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.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION QUIZ
Questions based on ASSE Series 5000, Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard
Questions based on the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 5000, Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard.
When installed as isolation protection on a water closet or urinal flushometer, the atmospheric vacuum breaker shall be installed:
ASSE 1052 hose connection backflow preventers are allowed to have a maximum low head backpressure of ____ psi or ____ feet of head.
An air-gap separation is mandatory between the potable supply and a(n):
The minimum required air-gap is ____ inch/inches.
The ASSE product standard number for the double check valve assembly is:
According to ASSE 1047, Performance Requirements for Reduced Pressure Detector Backflow Prevention Assemblies, the assembly shall be designed for a working pressure of at least:
A lawn irrigation system with chemical injection would be considered a _____ hazard.
The ASSE 1020 product standard is for:
If, during a field test, the number two shutoff on a reduced pressure principle assembly is leaking, water pressure can be provided downstream of check valve number two and upstream of the number two shutoff by using a jumper hose from test cock number _____.
An ASSE 1035 laboratory faucet backflow preventer contains:
Backflow Prevention Quiz - December 2023
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