The 22 Basic Principles of Plumbing

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Who is the Plumber?

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The Plumber is the one who works or engages in the business of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures and other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and waterborne wastes.

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What are the different categories of Plumbers?

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1. Apprentice Plumber: A beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as a helper to a journeyman. 2. Journeyman Plumber: Has served his apprenticeship and is competent to perform the tasks of installing and repairing the plumbing system. 3. Master Plumber: A person technically and legally qualified and licensed to practice the profession of master plumbing without limitations.

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What is the Plumbing Code?

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The Plumbing Code is a manifestation of the right of the government to regulate the practice of the plumbing profession based on the principle of the protection of public health.

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What is the basic goal of the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines?

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To ensure the qualified observance of the latest provisions of the plumbing & environmental laws.

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What is Principle No. 1 of the National Plumbing Code?

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All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither connected with unsafe supplies nor subject to hazards of backflow or back siphonage.

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What is a CROSS-CONNECTION?

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Any connection or arrangement between a potable water supply system and any plumbing fixture or tank, through which enables non-potable, used, unclean, polluted, contaminated water or other substances to enter into any part of such potable water system.

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What is BACKFLOW?

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The flow of water or other liquids into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source other than from its intended source.

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What is BACK-SIPHONAGE?

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The flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply due to a negative pressure in such pipe.

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What is an AIRGAP in water distribution?

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An unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet conveying potable water to the flood level rim of any tank, vat or fixture.

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What is Principle No. 2 of the National Plumbing Code?

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Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water in sufficient volume & at a pressure adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily & without undue noise under normal conditions of use.