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 water quality.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION QUIZ
Questions the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 5000, Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard.
Shut-off valves on backflow assemblies must be __________.
The proper protection on a lawn irrigation system that includes a chemical injection system is a(n) __________.
An approved backflow prevention assembly must include __________.
When installing a backflow preventer as containment protection on an existing fire protection system in is important to __________.
The 2024 International Plumbing Code requires that each hospital shall be __________.
Backflow Prevention Quiz - January - March 2025
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WATER QUALITY QUIZ
Questions based on feature articles and columns found within Issue 4 (March) 2025.
The be listed to ASSE 1086, a reverse osmosis (RO) system must meet all the requirements of NSF/ANSI Standard ___, which focuses on the reduction of chemicals typically reduced through a RO system, and meet a minimum efficiency of ___ return on water.
Version 2.0 of the WaterSense specification for private lavatory faucets reduces the maximum flow rate from 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm) to ___ gpm when tested at a flowing pressure of 60 psi.
__________ is wastewater containing bodily or other biological wastes originating from toilets, kitchen sink and dishwasher waste.
__________ is wastewater that has not come into contact with toilet or kitchen waste.
__________ is precipitation from rain or snowmelt events that has contacted a surface at grade, below grade, or above-ground impervious surfaces (e.g., streets, parking lots, and rooftops).
Water Quality Quiz - January - March 2025
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