Virginia Plumbing Exam Prep FREE Sample Exam — Fixed Set

Three drinking fountains on one corridor branch drain through a common segment. What load does that segment carry from the fountains alone?

A terminal is measured 7 feet horizontally from an air intake and 1 foot above the top of that intake. The installer wants to fix the location by raising the terminal in place rather than moving it. How much more height, at minimum, must the raise add?

A campus building with flush-tank fixtures totals 500 water supply fixture units. Using the flush-tank reference points, what is its probable peak demand?

A 22.5° offset has a set of 10 inches. Each of the two fittings has a take-out of 2 inches. What is the cut length of the travel piece?

A remodel used certified lead-free solder throughout, but the inspector rejects a newly installed valve on the potable system: its wetted surfaces have a weighted-average lead content of 0.4%. Why is the rejection correct?

A sewage ejector that receives discharge from a water closet must be able to pass spherical solids up to what diameter?

A laundry-room ejector (not a pneumatic unit) pumps 40 gpm, and because of the ceiling layout its sump vent cannot reach the vent stack in less than 60 feet of developed length. Which is the smallest sump vent the table allows for a run that long at that pumping rate?

An installer proposes joining a CPVC distribution line to a PVC line with solvent cement, and supporting a branch with a saddle-type fitting. How many of these two proposals are permitted?

An installer puts a neat U-bend trap in a relief discharge line so a small amount of water always stands in the pipe. What does the IPC say?

Three public flush-tank water closets are the only fixtures in a tank-predominant building. What is the estimated demand?

An applicant has completed 80 hours of formal vocational training in plumbing. How much practical experience is required for journeyman exam approval?

A contractor has not furnished a state license number or evidence of exemption to a locality. What may the locality do about a local business license?