PLUMBING TEST
Rate your ability from 1 to 10 for the following questions: (10 being the highest)
Plumbing service work experience __________ Plumbing Roughing work ___________
Knowledge of Plumbing Codes __________
SERVICE WORK:
1. Where would the vent for the dryer be vented to? ______________________________
2.What tool do you use to remove seats from a faucet? ____________________________
3. What tool is used to remove the bath tub shoe from the waste and overflow?_________
4. What compound is used on the threads of gas piping? ___________________________
5. When a Flush-o-meter is running constantly, what would you replace? _____________
6. Have You experienced snaking out a kitchen sink? _____________________________
7.If the pilot light on a water heater won’t stay lit the problem most likely is the _______
8. Which method would you use to tie in the gas line to the water heater? (Circle one)
A) Flexible gas connector
B) Solid gas piping
9. When a toilet is running, Which components should be replaced?
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10. To replace an existing lead bend with PVC, what three fittings would normally be
used? ___________________________________________________________________
11.What mixture should be put down before setting a toilet?________________________
12. If a toilet tank is leaking between the tank and the bowl, what would you install to
repair it? ________________________________________________________________
13. When working with PVC, what two compounds are used? ______________________
14. If water is leaking from a bathtub thru the ceiling below, how would you test whether
it is a drain, water line or the tile with out opening the ceiling below? ________________
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15. What type of interior valve is used to winterize an outside hose bib? ______________
16. What type of trap is commonly found under a kitchen sink? _____________________
17. When installing the gas supply line for a stove, Where should the shut off be
installed? ________________________________________________________________
18. The plug commonly used to plug a clean out is called what?_____________________
ROUGHING WORK:
1. What are the three different rough measurements for toilets? ____________________
2. What height should a basin be hung at? _____________________________________
3. At what height would you rough a drain for a kitchen sink? _____________________
4. At what height would you rough a water line for a kitchen sink? _________________
5. At what height would you rough a drain for a basin? ___________________________
6. At what height would you rough a water line for a basin? _______________________
7. At what height would you rough a water line for a water closet?__________________
8. What is the minimum height of a vent off the floor for a kitchen sink before tying
back into the stack? _____________________________________________________
9. What are the two standard heights for bathtubs? ______________________________
10. At what height would you install a bathtub faucet from the floor? ________________
11. What is the height of a kitchen sink?________________ Vanity? _________________
12. What size drain line is used for the following?
A) Basin _______________________________________________________
B) Shower _____________________________________________________
C) Kitchen sink _________________________________________________
D) Water closet __________________________________________________
E) Washing machine _____________________________________________
13. What height would the shower head be roughed from the floor? _________________
14. What size gas line would be run to the following with in 10 feet from the gas meter?
A) Stove _______________________________________________________
B) Dryer _______________________________________________________
C) Water heater _________________________________________________
15. For a single family home, what size water line would normally be run from the water
meter into the home?____________ What size would the branches be? ____________
16. What kind of piping would you use to run a gas line under ground to a barbecue?
(Circle one)
A) Black pipe
B) Galvanized pipe
C) Copper tubing
D) Trac pipe
17. Can a tee wye fitting be used on the flat for drainage? __________________________
18. Can a wye fitting be used on the flat for drainage?_____________________________
19. What is the trap arm distance for a basin? ___________________________________
20. What is the trap arm distance for a toilet?____________________________________
