According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise, test pressure is the pressure applied to equipment to test its ability to operate safely at its rated working pressure.
In each issue of Working Pressure magazine, we will present you with Test Pressure – 10 test questions based on ASSE standards to test your ability to operate under normal working conditions.
This issue, we test you on backflow prevention and general trivia.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION QUIZ
Questions based on the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 5000, Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard.
When installed outdoors on irrigation systems, backflow prevention assemblies and devices should __________.
Plumbing codes address the cross-connection requirements for __________.
Atmospheric vacuum breakers are installed on __________.
When close to two intersecting walls, an air-gap separation should be increased from two to __________ diameters.
The ASSE product standard designation for the double check backflow prevention assembly is the __________.
Backflow Prevention Quiz - June 2021
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GENERAL PLUMBING TRIVIA QUIZ
Questions based on ASSE and water-related trivia.
If we served 50 liters to all 7 million people on the planet, we would consume just __________ of the water in the atmosphere.
What was the publication year for ASSE’s first standard, ASSE 1001, Performance Requirements for Atmospheric Type Vacuum Breakers?
The education program held during the ASSE Annual Meeting is named after __________.
Between 2000 and 2017, the rate of reported Legionella cases increased by __________ times.
Several World War II era backflow incidents spawned the development of the first __________.
General Plumbing Trivia Quiz - June 2021
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