PLUMBING

TYPE OF VENTS
A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent
BRANCH VENT
stack or stack vent
A branch vent that serves two or more traps and extends from
CIRCUIT VENT in front of the last fixture
connection of a horizontal branch to the vent stack
A vent connecting at the junction of two fixture drains and
serving as a vent for both fixtures
COMMON VENT
A single vent that ventiliates multiple traps, in the case of back
to back fixture
A vertical vent that is the continuation of the drain to which
CONTINOUS VENT
the vents connect
A vent that does not serve as drain and is located where if is
DRY VENT not exposed to back up
of waste from a drainage pipe
DUAL VENT See common vent
A branch vents that performs its functions for two or more
GROUP VENT
traps
A pipe installed to vent, a fixture trap and w/c connects with
INDIVIDUAL VENT the vent system above the fixture
served or terminates in the open air
A circuit vent which loop backs to connect with a stack vent
instead of a vent stack
LOOP or CIRCUIT
Any vent connecting a horizontal branch or fixture drain
VENT
with the stack vent of the
originating waste or soil stack
Is a pipe on the fixture side of the trap through which vapor or
LOCAL VENT foul air is removed
from a room fixture
The principal artery of the venting system to which vent
MAIN VENT
branches may be connected
A vent installed so as to permit additional circulation of air
between the drainage and vent
RELIEF VENT
systems where the drainage systems might otherwise be air
bound
An arrangement of venting so installed that that one vent
UNIT VENT
pipe will serve two traps
The extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest
STACK VENT horizontal drain connected to the
stack horizontal drain, the uppermost end above the roof
WET VENT A vent which also serves as a drain
A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent
YOKE VENT stack for the purpose of
preventing pressure changes in the stack
 NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Is the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances

into the distributing pipes of a
BACKFLOW
supply of water from any source other than its intended source

Is the backflow of used, contaminated or polluted water from a

BACK SIPHONAGE plumbing
fixture due to negative pressure
Refers to any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures
BATTERY OF
which discharge into a common
FIXTURE
horizontal waste or soil branch
BLANK FLANGE A flange that is not drilled
A flange that closes the end of a pipe line used to discharge
BLIND FLANGE
water
Is plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials
CAULKING
A short internally threaded section of pipe, used to join two
COUPLING
pipes of conduits
Used to connect the two ends of two pipes, neither of which can
UNION
be turned
A short length of pipe with threads at each end; used to join
NIPPLE
couplings or fittings
Is the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end to
DEAD END which no connections are made
on the extended portion
DEVELOPED The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
LENGTH
Includes all piping within public or private which conveys
sewage, rain water or often liquid waste
DRAINAGE
to a legal point of disposal but does not include the main of a
SYSTEM
public sewer system or private or
or public sewerage treatment
Is a pipe connecting several fixtures
FIXTURE BRANCH
Is a device located at the bottom of the tank for the purpose of
FLOOD LEVEL flushing water closets and
and similar fixture
A metallic sleeve, join to an opening of pipe, into which a plug
FERRULE is screwed
that can be removed for the purpose of cleaning
Is the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or conduit that is
INVERT
not vertical
 Includes water supply and distribution pipe; plumbing fixture
PLUMBING and traps, soil
SYSTEM waste and vent pipes; house drain and house sewers including
their respective connections
Installation of all parts of the plumbing system which can be
ROUGH IN completed prior to the installation
of fixtures
A wye connections used on fire lines so that two lines of hose
SIAMESE
maybe connected to the hydrant
CONNECTIONS
or to the same nozzle
Is any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets of
fixture having
SOIL PIPE
similar function w/ or w/o the discharge of other fixtures to the
building drain
Is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will retain
TRAP SEAL measure between the crown weir
and the top of the dip of the trap

REVIEW CENTER (PLUMBING)

Install to be able to meet the water requirements during peak
WATER
demands from a low yielding
RESERVOIR
water well
SHOCK RELIEF The device being used to eliminate the noise caused by water
AND EXPANSION hammer
CHAMBER
The location of water well to nearest septic vault
50 FEET OR MORE
Slope of house sewer connected from the building to the main
2 PERCENT
sewer
A passage under a road, embankment or canal which allow for
CULVERT
the flow of water
The third kind of water after the storm water and area water
BLACK WATER
The type of bathtub oher than sunken, square, free standing
RECESSED
WHITE Color coding of high pressure steam
BLACK Color coding for fuel oil division
TRAP OR WATER The water column that seals the escape of unhealthy gases in
SEAL the sanitary drainage system
2.50 M Service drop conductor clearance over the roof
COMPRESSION A valve which in the water flow is shut off by a flat disk that is
VALVE screwed down onto its seat
CISTERN An underground tank reservoir to store water
OVERHEAD Another classification of storm drain, besides from inside drain
STORM DRAIN and outside drain
 Tap used in high pressure water system with an interval
PRESSURE COCK
valve to control the flow of water
A valve which maintains uniform pressure on its outlet side
PRESSURE
regardless of its pressure fluctuations
REDUCING VALVE
on the inlet side above the pressure level
A pipe fitting within the interconnection of pipes for the
UNION PATENTE purpose of easy dismantling of
the connection when needed
A device that discharge a predetermined volume of water
FLUSHOMETER to fixture for flushing purposes and
is activated by direct water pressure
CORPORATION Another name for corporation cock
STOP
A U-shaped pipe filled with water and located beneath the
AIR TRAP plumbing fixtures
to form a seal against the passages of gases and odors
A trench containing course aggregate and a distribution tile
ABSORPTION
pipe through which septic tank
TRENCH
effluent may flow covered with earth
ILLUMINATION The luminous flux density incident on a surface
An underground structure for drainage into which water from
CATCH BASIN the roof or floor will drain through
sewer
WYE FITTING A type of fitting for yoke bent
1 1/2" Minimum discharge pipe and fitting for bath tub
Minimum size of building sewer; it should not be less than the
150mm DIAMETER
building drain

TRAP SIZES OF FIXTURES

1 1/2" BATH FOOT
2" BATH SHOWER STALL
1 1/2" BATH SITZ
1 1/2" BATH TUB
1 1/2" BIDETS
1 1/2" COMBINATION FIXTURE
1 1/4" DRINKING FOUNTAIN
2" FLOOR DRAIN
1 1/4" FOUNTAIN CUPSIDERS
1 1/2" LAUNDRY TRAYS
1 1/2" SINKS (DISHWASHER)
2' SINKS (HOTEL OR PUBLIC)
1 1/2" SINKS (KITCHEN OR RESIDENCE)
1 1/4" SINKS (SMALL PANTRY OR BAR)
2" SLOP SINKS (ORDINARY)
3" SLOP SINKS (WITH COMBINE TRAP)
3" URINAL (PEDESTAL)
1 1/2" URINALS (LIP)
2" URINALS (STALL)
2" URINALS (THROUGH)
1 1/4" WASH BASIN (LAVATORIES)
3" WATER CLOSETS

TYPES OF WATER CLOSETS

Quiet, extermely sanitary. Like the siphon jet but having the
SIPHON-VORTEX flushing water directed through the
rim to create a vortex that scours the bowl
Sanitary, efficient very quiet. A toilet bowl into which the
flushing water enters through the rim and
SIPHON-JET
siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the contents of
the bowl through the trapway
Moderately noisy. Similar to siphon jet except that trap
REVERSE TRAP passageway and water surface area
are smaller
Minimum cost. Least efficient subject to clogging, noisy.
Simple washout and emptying through
WASH DOWN
small irregular passageway, prohibited by some health codes

Noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into leg forces contents
BLOW OUT
out
URINALS WALL HUNG
THROUGH
PEDESTAL
STALL
A basin like fixture design to be struddled for bathing the
BIDET
genitals and posterior parts of the body

GI PIPE SIZES 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2, 2 1/2", 3", 4", 6", 8", 10", 12"

NOTES
No building supply pipe shall be less than WHAT size in
19.05mm or 3/4"
diameter
Minimum height of Fire Service Connection from the
46 mm.
grade/floor
Maximum height of Fire Service Connection from the
122mm
grade/floor
Minimum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from the floor line
61 mm.
Maximum height of Dry Standpipe Outlet from the floor line
122 mm
 Considered extension of bulding drain outside the building wall
5 FEET
1/4" BEND ? Fitting for base or soil stack and building drain
51mm or 2" Wet standpipe for a riser not more than 15m
64mm or 2 1/2" Wet standpipe for riser more than 15m
4" Dry standpipe for a riser below 23m
6" Dry standpipe for a riser more than 23m
Ratio of water closets for female population for elementary and
RATIO OF 1:25
secondary school
Ratio of water closets for male population for elementary and
RATIO OF 1:30
secondary school
RATIO OF 1:75 Ratio of urinals for elementary schools
Ratio of water closets for female population for principal
RATIO OF 1:75
worship places
RATIO OF 1:5 Ratio of lavatory to number of occupants
Minimum number of water closet required for female office and
4 CLOSETS
public buildings
Minimum head of water required in section of plumbing for
3 HEADS
water test

MECHANICAL
An apparatus that can heat, cool, clean and circulate air
AIR CONDITIONER
BUGLARS AND They were deter to the intrusion alarm system in residential
PROWLERS signal system
An air passage usually formed in sheet metal with insulation for
AIR DUCT
ventilating on a building
DRAUGHT OR The current of air or gases
DRAFT
4 STOREY Requirement for a dry standpipe
BLACK Color coding of piping for fuel oil division
A hoisting and lowering mechanism with a building equipped
DUMBWAITER with relatively small car
excusively for carrying materials
The device for maintaining desirable humidity conditons in the
HUMIDIFIER
air supplied
50 GALS. The average consumption of water per capita
An automatic control of the operation of heating or cooling
THERMOSTAT device responding to changes of
temperature of the space
A tractor equipped with the blade attached by arms and bolted
BULLDOZER
to its end, used in piling earth
ACOUSTICAL LAY The acoustical ceiling board design to be laid in an exposed grid
IN PANEL suspension system
DECIBEL The total sound units provided by a given material
135-197 F Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector
Fire tube boliers shall be provide with sufficient room for
REAR OR TOP removal or replacement of tube
either from these places
SOUND The process of dissipating sound energy by converting it to heat
ABSORPTION
The system of deadening sound materials to wall, ceiling, floors
SOUND
to prevent sound from passing
INSULATION
through the members into adjoining room
The illuminance produce by luminous flux of the one lumen
LUX distributed uniformly over a one
square meter surface
WATER TABLE Level of subterrenean water
Package assembly of air conditioning components which
AIR HANDLING
provides for the treatment of the air
UNIT
before it is distributed to an air conditioned space
This is the criteria in selection of an elevator other than interval
TRAVEL TIME
and average waiting time
CONCRETE Protection of PVC pipe underground
CASING
CREEP Reflection of sound from curve surface

ELEVATOR
The criteria in the selection of an elevator other than interval
TRAVEL TIME
and average waiting time
FREIGHT Type of conveyor that transport packages equipment crates
ELEVATOR
Important element of an elevator below the first level floor line
BUFFER that absorbs and minimize building shocks to the car

That portion of the hoistway in the elevator extending from the

PIT threshold level of the lowest landing
floor of the hoistway
WINDING DRUM A geared drive machine in which the suspension ropes are
MACHINE fastened to and wind on a drum
Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the
GUIDE RAILS
counterweight
600mm Car pit clearance depth from the bottom of the car
FOR REPAIR AND When machine room or penthouse is provided at the top of the
INSPECTION hoistway, it shall have a sufficient room for this
When 4 or more elevator serve all or the same portion of the
2 HOISTWAYS
bulding
4 ELEVATORS Shalll be located in any one hoistway
3 ROPES Minimum number of hoisting ropes for traction elevators
 Minimum number of hoisting ropes for drum type elevators
2 ROPES
30mm Minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight ropes
Provision for all elevators
OVER LOAD
RELAY AND
REVERSE
POLARITY RELAY

A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the

collision shock of a car or
BUFFER
counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest stop. It
stops the car or counterweight safely
Internal electronic safety features of an escalator. They
MONITORING function as a safety switches or detectors which monitors
CONTACTS ON internal mechanical or electrical abnormalities and shuts down
STEP CHAIN the system in any eventuality
A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor
CIRCUIT BREAKER and its
electrical parts from over current
OUTSIDE DOOR During elevator emergency to rescue passenger, this type of
LATCH elevator is used to open the door from the outside
The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during
SAFETY SHOE
the door closing and re opens the door
WAIT INTERVAL Dividing the travel length by the rated speed
Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car
DOOR LOCK run,
SWITCH the door elevator will open only when the car stops at the floor

Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power
MAGNETIC BREAK will turn off,
and grasp the rope to operate the safety gear
FOR CAR Main purpose of shafts overhead space
OVERRUN
Safety device of a passenger elevator which activates if the car
GOVERNOR travels faster than its rated speed by grasping the guide rail to
stop the car safely
A European brand
OTIS-U.S.
of elevator
A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the
collision shock of a car or
BUFFER
counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest stop. It
stops the car or counterweight safely
Internal electronic safety features of an escalator. They
function as a
MONITORING
CONTACTS ON
STEP CHAIN
MONITORING
safety switches or detectors which monitors internal
CONTACTS ON
mechanical or
STEP CHAIN
electrical abnormalities and shuts down the system in any
eventuality
A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor
CIRCUIT BREAKER and its
electrical parts from over current
During elevator emergency to rescue passenger, this type of
OUTSIDE DOOR
elevator is used to open the door
LATCH
from the outside
The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during
SAFETY SHOE the door closing and re opens
the door
WAIT INTERVAL Dividing the travel length by the rated speed
Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car
DOOR LOCK run,
SWITCH the door elevator will open only when the car stops at the floor

Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power
MAGNETIC BREAK will turn off,
and grasp the rope to operate the safety gear
FOR CAR Main purpose of shafts overhead space
OVERRUN
Device that open and closes the electric current in an elevator
LIMIT SWITCH when it has reached the
designated end of travel course

ESCALATOR
35 degrees Minimum angle of inclination of an escalator
558 mm Minimum width of balustrade
1.20 m Maximum width of balustrade
330 mm Maximum width of the steps
TEMPERED TYPE Kind of glass required in an escalator's balustrade
GLASS
Maximum rated speed measured along the angle of inclination
38 mpm

BOILERS
R.C CONCRETE OR Provision for boiler rooms inside the building
MASONRY
3.00 mts. FROM Minimum distance if the building is not made of fire resistive
OUTSIDE WALL materials
1 meter No part of the boiler shall be closer to this from the wall
Distance of the smokestacks above the building within 50 mts.
5.00 mts
radius
 Provision between any feed pump and the boiler in
2 CHECK VALVES
addition to the regular shut-off valve
NON RETURN OR Provision when two or more boilers are connected in parallel
SHUT OFF VALVE
ONE SAFETY Provision of every boiler
VALVE
TWO SAFETY Provision for boilers having generating capacity exceeding 907
VALVE kg/hr
15 DAYS Notification in writing in advance for boiler's inspection

REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

Temperature and humidity of the air to be used for comfortable
68deg-74deg F
cooling
Minimum for refrigerant piping crossing a passageway in any
2.30 meters ABOVE building
THE FLOOR
Provision of installation for refrigerant system containing more
STOP VALVES
than 9 kgs.
2.13 meters Minimum for window type AC installed on ground floors

PIPING
GALVANIZED It should not be used for steam
PIPING
STEAM DIVISION
WHITE High Pressure
BUFF Exhaust Fan
WATER DIVISION
BLUE Fresh Water, low pressure
BLUE Fresh Water, high pressure
GREEN Salt water piping
OIL DIVISION
Delivery
BRASS OR BRONZE
YELLOW Discharge
GRAY PNEUMATIC DIVISION
BLACK GAS DIVISION
BLACK FUEL OIL DIVISION
BLACK REFRIGERATING DIVISION

ELECTRICAL
The part of the cut out that is design to open or break an
CIRCUIT BREAKER electrical current under an
excessive load
WATTS Unit of power
 The unit used in the measure of the rate of flow of electricity
AMPERE
OBSERVATION This is where an electric service conductor can be installed
STANDS
TOWER OR
FLATFORM
A type of electric switch consisting of one or more movable
copper blades which are hinged
KNIFE SWITCH
and which make contact with stationary forked contract jaws
being forced between them
TRANSFORMER Provision for building with an expected electric load demand of
VAULT 200KVA
The conversion of alternating current (AC) to direct current
RECTIFIER
(DC)
RAPID START
A kind of flourescent lamp that does not use starter element
FLOURESCENT
An iron box or casing by which electrical conduit branches are
JUNCTION BOX
formed
A passenger elevator with a constant 24 hour service for
5 STOREYS
residential condominum
Minimum service drop of connection line above the ground and
3.00 m
from the ground
Minimum distance of poles and transformer support located
500 mm
from the road right of way
A vertical flow of air used to separate different function of
AIR CURTAIN
spaces
GOOSENECK Original name of P-Trap
DISTRIBUTION The main feed line of an electrical circuit to which branch
LINE circuits are connected
1.20m The minimum width of door in hospital housing unit
Another type of circuit breaker element other than bolt-on
PLUG IN TYPE
COPPER WIRE The most practical conductor of electricity
RACEWAY A channel system in carrying electrical wire
An electric conductor consisting of a group of smaller diameter
CABLE WIRE conductor strands twisted
together
DISTRIBUTION Another name for power panel
PANEL
A device used to convert voltage from higher to lower or vise
TRANSFORMER
versa
NON FERROUS Metal containing no iron such as copper, brass and aluminum
METAL
The minimum allowance clearance from the highest point of
2.50m the roof to the service drop
conductor from NBC
STEP DOWN To bring down voltage
TRANSFORMER
OPEN WIRING Wiring not concealed by the building sructure
AUTOMATIC Transferring the power load from the building circuitry to
TRANSFER standby generator or during brownout
SWITCH
AIR SWITCH One with contacts that separate in air
ARC VOLTAGE The voltage across the welding arc
Cable provided in wrapping of metal usually steel wires or
ARMORED CABLE tapes, primarily for the purpose of mechanical protection

A synthetic non-flammable insulating liquid which, when

ASKAREL decomposed by an elctric arc evolves only non-explosive gases

Is combination of all or a portion of component parts

included in an electric apparatus,
ASSEMBLY
mounted on a supporting frame or panel and properly
interwined
BASE LOAD Minimum load over a given period of time
That portion of a wiring system extending beyond the final
BRANCH CIRCUIT
overcurrent device protecting the current
Is a conductor, or group of conductors, in switchgear
BUS assemblies which serves as a common
connection for two or more circuit
Approved assembly of insulated conductors with fitting and
conductor terminations in a completely enclosed, ventilated
BUSWAY protective metal housing where the system is design to carry
fault current and to withstand the magnetic forces of the
current
System of conductor forming an essentially continuous
conducting network over the object
CAGE protected and including any conductors necessary for
interconnections of the object protected
and an adequate ground
A device design to open under abnormal conditions a current
CIRCUIT BREAKER
carrying circuit without injury itself
A wire or combination of wires not insulated from one another
CONDUCTOR
suitable for carrying electric current
A device or group of devices which serves to govern in some
CONTROLLER predetermined manner, the electric power delivered to the
apparatus to which it is connected
A luminous discharge due to ionization of the air surrounding a
CORONA conductor caused by voltage gradient exceeding a certain
critical value
 A metal housing that houses the circuit breaker or fuses;
CUT OUT BOX
surface mounted
Is the ratio of the maximum demand of the system or part of
DEMAND FACTOR the system to the total connected load of the system

A unit of electrical system which is intended to carry but not

DEVICE
utilize electrical energy
DUCT A single enclosed runway for conductor cables
Machine which transforms electric power into mechanical
ELECTRIC MOTOR
power
The circuit conductors between the service equipment or
FEEDERS the generator switchboard of an isolated plant and the branch
circuit overcurrent device
Unit of illumination when the foot is taken as the unit of length.
It is the illumination on a surface
FOOTCANDLE
one square foot in area in which there is uniformly distributed
flux of one lumen
An overcurrent protective device with a circuit opening fusible
FUSE member which is heated and
severed by the passage of the overcurrent through it
GENERAL Types of lighting that deals with lighting relatively large area
LIGHTING covered
ILLUMINATION Density of the luminous flux on a surface
Is a form of air switch in which the moving element is a hinge
KNIFE SWITCH blade wedge between
stationary contact blades when closed
LAMP Artificial source of light
LAMPHOLDER Device for mechanical support of light
LIGHT A radiant energy
Protective device for limitting surge voltage on equipment by
LIGHTNING
discharging or by-passing
ARRESTER
surge current
LIGHTNING Is a transient electric disturbance in an electric circuit caused
SURGE by lightning
LINE TAP Is the radial branch connection to a main line
Is the ratio of the average load over a designated period of time
LOAD FACTOR to the peak load occuring
in that period
LUMEN Unit of luminous flux
A unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter
LUX
Point of the wiring system at which current is taken to supply
OUTLET
utilization equipment
A metal box at an outlet which encloses one or more receptacle
OUTLET BOX
 Maximum load consumed by a unit in a stated period of time
PEAK LOAD
Device or equipment which is supended from overhead either
PENDENT
by means of the flexible cord
Auxillary conductor used in connection with remote measuring
PILOT WIRE devices for operating
apparatus at a distant point
Box with a blank cover which is inserted in one or more runs of
raceway to facilitate
PULLBOX
pulling in the conductors and the distributing of the conductors

RACEWAY Any channel for holding wires, cables or busbars

Convinience Outlet; Contact device installed at an oulet for the
RECEPTACLE
connection of an attachment plug
A raceway especially constructed for the purpose of physical
protection
RIGID METAL of conductors, the pulling in or the withdrawing of wires or
CONDUIT cables after the
conduit is in place and made of metal pipe of standard width
and thickness
Enclosure of porcelain or other insulating material fitted with
terminals and intended for
ROSETTE
connecting the flexible cord carrying a pendent to permanent
wiring
The overhead service conductor from the last pole or other
aerial support to and including splices
SERVICE DROP
if any connecting to the service entrance conductors at the
building
SERVICE The raceway that encloses the service entrance conductors
RACEWAY
SUBMARINE Cable designed for service under water
CABLE
SURGE Is a transient variation in the current potential or power
Minimum wire size of THW stranded copper conductor in
5.5 mm2 raceway for a branch circuit in a 30
ampere rating

SI UNIT
HERTZ Unit of frequency equal to one cycle per seconds
PHON Unit of loudness of level
Prolongation of sound as a result of succesive reflection
REVERBERATION
WAVELENGTH Distance sounds travels during each cycles of vibration
SOUND Acoustical phenomenon which causes sound wave to bend or
DIFFRACTION scattered around
 Fluctuation in pressure, a particle displaceent in elastic
SOUND
medium
PURE TONE Sound sensation in a single frequency
A luminous intensity of light expressed in candela; Unit of
CANDELA
luminous intensity
LUMINAIRE A lighting fixture
LAMBERT Unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square meter
LUX Unit of illmination equal to one lumen per square meter
FOOT CANDLE Unit of illumination equal to one square foot
LUMINOUS FLUX Rate of flow of light through a surface
IMPEDANCE Resistance in AC system
CONDUCTANCE Reciprocal of resistance
Rate of flow of sound energy
SOUND INTENSITY
Lighting used primarily to draw attention to particular point of
ACCENT LIGHTING
interests
HPS LAMP A type of HID lamp

CONNECTIONS
SINGLE PHASE TO This connetions is used where the load is comparatively
SUPPLY 120 V small and
LIGHTING LOAD the length of the secondary circuit is short
SINGLE PHASE TO This connections is used in most urban distribution circuits
SUPPLY 120/240 3-
WIRE LIGHTING
The 120/240 volt winding is connected in series serving 240
SINGLE PHASE volts on
FOR POWER a two wire system, this connection is used for small industrial
applications
Consist merely of two single phase transformers operated
TWO PHASE 90deg out
CONNECTIONS of phase, the common wire must carry /2 times the load
current
DELTA-DELTA FOR This is used to supply a single phase lighting load and three
POWER AND phase
LIGHTING power load simultaneously
OPEN DELTA FOR This connection is used when single phase lighting load is
LIGHTING AND large as
POWER compared with the power load
Often it is desirable to increase the voltage of a circuit
Y DELTA FOR
form a 2400 to 4160 volts to
POWER
increase its potential capacity
This connection is similar to the delta-delta bank with only the
primary connection changed
The primary neutral should not be grounded or tied into the
Y DELTA FOR
system neutral, since a single
LIGHTING AND
POWER
Y DELTA FOR
LIGHTING AND
phase ground fault may result in extensive blowing of fuses
POWER
throughout the system
This connection requires special watt-hour metering

When operating Y delta and one service is disabled, service

OPEN Y DELTA
maybe maintained at reduced load
DELTA Y FOR The single phase lighting load is all on one phase resulting in
LIGHTING AND unblanced primary currents
POWER in any one bank
The primary voltage was increased from 2400 to 4160
Y-Y FOR LIGHTING
volts to increase the potential
AND POWER
capacity of the system
When the ratio of transformation from the primary to
Y-Y AUTO secondary voltage is small,
TRANSFORMER the most economical way of stepping down the voltage

SCOTT In some localities two phase power is required from three

CONNECTION phase system
SCOTT If it should be necessary to supply three phase power from a
CONNECTED two
2PHASE TO phase system, the special tap must be provided on the
3PHASE secondary side

T Thermoplastic
TW Moisture Temperature Resistant
UF Underground Feeder
FEPW Flourinated Ethylene Propylene Moisture Resistant
RH Heat Resitant Rubber
RHW Heat and Moisture Resistant Rubber
RUH Heat Resistant Latex Rubber
THW Moisture and Heat Resistant Thermoplastic
THWN Heat and Moisture Resistant Thermoplstic with Nylon
XHHW Moisture and Heat Resistant Cross Link Polymer
BX Armored Cable
THHN THERMOPLASTIC HEAT RESISTANT
PE POLYETHELENE
SA SILICON ASBESTOS
AVA ASBESTOS AND VARNISH CAMBRIC

HEAT DETECTOR
FIXED Use low melting point solders or metal the expand when
TEMPERATURE exposed to heat to detect fire
HEAT DETECTOR 135deg-197deg F
 Use of the scattering of light by smoke into view of photo cell
PHOTO ELECTRIC through incandescent or diode
DETECTOR
It responds to the high-frequency radiant energy from
INFRARED FLAME
flames. Alarm is only triggered when
DETECTOR
IR energy flickers at rate which is chracteristics of flame
IONIZATION Uses the interruption of small current flow between electrodes
SMOKE HEAT by smoke in ionized sampling
DETECTOR chamber to detect fire

TYPES OF CABLE
Fabricated assembly of insulated conductors enclosed in
ARMOR CABLE flexible metal sheath. It is used both on exposed and
(AC) concealed work
A factory assemble cable of one or more conductors each
individually insulated and enclosed in a mettalic sheath of
METAL CLAD interlocking tape of smooth or corrugated tube. This type of
CABLE (MC) cable is especially used for service feeders, branch circuit and
for indoor, outdoor work
Is a factory assembly of one or more conductors insulated with
highly compressed refractory mineral insulation enclosed in a
MINERAL liquid and gas tight continous copper sheath. This type of cable
INSULATED CABLE is used in dry, wet or continously moist location as service
(MI) feeders or branch circuit

Is a also a factory assembly of two or more insulated

NON METALLIC conductors having a moisture resistant, flame retardant and
SHEATED CABLE non metallic material outer sheath. This type is used
(NM) specifically for one or two family dwellings not exceeding 3
storey building
This type of cable is factory assembly of two or more insulated
SHIELDED NON conductors in an extruded core of moisture resistant and flame
METALLIC retardant material covered within an overlapping spiral metal
SHEATED CABLE tape. This type is used in hazardous locations and in cable trays
(SNM) or in raceways
Is a moisture resistant cable used for underground
UNDERGROUND connections including direct burial in the ground as feeder or
FEEDER AND branch circuit
BRANCH CIRCUIT This is factory assembled two or more insulated conductors
(UF) POWER AND with or without associated bare or covered or grounding under
CONTROL TRAY a mettalic sheath, This is used for installation of cable trays,
CABLE (TC) raceways, or it is supported by messenger wire
 Is an assembly of parallel conductors formed integrally with
FLAT CABLE insulating material web designed especially for field installation
ASSEMBLY (FC) in metal surface or raceways
Consist of three or more flat copper conductor placed
edge to edge
separated and enclosed with an insulating assembly. This type
FLAT CONDUCTOR of cable is
CABLE (FCC) used for general purposes such as: appliance branch circuit,
and for individual
branch circuits, especially in hard smooth continous floor
surfaces and the like
Is a single or multi conductor solid dielectric insulated cable
MEDIUM VOLTAGE rated at 2,000
CABLE (MV) volts or higher. This type is used for power system up to
35,000 volts

UTILITIES 1999
Part of the facility which accept the house cable riser and house
TELEPHONE
the
TERMINAL
terminal block at each floor and at the highest or end of a
CABINET
feeder riser cable
Is the simplest type of building automation system, which
intercoms, PABX,
TELECOMMUNICA
microwave links, analog and digital telephone system, video
TION SYSTEM
conferencing,
satellite links, structured cabling and similar devices
A full open type valve is used in several locations in a water
ON EVERY HOSE
distribution
BIBB
system, which of the following does NOT require it?
A fireline system without a constant water supply and is
equipped with a fire service
DRY STANDPIPE
inlet and outlet connection installed exclusively for the use of
Fire Service
WATER SERVICE Term used to main water pipe delivering portable water to a
PIPE building
INSUFFICIENCY IN Which poor design in the plumbing system causes water supply
THE SIZE OF THE drop
WATER SERVICE
when the fixture is simultaneously opened?
AND
DISTRIBUTION
1 ½" KITCHEN SINK TRAP SIZE
1 ¼" LAVATORY TRAP OR BRANCH SIZE
64mm or 2 ½" OUTLET OF DRY STANDPIPE
OUTLET OF WET STANDPIPE for riser of more than 15 mts
64mm or 2 ½"
 Not needed in sizing the vent pipe for individual branch and
SLOPE OF THE circuit vent
DRAIN PIPE based on the total linear footage of the pipe making up the
vent?
A hot and cold water supply pipes, where it is mix manually in
3 WAY VALVE desired water temperature
DIVERTER temperature and direct the mixed water either at the shower
head or at the fooe spout
Principle where a single lever valve used in kitchen sink and
BALL VALVE lavatory, they are
beautiful and maintenance free
Minimum water delivery in liters per minute for an outlet of a
132 LITERS PER
wet standpipe
MINUTE
at a residual pressure or 1.8 kilos per sq.mts
A female GI threaded pipe reducer fitting use to connect a
ELBOW REDUCER
reducing branch pipe at an angle
FLUSH VALVE General term used to described the fitting in the drawing
FITTINGS
2" WYE AND 2 x 1/8 GI fitting used to accept the P trap assembly of the lavatory
BEND (drawing)
Type of vent applied on installations with multi branch interval
where the vertical vent pipe
CIRCUIT VENT
takes off in front of the first fixture and connects to a main
vent stack
Stage in water purification which removes mineral deposits,
REVERSE
slats, heavy metal, totally dissolves
OSMOSIS
solids while some useful minerals are retained
FIXED Fire detector installed in a fire alarm system, which uses low
TEMPERATURE melting point
solders or metals that expand when exposed to heat to detect a
HEAT DETECTOR
fire, 135deg-197deg F
GI fitting to join two threaded fittings as close as possible but
COUPLING
not exceeding three inches
A device used to control an incoming high water pressure into
PRESSURE the water distribution system
REGULATOR by mechanical means so as to bring it to a working pressure of
80 psi
A poor venting system caused by a slow draining of water from
WRONG CHOICE
OF VENT TYPE
a fixture down a plumbing system
SUBMERSIBLE A type of pump for driven well from 150 to 200 ft which work
PUMP by a principle of venturi where
jet,jack,reciprocati water of high pressure is pump into the well to draw water
ng upwards through the return pipe
Which is not a standard size of GI pipe for water supply? 2
5"
1/2", 3",4",5"
 Device in control valve which work by discharging
URINAL FLASH
instantaneous
VALVE ASSEMBLY
volume of water at higher pressure
Term used for pipe extension of not more than 2 feet in length
TAIL PIECE or install in
DEAD END any stack or branch of a plumbing rough in for the purpose of
future trap
A full open valve located in a supply pipe to every water heater
CHECK VALVE
Parking management system for two types of vehicular
deterrent either articulated arm type
AUTOMATED
or straight beam type. It can be activated by means of radio
RETRACTABLE
frequency remote control, push
PILLAR SYSTEM
push button switch, photocell, magnetic loop or acces control

Exception of fixture to be connected into a single trap

THREE FIXTURES
DRY STANDPIPE The presence of Fire Service Connection
Pipes and fittings which can exclusively be used for cold water
POLTYBUTELENE lines for
PIPE AND
potable main distribution water service, sprinkler and
FITTINGS AND
irrigation system. It
FITTINGS
could be ½", ¾", 1", 1 ½", 1 ¼" and 2"
UPVC DWV Orange or brown in color with sizes of 4" and 3 meter in
SANITARY lengths of pipes
PIPES AND and fittings, ASTM 2729 standards
FITTINGS
Least popular and not recommended use as potable water
ASBESTOS PIPE
distribution pipe
Shower set for bath SINGLE LEVER BATH FAUCET WITH HAND SHOWER-
(drawing) TELEPHONE SHOWER
FIBER CEMENT Pipe not used as water service pipe
PIPE
GATE VALVE A cut off valve installed in the service piping system
Minimum size of wet standpipe for a riser more than 15 meters
64mm or 2 1/2"
from the source
Minimum height of dry standpipe outlet from the floor line
61 cms
AIR CHAMBER Device used to prevent water hammering
VENT SIZE IS AT Rule of thumb in sizing an individual vent
LEAST 1/2 THE
DRAIN IT SERVES
Mechanical equipment coupled with a central air conditioning
FAN COIL UNIT system used to dehumidify and cool the airstream injected to
the conditioned space
1.5 TIMES MORE Spacing provided for elevator with single bank in a non
THAN THE residential building
ELEVATOR CAR
DEPTH
DOWN Recording calls even when car is in use. It answer calls starting
COLLECTIVE from the
CONTROL highest and so on while descending
Recording calls even when car is in use. It answer calls starting
UP COLLECTIVE
CONTROL
from the lowest and so on while ascending
Safety device of a passenger elevator which activates if the car
GOVERNOR - safety
travels faster
gear, safety shoe,
than its rated speed by grasping the guide rail to stop the car
magnetic break
safely
ESCALATOR'S main drive chain, step chain, handrail, drive chain, bottom
PART sprocket
When planning a multiple system of elevator layout where four
ONE IN FRONT OF
or
THE OTHER
more elevator are arrange in banks
Nominal size of an escalator; escalator's width like those in
1120;980;800;760
Japanese brand
1150;1100;1000;90 Nominal size of an escalator; escalator's step like those in
0 Japanese brand
Type of dampers installed at supply ducts, which are electro-
ADJUSTABLE
mechanically
LOCKING
activated by building automation system to close in case of fire
DAMPERS
within the area
AT THE Location of Control System or computer brain of the escalator
ESCALATOR
MACHINE ROOM
This is a guide for the initial estimate per Ton of Refrigeration
12 to 14 SQ.MT PER
per sq.mts. of a standard
TON OF
room of normal condition without external solar heat gain and
REFRIGERATION
excessive internal heat gain
International PIPING OR DUCT BELONGING TO OTHER SYSTEM
Standard and EN SHOULD NOT RUN THROUGH THE MACHINE ROOM
81.1 Code in
designing a
machine room

STANDARD THE TOP CHORD OF THE TRUSS IS WITH A STEEL ANGLE

INSTALLATION OF SUPERIMPOSED ON THE BUILDING'S STRUCTURAL
ESCALATOR NOT
PRESSURE RELIEF BEAM
Safety device caused by insufficient water flow on heater when
VALVE brown out
EXPANDED Vital part of Solar Water heater to keep the heat in and cold out
POLYTHELYNE
FOAM
INSULATION
Packaging and assembly of elevator as it arrives on the site
KNOCKDOWN BY
MAJOR
COMPONENT PART
Cool the condenser unit in a central conditioning system
COOLING TOWER
SINGLE POLE Two lights in a long hallway connected in parallel are to be
SWITCH AT controlled simultaneously at
START, 3-WAY
three points
SWITCH AT
MIDPOINT AND
Factory assembled of two or more insulated conductors w/ or
w/o
POWER AND
associated bare cover ground conductor under a non metallic
CONTROL TRAY
sheath
CABLE TYPE
approved forr installation in cable trays, in raceways or in
supported by a messenger wire
RH Heat Resistant Rubber / 75 degrees
Light source used in lighting fixtures best specified in areas
METAL HALIDE such as those requiring high illumination
levels for detailed work such as needle work
SCOTT A transformer location required in some localities, where a
CONNECTION 2 three phase
PHASE TO 3 PHASE power is required from a two phase system
TW Moisture Resistant Thermoplastic / 60 degrees
ILLUMINATED Type of switch where pilot light inside a lit to guide the person
SWITCH inside
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
85 amperes temperature of 30degrees
w/a 22 sq.m cross sectional area in size for USE
Main power supply and wiring system for 110/220 volt line;
DRAWINGS
which wiring diagram fits (drawing)
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
15 amperes temperature of 30degrees
w/a 2.0 sq.m cross sectional area in size for TW
PVC IS ALLOWED Best suited for Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit like PVC for
FOR AS LONG AS underground installation in buildings
BOTH BURIAL
DEPTH OF NO
LESS 460mm AND
CONCRETE
ENCASEMENT IS
PROVIDED
ULTRASONIC Higher than 20,000 Hertz
Unit of acoustic absorption equivalent ot absorption by one
SABINS
square root of a perfect absorber
First defense method from external noise by site selection and
AVOIDING ZONES
site
OF DIRECT SOUND
planning for quiet internal acoustic environment
INSTALL The effective method can be employed to reduce direct noise,
ABSORBENT which is transmitted airborne,
MATERIALS
for noise reduction within a space
WITHIN THE
WALL OF THE
Sound with a wavelength of 1.50 m at Frequency 1,500 Hz
7,380 fps
Perceptual characteristic of sound which is the average rate of
flow of
INTENSITY
energy per unit area perpendicular to the direction of
propagation

JUNE 1998 UTILITIES

It ventilates a house drainage system and prevent siphonage
VENT PIPE
and back pressure
3/8" It is the size of supply valve tank type for water closet
The maximum horizontal developed length between the trap
6 FEET seal and the
vertical vent inlet at the trap
2x2" WYE WITH 2" Combination fitting between the vertical waste branch and the
CO AND 2 X 1/8 horizontal waste branch
BEND
COUPLING A female GI pipe reducer fitting used in straight connection,
REDUCER both are threaded inside
A vent use in battery of plumbing fixture where the vent is
CIRCUIT VENT installed in front
of the last fixture of the battery
A water pump for a 200ft driven well to deliver 10gpm against
JET
200ft. It is located at the surface
A pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and
RECIPROCATING push a rod to
activate a submerge piston
 A pump which delivers high water discharge with high water
pressure drawn
CENTRIFUGAL
from a shallow source like cistern, best suited as fire or transfer
pump.
46 mm Minimum height of Fire Service station from the grade
A female GI pipe reducer fitting use to connect a reducing
BELL REDUCER branch from
a main water distribution
POLYETHELENE PE
PIPE
WATER General term for hot or cold water pipes containing portable
DISTRIBUTION water supplying
PIPES different plumbing fixture
SEASONAL Rating index of an air conditioning system which rate the
ENERGY number for the unit
EFFICIENCY of BTU heat moved per watt of electrical input energy
TONS OF Standard unit rating to describe the capacity of the cooling
REFRIGERATION tower
Required minimum vertical clearance of an overhead service
drop measured from the ground
5.500 mm over residential and comercial properties and driveways not
subjected to truck traffic and over
600 volts to ground
Approved assembly of insulated conductors with fitting and
conductor
terminations in a completely enclosed, ventilated protective
BUSWAYS metal housing
where the system is design to carry fault current and to
withstand the
magnetic forces of such current
A raceway especially constructed for the purpose of physical
protection
RIGID STEEL of conductors, the pulling in or the withdrawing of wires or
CONDUIT cables after the
conduit is in place and made of metal pipe of standard width
and thickness
System of voltage used for computing branch circuits and
120/240 VOLTS
feeder load
Natural energy source derived from force of wind acting on
oblique blades
WINDMILL
that radiates froma shaft attached to a dynamo to produce
electricity
A point in the electrical system where the electrical load of a
PANEL BOARD
given area is assumed to concentrate
 Alternating current generated by the alternator where its wave
rises to the
SINGLE PHASE peak, sinks to zero, drops to the negative peak and rises again
ALTERNATING to zero a
CURRENT number of times each second depending on the frequency for
which the
machine is designed
Alternating current where the alternator comprises of windings
mounted
TWO PHASE at right angles to each other and provided with separate
ALTERNATING external connections
CURRENT current waves will be produced and each of which will be at its
maximum
when the other is zero
Minimum conductor size for for overhead service drop for
2.2, 30, 8, 14
copper wire or cable
UF Underground Feeder, 60-75 degrees C
Moisture and Heat Resistant Thermoplastic used for dry and
THW
wet locations
The physical behavior of sound when travelling forward in a
straight path
REFRACTION changes in direction as it passes through different densities and
causes
the sound waves to bend

JANUARY 1998 UTILITIES

38 mm (1 1/2") Standard size of wet standpipe outlet for each floor
WYE FITTING A type of pipe fitting for yoke vent
The minimum horizontal clearance of vent branch immediately
6" above the flood
level rim of the fixture
A device installed on electric water heater used to detect the
THERMOSTAT working temperature to
to activate a switch
1 1/2" The minimum size or trap of a bidet
3/8" Supply valve tank type for water closet
A threaded fitting to join two threaded fittings as closed as
COUPLING possible but
not exceeding 3 inches
AT EVERY Location that does not require installation of clean out
BRANCH
BATTERY OF Interconnection of the same fixture in one soil or waste branch
FIXTURE with one branch vent
A single vent that ventiliates multiple traps, in the case of back
COMMON VENT
to back fixture
NUMBER OF A parameter in sizing the drainage pipe
FIXTURE
Conveys a discharge of solid and liquid wastes closets with or
SOIL PIPE
without the
discharged from other fixture to the house drain
Minimum size of standpipe for a building in which the highest
102 mm (4")
outlet is 23 m
or less from the Fire service Connection
UPFEED OR In water distributon system which constantly rely its pressure
DIRECT METHOD from the main water pipe apply only
if the main fixture is supply continously with the flow rate and
minimum required working pressure
PLUMBING System of building which includes the water supply distribution
SYSTEM pipes the
fixture and fixture traps, the soil waste and the vent pipes, the
house drain
and the house sewer, the storm water drainage with their
devices
Minimum size of wet standpipe for riser of more than 15 mts
64 mm (2 1/2")
from source
Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is venting
6"
SIAMESE Common term for a two way service connections
CONNECTIONS
Single level valve used in kichen sink, lavatory faucets or at
BALL
shower valve
NUMBER OF A parameter in sizing a horizontal soil branch pipe
BRANCH VENTS
1/4", WYE and 1/8" Fitting installed at the base of the soil stack and a building
BEND, LONG drain
12 TO 14 Guide for initial estimate of Ton of refrigeration
SQ.MTR/TR
JET PUMP WITH A suitable type of water pump for deep well 4" or 6' casing to
INJECTOR deliver
JACK 35gpm against 450 ft. total develop height
ZEOLITE Passing on it can treat hardwater
Vertical vent pipes take in front of the last fixture and connects
CIRCUIT VENT to its soil
stack which acts as a vent
A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the
collision shock
BUFFER of a car or counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest
stop. It
It stops the car or counterweight safely
Rating index of an air conditioning system which rates the unit
for the number

MONITORING
CONTACTS ON
 for BTU of heat moved per watt of electrical input energy
MONITORING Internal electronic safety features of an escalator. They
CONTACTS ON function as a
STEP CHAIN safety switches or detectors which monitors internal
mechanical or
electrical abnormalities and shuts down the system in any
eventuality
A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor
CIRCUIT BREAKER and its
electrical parts from over current
The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during
SAFETY SHOE the door closing and re opens
the door
Mechanical equipment install on top of the main doors used to
AIR CURTAIN
retain cold in the interiors
WAIT INTERVAL Dividing the travel length by the rated speed
EVAPORATORS
Major physical restriction does a split type air conditioner
CANNOT BE
system have which restricts
LOCATED AT
its efficiency and performance
CEILING
Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car
DOOR LOCK run,
SWITCH the door elevator will open only when the car stops at the floor

OUTSIDE DOOR Opening of door for passenger in case of power failure in the
LATCH elevator
Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power
MAGNETIC BREAK will turn off,
and grasp the rope to operate the safety gear
FOR CAR Main purpose of shafts overhead space
OVERRUN
Device that open and closes the electric current in an elevator
LIMIT SWITCH
when it has reached the
EMERGENCY designated end of travel course
SWITCH
TRAVEL SWITCH
MOTOR CONTROL
SWITCH
Coupled with central air conditioning system, used to
FAN COIL UNIT dehumidify and cool
the air stream injected into the conditioned space
A device designed to open and close a circuit by non automatic
means
and to open the circuit automatically on predetermined over
CIRCUIT BREAKER
current
CIRCUIT BREAKER
without damaged to itself when properly applied within its
rating
SERVICE The raceway that encloses the service entrance conductors
RACEWAY
A transformer connection which is ideal in the event of change
of primary
Y-Y FOR LIGHTING
voltage from 2400 volts to 4160 volts to increase the potential
AND POWER
capacity of
the system
Maximum allowed ampere rating of one chord or plug
utilization equipment connected in a 30
24 AMPERE
ampere branch circuit for lighting or utilization equipment

Minimum wire size in sq.mm type THW stranded copper

5.5 sq.mm conductor in raceway for a branch
circuit with 30 ampere rating
Minimum vertical clearance of an overhead service drop
measured from the ground, at the
electrical service entrance or above areas or sidewalks accesible
only to pedestrian lanes,
3500mm
measure from final grade line or other accesible surface only for
service drop cabled together
with a grounded bare messenger wire and limited to 300 volts
to ground
Minimum ampacity of feeder conductor with a load of more
than two wire branch circuit supplied
30 amperes
by a 3-wire feeder but not exceed the computed branch circuit
load
Minimum wire size in sq.mm type TW copper conductor in
3.5 sq.m raceway for a branch circuit with 20
ampere rating
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
45 Amperes temperature of 30degrees
w/a 8 sq.m cross sectional area in size for THW
A branch circuit consisting of two or more grounded
MULTI WIRE conductors having a potential difference
BRANCH CIRCUIT between them, and a grounded conductor having equal
potential difference between it
PRESSURIZED A type of water coolant operates at a pressure of about 150
WATER REACTOR atmospheres
A unit of electrical system which is intended to carry but not
DEVICE
utilize electrical energy
Approved assembly of insulated conductors with fitting and
conductor

BUSWAYS
 terminations in a completely enclosed, ventilated protective
BUSWAYS metal housing
where the system is design to carry fault current and to
withstand the
magnetic forces of such current
Standard frequency of water supply by the company like
60 CYCLES
Meralco
USE Underground Service Entrance / 75degrees
The overhead service conductor from the last pole or other
aerial support
SERVICE DROP to and including the splices, if any connecting to te service
entrance
conductors at the building
A type of nuclear reactor where the water coolant is permitted
BOILING WATER
to boil
REACTOR
within the core by operating at somewhat low pressure
In a 240V, a three phase 3-wire service, branch cicuits are
BALANCE
loaded and distributed to each
LOADING
of the three phase with this objective to attain
Unit or assembly of unit sections and associated fittings
CABLE TRAYS forming a rigid structural system
used to support cables
A transformer connection where the secondary load is a
OPEN DELTA FOR combination of
LIGHTING AND lighting and power. This connection is used when the single
POWER phase lighting
is large as compared with the power load
DELTA Y FOR A useful transformer connection applied when single phase
LIGHTING AND lighting load is
POWER all on one phase resulting into unbalanced primary
Type of flexible cable which is a fabricated assembly of
ARMOR CABLE insulated conductors
TYPE ACL which permit its use at exposed weather or excessive moisture

A type of alternating current where the alternator comprises

THREE PHASE the three
ALTERNATING armature windings set at 120 degrees to each other, current will
CURRENT be
produced in the form of triple wave
Minimum branch circuit rating for household ranges and
30 amperes
cooking appliance
POROUS Type of sound absorbent best for lower band frequencies
ABSORBENT
HERTZ Unit of frequency which is equal to one cycle per second
 A type of alternating current generated by alternator, where its
wave rises to
SINGLE PHASE its peak, sinks to zero, drop to a negative peak and rises again
ALTERNATING to zero
CURRENT a number of times each seconds depending on the frequency of
the
machine is designed
2" WYE AND 2 x 1/8 Use to accept the P-trap assembly of the lavatory
BEND
NUMBER OF A parameter in sizing horizontal branch pipe
BRANCH VENTS

PUMPS
A type of pump for driven well from 150 to 200 ft which work
SUBMERSIBLE by a principle of venturi where
PUMP water of high pressure is pump into the well to draw water
upwards through the return pipe
A pump motor installed on the surface attached to a lift and
RECIPROCATING
push a rod to activate a submerge piston
A water pump for a 200ft driven well to deliver 10gpm against
JET
200ft. It is located at the surface
A pump which delivers high water discharge with high water
pressure drawn from a shallow source like cistern, best suited
CENTRIFUGAL as fire or transfer pump. The motor is placed at the surface with
shaft to turn the impellers below
A suitable type of water pump for deep well 4' or 6' casing to
JACK
deliver 35gpm against 450 ft. total develop height

ELECTRICAL
SINGLE POLE Two lights in a long hallway connected in parallel are to be
SWITCH AT controlled simultaneously at three points
START, 3-WAY
SWITCH AT
MIDPOINT AND
SINGLE POINT
SWITCH AT END
Main power supply and wiring system for 110/220 volt line;
DRAWINGS
which wiring diagram fits (drawing)
Pre requisite in use A CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 76mm SHALL BE
of split knob and MAINTAINED BETWEEN CONDUCTORS AND NOT LESS
tube wiring THAN 26mm
A branch circuit consisting of two or more grounded
MULTI WIRE conductors having a potential difference between them, and a
BRANCH CIRCUIT grounded conductor having equal potential difference between
it
 What is the maximum horizontal range between two or more
6000mm to air terminal for lightning arrest for an effective disaster
7600mm prevention in building
Required minimum vertical clearance of an overhead service
drop measured from the ground over residential and comercial
5500 mm properties and driveways not subjected to truck traffic and over
600 volts to ground
Required minimum vertical clearance of an overhead service
drop measured from the ground over public streets, alleys,
roads, parking areas subjected to truck traffic, driveways on
other than residential property, and other land traveresed by
vehicular such as cultivated, grazing forest and courtyards

Minimum vertical clearance of an overhead service drop

measured from the ground, at the electrical service entrance or
above areas or sidewalks accesible only to pedestrian lanes,
3500mm measure from final grade line or other accesible surface only for
service drop cabled together with a grounded bare messenger
wire and limited to 300 volts to ground

Maximum allowed ampere rating of one chord or plug

utilization equipment connected in a 30 ampere branch
24 amperes circuit for lighting or utilization equipment

Minimum ampacity of feeder conductor with a load of more

than two wire branch circuit supplied by a 3-wire
30 amperes feeder but not exceed the computed branch circuit
load
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
85 amperes temperature of 30degrees w/a 22 sq.m cross sectional area in
size for USE
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
45 amperes temperature of 30degrees w/a 8.0 sq.m cross sectional area in
size for THW
Ampacity of an insulated copper conductor, based on ambient
15 amperes temperature of 30degrees w/a 2.0 sq.m cross sectional area in
size for TW
Minimum wire size in sq.mm type THW stranded copper
5.5 sq.mm conductor in raceway for a branch circuit with 30 ampere
rating
Minimum wire size in sq.mm type TW copper conductor in
3.5 sq.m
raceway for a branch circuit with 20 ampere rating
Minimum branch circuit rating for household ranges and
30 amperes
cooking appliance