RMP Sample Questions
RMP Sample Questions
1. A water heater with a top piping connection has an anti-siphon hole drilled in the
a. Check valve
c. Dip Tube
b. Isolation Valve
d. Cold Water Piping
2. The two most common faucet hole layout design for a kitchen sink are a three hole and a
a. Five Hole
c. One Hole
b. Two Hole
d. Four Hole
3. A pre-molded shower base and a tiled shower base
a. Are purchased @ a plumbing wholesale outlet c. Use different drain assemblies
b. Can have different floor slopes by code
d. Have different drain sizes
4. A laundry sink is also used in residential application as a
a. Lavatory Sink
c. Utility Sink
b. Bathing fixture
d. Kitchen Sink
5. A threaded valve or device is manufactured with
a. Male threads
c. PEX connection
b. Soldered ends
d. Female threads
6. A spring check valve cannot be installed in
a. None of the listed are connected c. Sewage-pump discharge piping
b. Well-pump Piping
d. All positions
7. A valve known as a stop is a
a. Full-port valve
c. Restrictive-port design
b. Rising-stem design
d. Non-directional valve
8. The two bathtub designs indicating where the drain is located are known as
a. Left hand and Right hand
c. Front wall and back wall
b. None of the listed are correct
d. left head and right head
9. A kitchen sink and a bar sink have
a. The Capability of accepting a garbage disposal c. Integral P-trap features
b. The same size basket strainers
d. Different size basket strainer
10. A device that prevents debris from entering a piping system is a
a. Debris device
c. Strainer
b. Spring check
d. Stop and waste
11. The most common hole design of a lavatory sink is
a. A 6 spread
c. A single hole
b. A 4 hole
d. A 4 spread
12. A swing check valve
a. is controlled by a spring
c. Is a directional valve
b. Can be installed in all positions d. Is a non-directional valve
13. The most common flushing action of a residential toilet uses
a. An external p-trap
b. A deluge design
b. A blow-out design
d. A siphon-jet design
14. The most common bathtub is
a. 3 long
b. 5 long
b. 6 long
d. 4 long
15. The common location of a toilet handle is on the
a. None of the listed are correct
c. Right side of the tank
b. Left side of the tank
d. Top of the tank
16. Code usually required a tile installed on a wooden floor to have
a. 4 square tiles
c. A special permit
b. 6 square tiles
d. a safety plan
17. A bidet has a cleansing sprayer within the bowl, so the water supply piping requires
a. A gate valve
c. Ball valve
b. A vacuum breaker
d. Insulation
18. A bidet is a specialty fixture for
a. Personal Hygiene
c. Clothes washing
b. Hand washing
d. Bathing
19. A one-piece tub and shower unit must be installed
a. After the door and window are installed c. During the rough-in phase of construction
b. During the trim-out phase of construction
d. Before the plywood floor is installed
20. The only sure backflow prevention method is
a. A vacuum breaker
c. An air gap
b. A reduced-pressure zone valve
d. Check Valve
II
1. A bidet and lavatory drain is typically controlled with a
a. Rubber stopper with a chain
c. BW&O
b. Linkage style drain assembly
d. None of the listed are correct
2. A removable strainer in a basket strainer keeps objects from entering the drain and also
a. Seal water from leaking around the flange
c. Allows a sink to filled with water
b. Serves as a bathtub drain
d. Keeps water from backing up into the sink
3. A joint compound to seal a threaded connection is known as
a. Primer
c. Teflon tape
b. Pipe dope
d. Solvent cement
4. The two common method for testing a water piping system are with an air compressor and a
a. Well pump
b. Smoke injector
c. Hydrostatic pump
d. Circulating Pump
III
1. Sizing for a horizontal branch that connects to waste stacks is based on
a. Size of building drain
c. Drainage fixture units
b. Size of stack vent
d. Size of vent stack
2. One of the method of connecting PEX tubing uses a crimping process, and the other uses
a(n)
a. Threaded process
c. Solvent-welding process
b. Soldering process
d. Expanding process
3. A kitchen sink located away from a wall is a fixture that can be vented with
a. An island vent
c. A return vent
b. 2 vent
d. A vent drain
4. A stack vent is an extension of the
a. Building drain
c. Circuit vent
b. Waste stack
d. Vent Stack
5. The wall Plate used to conceal a pipe penetration is called
a. An escutcheon
c. A pipe conceal
b. A concealing plate
d. A cover plate
6. Drainage from a building drain to a public sewer or a private septic tank flows through a
a. Waste stack
c. Building Sewer
b. Fixture drain
d. Horizontal branch
7. A loop vent is the same as the circuit vent except it does not require a relief vent and it
connects to the
a. Individual vent
c. Vent stack
b. Branch vent
d. Stack vent
8. A circuit and a loop vent are specialized vent but are classified as
a. A branch vent
c. An individual vent
b. A common vent
d. A wet vent
9. Silver soldering is the trade term for a welding process known as
a. Solvent welding
c. Soft-soldering
b. Are welding
d. Brazing
10. The connection of a building drain and building sewer requires a
a. Cleanout
c. Relief vent
b. Horizontal branch
d. Wet vent
11. The code that regulated the minimum distance a trap weir can be from the connection vent
fitting is called
a. Trap distance
c. Developed length
b. Crown venting
d. Hydraulic Gradient
12. A piping system that routes individual dedicated piping to each fixture is a(n)
a. Individual supply system
c. Manifold system
b. Dedicated system
d. Water service
13. The name for the water supply tube that connects to a toilet is
a. Tank supply
c. Lavatory supply
b. Fill valve connector
d. Toilet supply connector
14. A piping arrangement that connects two bowls of a sink to a single trap is called a
a. Two-sink arrangement
c. Double bowl connector
b. Pop-up Assembly
d. Continuous waste
15. A drain that is also used as a vent for other fixture within a group is called a
a. Vent drain
c. Wet vent
b. Waste vent
d. Drain vent
16. A horizontal branch connecting to a building drain is considered to be a horizontal to
a. Vertical connection
c. upward connection
b. Horizontal connection
d. Downward connection
17. A waste stack is a vertical extension of the
a. Stack vent
c. Building drain
b. Building sewer
d. Vent stack
18. A drain serving a single-fixture trap is known as a
a. Fixture branch
c. Fixture drain
b. Individual drain
d. Horizontal branch
19. A tool used to fold (spread) the end of copper tubing to create a unique connection is called
a(n)
a. Expanding tool
c. Flaring tool
b. Crimping tool
d. Copper folding tool
20. A valve used to isolate the water supply under a fixture is called a
a. Fixture isolator
c. Stop
b. Bell valve
d. Gate valve
IV
b. 6 below the surface of the liquidd. 18 below the surface of the liquid
10. A property owner of a small building with a small lead supply line told a plumber that he
noticed that his water pressure was reduced, and a small discharge of water was taking
place in front of his curb. The plumber should
a. Examine the water at the first floor
c. Shut off the curb cock
b. Shut off the gate valve
d. Excavate the leak, freeze the line & repair
11. Assume a water main on which a gate valve is closed. On one side of the gate valve there is
water and on the side there is air. The BEST way to fill the entire line with water is to open
the gate
a. Valve quickly & keep the hydrants closed
b. Slowly until the pressure is uniform
c. Slowly, notify the consumers to open their valves, and keep the adjoining hydrants open
until flow takes place,
then close down the hydrant valve
d. quickly
12. Where water supply from water mains in the street is available, each structure shall
adequately supplied from
a. Such mains
c. tanks
b. Cisterns
d. Wells
13. In order to reduce frictional losses in pipe lines, use
a. Long radius elbows
c. Standard tees
b. Short radius 45 elbows
d. Short radius 90 elbows
14. The water in the drop pipe of a well serves an above-ground pump using a
a. Foot valve installed at the bottom of the pipe c. Gate valve installed near the pump
b. Foot valve installed above ground
d. Check valve installed near the pump
15. In a case where the house is closed for a month or more, the traps should be
a. Filled with kerosene
c. Filled with non-volatile oil
b. Cleaned and dried
d. Filled with water
16. A plumbing fixture trap should
a. Have a minimum seal of one inch
c. Contain movable parts
b. From a water seal
d. Be self-siphoning
17. When a certain water system was first put in service, many pipe lines were broken. Which
type of valve was used to PREVENT this trouble?
a. Blow off valve
c. Pressure reducing valve
b. Gate valve
d. Check valve
18. The gasket used to connect a toilet tank to the toilet bowl is known as a
a. Close-couple gasket
c. Full-face gasket
b. Tank gasket
d. Bowl gasket
19. A cesspool is most useful in outlying districts when the soil is
a. Sand
c. Shale
b. Clay
d. Loam
20. No floor drain or other plumbing fixture shall be installed in a room
a. Used for the storage of food
c. Used for recreation purposes
b. used for sleeping
d. Containing air handling machinery
V
1. The pipe chase is
a. Thimble through a wall to allow a pipe to pierce the wall
b. Wire brush used for cleaning the outside of pipes
c. Wire brush for cleaning the inside of pipes
d. Continuous space in a building through which pipes run
2. Vents shall be at least ____________ in diameter
a. 2
c. 1
b. 3
d. 4
3. An inspector visited a large building under construction. He inspected the soil lines at 9A.M.,
water lines at 10A.M., fixtures at 11A.M., and did his office work in the afternoon. He
followed the same pattern daily for weeks. This procedure was
a. Bad, because the tradesmen knew when the inspection would occur
b. Good, because it give equal time to all phase of plumbing
c. Bad, because not enough time was devoted to fixtures
d. Good, because it was methodical and he did not miss anything
4. If building are more than 4 stories in height and are supplied with hot water, a hot water
return circulating system should be at least _______ in diameter.
a. 2
c.
b. 1
d 2
5. Stop-and-waste cock is GENERALLY used on
a. Water supply lines subjected to low temperatures
c. Gas supply lines
b. Refrigerant lines connected to compressors
d. Soil lines
6. The MINIMUM internal diameter of all riser lines of lead, copper or brass in plumbing system
should be
a. 1
c. 1
b. 1
d.
7. When automatic sprinklers are attached to a piping system containing air under pressure the
sprinkler system is called a
a. Dry-pipe system
c. Wet-pipe system
b. Deluge system
d. Compressed air system
8. The standpipe system shall be zoned by use of gravity tanks automatic fire pump, pressure
tanks, and pressure so that the MAXIMUM pressure at the inlet of any hose valve in the zone
is
a. 80 psig
c. 100 psig
b. 40 psig
d. 60 psig
9. The utility line that USUALLY enters or leaves the building at the lowest elevation is the
a. Water inlet
c. gas line
b. Electric supply
d. Building drain
10. Fire pumps shall be tested after installation to certain that the pump is supplying its rated
capacity at
a. The lowest required hose outlet
c. Every hose outlet in the building
b. The highest required hose outlet
d. None of these
11. The PROPER type of fitting to use in a horizontal hot water heating main, when changing
pipe size is a(an)
a. Concentric reducer
c. Face bushing
b. Hexagon bushing
d. Eccentric reducer
12. Roof drainage downspouts or leaders should be sized according to the
a. Type of building occupancy
c. Size of cold water risers
b. Type of sewer connection
d. Area of the roof to be drained
13. When making an inspection of one of the building under your supervision, the BEST
procedure to follow in making a record of the inspection is to
a. Fix in your mind all important facts so that you can repeat them from memory if necessary
b. Write down all the important facts during or as soon as you complete the inspection
c. Fix in your mind all important facts so that you can make out your report at the end of the
day
VI
1. Assume that 90 gal/min flow through a certain 3 pipe which is tapped into a street main.
The amount of water which flow through a 1 pipe tapped into the same street main is MOST
NEARLY
a. 10gpm
c. 45gpm
b. 90gpm
d. 30 gpm
2. The distance which is measured along the center line of pipes and fittings is called the
a. Equivalent length
c. Effective length
b. Development length
d. System length
3. The water supply pipe which extends from the street main to the house control valve is
GENERALLY called the
a. Gooseneck pipe
c. Service pipe
b. Main pipe
d. intake pipe
4. The number of threads per inch on standard steel pipe threads GENERALLY
a. Depends solely on the pressure the pipe must withstand
b. Decreases as the diameter of the pipe increases
c. Does not vary with the diameter of the pipe
d. Increases as the diameter of the pipe increases
5. In an accident report, the information which may be MOST useful in decreasing the
recurrence of similar type accidents is
a. Cause of the accident
c. Number of people involved
b. Time the accident happened
d. Extent of injuries sustained
6. The factor which is NOT generally considered to be a major cause of accidents is
a. Failure to use personal protective devices
c. lack of familiarity w/ a particular
job
a. Clothes washer
c. Drinking fountain
b. Refrigerator
d. Dishwasher
17. A bypass loop in a piping system
a. Tends to eliminate pulsations of fluid flow
b. Prevents excessive piping stresses by providing for expansion and contraction
c. Provide emergency routing of flow if the primary system is shut down
d. provides a method for increasing the capacity of the piping system
18. The HEAVIEST commercially obtainable steel and wrought iron pipe is called
a. Extra strong
c. Double extra strong
b. High Strength
d. heavy duty
19. Valve used to control a standpipe system shall have the name of the manufacturer
a. On a tag which is permanently attached to each valve by means of a chain
b. Readily available in the records kept by the building custodian
c. Cast on or in each valve
d. On a tag which is welded to each valve
20. Pressure tanks for sprinkler system should be located
a. On any floor where they will be easily accessible
c. At any convenient location in the
building
b. In the basement of the building
d. At or above the top level of sprinklers
VII
1. The BEST method to use to determine whether a large cast iron fitting is cracked is to
a. Put a water test on the fitting
c. Visually examine the fitting for cracks
b. Bang the fitting on concrete to see if it breaks d. Ring the fitting with a hammer
2. The MAIN function of a back-pressure valve which is sometimes found in the connection bet.
A water drain pipe & the sewer system is to
a. Equalize the pressure bet. The drain pipe and the sewer
b. Provide pressure to enable waste to reach the sewer
c. Make sure that there is not too much water pressure in the sewer line
d. Prevent sewer from flowing into the drain pipe
3. Riser control valve for standpipe systems shall, where practicable be located
a. Within a required stair enclosure serving the entrance floor
b. Is near as possible to the main control valve in the basement
VIII
1. Of the following statements concerning aqua stats, the one which is CORRECT is
a. An aqua stats should be located about 4 above the normal water line of the boiler
b. Aqua stats have a mercury tube switch which is controlled by the stack switch
c. Aqua stats may be obtained with either a narrow or wide range of settings
d. An aqua stats is a device used to shut down the burner in the vent of low water in the
boiler
2. In the city, the size of soil pipe necessary in a sewage drainage system is determined by the
a. No. of restrooms connected to the soil line
c. Legal occupancy of the building
b. No. of fixture units connected to the soil line
d. vertical height of the soil line
3. Extra strong wrought-iron pipe, as compared to standard wrought-iron pipe of the same
nominal size, has
a. The same inside dia. but a larger outside dia. c. Larger inside and outside diameter
b. The same outside dia. but a smaller inside dia. d. A larger outside dia. & a smaller inside
dia.
4. The drawing which should be used as a LEGAL reference when checking competed
construction work is the _____ drawing
a. Contract
c. Assembly
b. Working or shop
d. Preliminary
5. A fixture unit is equal to a water discharge rate of one
a. Cubic foot/minute
c. Gallon/second
b. Gallon/minute
d. Cubic foot/ second
6. Which one of the following is the PRIMARY object in drawing up a set of specifications for
materials to be purchased
a. Control of quality
c. Outline of intended use
b. Establishment of Standard sizes
d. Location and method of inspection
7. The fixture with the LARGEST fixture unit rating would be a
a. Urinal
c. Lavatory
b. Stop sink
d. Water closet
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8. The MAIN function of a back-pressure valve which is sometimes found in the connection
between a water drain pipe and the sewer system is to
a. Provide pressure to enable waste to reach the sewer
b. Equalize the pressure bet. the drain pipe & sewer
c. Make sure that there is not too much water pressure in the sewer line
d. Prevent sewer water from flowing into the drain pipe
9. The purpose of a vacuum breaker used with an automatic flush valve is to
a. Prevent pollution of the water supply
c. Limits the flow of water to the fixture
b. Equalize the water pressure
d. Control the water pressure to the fixture
10. The abbreviations BOD, COD, and Do are associated with
a. Water Pollution control
c. Flue gas analysis
b. Air pollution control
d. Boiler water treatment
11. A domestic hot water mixing or tempering valve should be preceded in the hot water line by
a
a. Foot valve
c. Strainer
b. Scheck valve
d. Steam trap
12. The SAFEST way to protect the domestic water supply from contamination by sewage or
non-potable water is to insert
a. tanks with overhead discharge
c. Air gaps
b. Swing connections
d. Double check valve
13. The minimum floor area of a shower stall must be ____ square inches.
a. 950
c. 1110
b. 1200
d. 1024
14. The piping of a newly installed drainage system should be tested upon completion of the
rough plumbing with a head of water NOT LESS THAN ______ feet.
a. 15
c. 25
b. 20
d. 10
15. Extra strong wrought-iron pipe, as compared to standard wrought-iron pipe of the same
nominal size, has
a. The same inside dia. but a larger outside dia. c. a larger outside dia. and a smaller
inside dia.
b. The same outside dia. but a smaller inside dia. d. larger inside and outside dia.
16. The PRIMARY difference between a schedule 40 pipe and a schedule 80 pipe, of the same
material and size, is that schedule 80 pipe
a. Has a larger inside diameter
c. Has a thinner wall thickness
b. Weighs more per foot
d. Has fewer threads pre inch
17. A fitting with a 1/8th would be used to make an offset of about
a. 22
c. 11
b. 45
d. 67
18. Boiler water is neutral if its pH value is
a. 1
c. 14
b. 7
d. 0
19. Vents to the outer air are required to be installed at plumbing fixtures for the purpose of
a. Preventing the siphoning of traps
c. Removing room odors
b. Preventing the sewer from backing up into the fixtures d. Obtaining rapid removal of
wastes
20. The type of centrifugal pump which is inherently balances for hydraulic trust is the
a. Single suction impeller type
c. Single stage type
b. Double suction impeller type
d. Multistage type
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IX
1. A 5 length of pipe with male threads at each end is called a
a. Nipple
c. Sleeve
b. Coupling
d. Stud
2. The type of pipe that should NOT be used for drainage within a building is
a. Vitrified clay
c. Bronze
b. Cast iron
d, Copper
3. When threading pipe with properly adjusted and correctly made pipe dies, the proper thread
is obtained when
a. 3 threads protrude the die
c. 5 non-taper threads are made
b. The thread length is app. twice the dia. of the pipe
d. The pipe end is flush with
the face of the dies
4. Horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at uniform grade per foot
of at least
a. 1/8
c.
b. 1
d.
5. Where it is required to keep friction resistance to a minimum in a piping layout, the type of
valve to be used is a
a. Globe valve
c. Gate valve
b. Angle valve
d. Needle valve
6. A water pipe is to run under structural beam and be suspended from the beam. The pipe
should be suspended by a hanger
a. Passing through a hole in the flange of the beam
c. Welded to the beam
b. Passing through a hole in the web of the beam d. Clamped to the beam
7. When soil waste and vent pipes are extended through a roof they must have a diameter of,
at least
a. 4
c. 5
b. 6
d. 3
8. A pressure relief valve shall be provided in a hot water supply system and, bet. this relief
valve and the water heating boiler, there shall be installed
a. A gate valve
c. No other valve
b. A globe valve
d. A check valve
9. A correct statement is that the number of threads cut per inch on standard pipe
a. Decreases as the dia. of pipe increases
c. Remains constant for all dia. of pipe
b. Depends on the length of thread to be cut on the pipe d. Increases as the dia. of pipe
increases
10. All piping passing under the footings of a building must have a clearance of at least ____
inches bet. the top of the pipe and the bottom of the footing
a. 3
c. 2
b. 4
d. 5
11. The type of valve which is generally used for controlling the water flow in a plumbing system
is a
a. Globe valve
c. Plug cock
b. Gate valve
d. Needle valve
12. The use of hard water in piping systems is undesirable MAINLY because it causes
a. Scaling
c. Leaky joints
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ANSWER KEYS
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