
water
sanitary
fixture
A plumbing ___ is a special class of devices or equipment that is intended to perform a special plumbing function.
appurtenance
fixture
pump
appliance
A plumbing ___ is a a manufactured device, prefabricated device, or an on-the-job assembly of component parts that is an adjunct to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture.
appliance
appurtenance
fixture
pump
A plumbing ___ is an object or device fastened to a fixture or close to it that is not essential, but adds to the beauty, convenience, or the effectiveness of the plumbing fixture or appliance.
fixture
appliance
appurtenance
accessory
___ normally consist of a stationary basin or cabinet connected with a drain and usually a water supply for washing and drainage.
sinks
water closets
showers
bathtubs
A(n) ___ is a lined excavation in the ground that receives the discharge of a drainage system or part thereof so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and sides.
trench
sanitary system
cesspool
septic tank
___ is caused by the effects of self-siphonage and pressure fluctuations, including aspiration and backpressure.
vacuum
backflow
pressure-reversal
siphonage
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