1.

5m (5 ft) Permanent Platform Proper way of teflon Clockwise with the pipe
facing you
1.5m (5 ft) Yoke vent connection
32mm vent pipeWaste pipe of a fixture is 50mm
1.5m (5 ft) Plug or cupped of abandoned
sewer from property line Ductile iron pipeGood corrosion resistance,
useful in underground installations
1.5m to 4.6m Indirect pipe waste, directly
trapped not vented 1.22 m Max height of a fire service from grade
line
152mm Vent (firewall)
0.46m Min height of fire service connection
152mm Vacuum breaker from grade line
152mm Distance of hot water and cold water 500 gpm Waste discharge for a waste
0.3m or 1 ft Trench backfill water treatment facility

0.3m or 1 ft Metal pipe before CPVC above 1¼” Tailpiece for a lavatory
water heater Composition glove valve For steam and
0.3m or 1 ft Union from regulating hot water

6.4mm Caulked thickness m.sq / sec Unit of kinematics in metric

system
51mm Caulked depth
Pascal-sec Unit of dynamics in metric
0.3m Vent (flashing) system
3m Horizontal - vent form open window Rotary pump Positive displacement pump
0.9 m Vertical - vent from open window

Tunnel 0.6m depth Asbestos Cement Shall not installed within

2 feet (0.6m) at any structure
Two pipe larger Potable water discharge to
drainage 122 mm Max height of fire service
connection from floor
Barrel Two pipe size
Electrolysis Reduce salinity
750mm Horizontal – floor cleanout
21 FU Connected to 75mm house drain pipe
450 Vertical – floor cleanout
with 4% slope
White Color of pipe in high pressure steam
4% slope For 100mm house drain with
Black Color of pipe for fuel oil division 100 to 114 fixture units

Balance Valve Non-interferences in the 3% slope For 125mm house drain with
movement of air 203 fixture units

Barometric Loop Loop of pipe rising 18 FU Connected to 75mm house drain pipe
approximately 35 feet with 2% slope

Never Grease can be disposed in the kitchen 216 FU Connected to 125mm house drain 3%
sink? slope

Never Your toilet should be running all the time 150 FU Connected to 125mm house drain with
2% slope
One-touch Faucet with a pullout spout also
called
 100 mm Max depth of water seal

160 mm Diameter of drum trap

Water Closet / Bidet 200 mm Min length of drum trap

0.75 m Center to center 320 mm Max of length of drum trap

0.375 m Center to side wall

0.38 m Height above floor line Vent

3/8” (10mm) Supply pipe 32mm (1¼”) Min diameter of individual vent

3” (75mm) Drain/trap pipe 1.5m (5’) Max distance of vent to trap seal

3” (75mm) Vent pipe 150mm (6”) Min. height of branch vent

above the fixture it venting
3 to 5 gallons Flushing the water closet
150 mm Min. height of vent above the
highest level rim of the fixtures served before
Urinal offsetting horizontally.

0.60 m Center to center 0.9 m Min. distance of vent away from any lot
line, alley and street boundary lines.
0.30 m Center to side wall
4.6 m Min. length of any branch requiring
0.38 m Height above floor line separate venting
1/2” (13mm) Supply - Urinal wall 10 storey Min number of stories served by
a waste stack requiring a parallel vent stack
3/4” (19mm) Supply - Urinal stall
1/8 bend Type of fitting for yoke Vent
1” (25mm) Supply - Urinal pedestal

3” (75mm) Drain/trap pipe

Vent

32mm (1¼”) Min diameter of individual vent

1.5m (5’) Max distance of vent to trap seal

Bathtub
150mm (6”) Min. height of branch vent
1/2” (13mm) Supply pipe
above the fixture it venting
1½” (38mm) Drain/trap pipe
150 mm Min. height of vent above the
30 gal. Daily consumption highest level rim of the fixtures served before
offsetting horizontally.
Lavatory
0.9 m Min. distance of vent away from any lot
1/2” (13mm) Supply pipe line, alley and street boundary lines.
1½” (38mm) Drain/trap pipe 4.6 m Min. length of any branch requiring
separate venting
30 gal. Daily consumption
10 storey Min number of stories served by
a waste stack requiring a parallel vent stack
TRAP
1/8 bend Type of fitting for yoke Vent
50 mm Min depth of water seal
 Siphon Vortex Extremely sanitary, quite

Septic Tank Siphon Jet Sanitary, Very quiet,

900 mm Min. width BlowoutNoisy but highly efficient

1500 mm Min. length 6.1 meters Max distance of cleanout from

any access door and crawl space
1200 mm Depth
15 meters Max length requirement to have
600-1800mm Min and max depth cleanout
2/3 Digestive chamber 1.5 (or less) Length of horizontal drain which
1/3 Leaching chamber not require cleanout unless such line is serving
sink or urinal
508 mm Manhole access add manhole
for 3.7m 305 mm Min front clearance of cleanout
51 mm or less
1.5 mts Length of 6 cubic meter
450 mm Max front clearance of cleanout
15.2 mts Distance supply well to septic 51 mm or more
tank
450 mm Min vertical clearance of
45.7 mts Distance supply well to pit or cleanout in under floor piping extended to or
cesspool above floor finish or extended outside the
building
30.5 mts Distance water supply to
disposal feild 750 mm Min horizontal clearance of
cleanout in under floor piping extended to or
above floor finish or extended outside the
Height from Finish Floor Line (FFL) building

36” (910mm) Sink

16” (410mm) Build in Bathtub Backflow Prevention Device Assembly

15” (380mm) Water Closet Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker

31” (790mm) Lavatory 1 Body

34” (860mm) Wash or Laundry Tray 1 Checking member

32” (810mm) Wall hung lavatory 1 Atmospheric opening

36” (910mm) Toilet Grab Bar Double Check Valve Backflow Prevention

19” (480mm) Tissue Paper Holder 2 Check valves

6” (150mm) Vacuum Breaker 4 Stop cocks

2 Gate valves

Type of Water Closet Pressure Vacuum Breaker

Washdown Noisiest, cheapest, discharge in 1 Air inlet valves

front, subject to clogging.
1 Check valve
Reverse Trap Moderately noisy, flushes
2 Stock cocks
through a siphon action
2 Gate valves 51 mm 1.52 m

Reducer Pressure Backflow Prevention 76 mm 1.83 m

2 Check valve 102 mm or larger 3.05

1 Pressure relief valve

4 Stop cocks Trap Loading

2 Gate valves (Fixture Equivalent Units)

Pipe size Fixture Units

Storm Drain 32 mm 1

1.5 times of area of outlet pipe Min total net 38 mm 3

inlet area of roof strainers
51 mm 4
2 times of area of outlet pipe Roof deck
strainer 76 mm 6

102mm/hr Rainfall intensity in Manila 102 mm 8

1 FU In every 15 sq. ft (1.4 sq.m) of roof dran

Vertical Wall Area

One wall Add 50% of wall area to roof

area Clean Outs
Two adjacent walls Add 35% of wall area to Pipe Size C.O Size Threads per
roof area 25.4mm
Two opposite walls (same height) No 32 mm 38 11.5
additional
38 mm 38 11.5
Two opposite walls (different height) 50% of
(A1 –A2) of wall area add to roof area. (top part 51 mm 64 8
of wall)
76 mm 64 8
Three side wall 50% of (A1 –A2) of wall area
102 mm or larger 89 8
add to roof area. (lower part of wall)

Four sides wall No additional

Refrigeration Waste
Sides of tall building Add 50% of expose
area to roof area 32 mm 1 inlet serving not more than 2.8 cu.m

51 mm 4-12 cu.m, 32mm inlet

76 mm 13-36 cu.m, 32mm inlet

Trap Arm

Pipe size Distance to Vent Instrument to use to Measure the following

32 mm 0.76 m Fire Hydrant Pivot Tube
38 mm 1.07 m Water Flow Vesture Meter
Water Hardiness Part per Million Water Test

Organic content of water Chemical Entire system Filled with water until point of
Oxygen Demand (COD) overflow

Acidity / Alkalinity PH Value Section system All opening shall be closed or

plugged
Pressure in Water Pressure Cock
345 kpa (50 psi)Pressure

3 meters Height / head of water

THICKNESS
15 minutes Time
Kitchen Sinks Gauge #16 B&S or 1.6mm thick
72 hrs or 3 daysRequest before the inspection
Seamless drawn brass Gauge #20 B&S or
0.8mm thick Fee is required, no payment, no re-
inspection
Copper sub pan lining Gauge #24 B&S or
0.5mm thick Once a year test of backflow assembly

Hot water drainage Gauge #12 B&S or Twice a year Test of water station
2.77mm thick
1/3 of sludge Maintenance of septic tank
Trap Gauge #17 B&S or 1.1fmm thick

PERMITS

6 sets Signed and sealed by RMP

1 set Admin
Change in Direction of Sanitary Drainage
2 sets Applicant or owner
1/16 bend or 22.5 degrees
1 set Jobsite
1/8 bend or 45 degrees
1 yr or 365 daysIf plumbing work has not yet
started from day it was issued 1/6 bend or 60 degrees

4 month or 120 days If it is not started from Horizontal to Vertical Wye combination
the day it was suspended double sanitary tee
50% of original fees Fee for renewal sanitary tee

combination wye and 1/8 bend

Horizontal to Horizontal 45 wye branch

combination wye and 1/8 branch

TEST AND INSPECTION Vertical to Horizontal 45 branches
Air Test long sweep 60 offset
Air compressor testing apparatus combination wye and 1/8 branch
34.5 kpa (5 psi) Pressure

15 minutes time
FIXTURE UNIT 26 guage Min gauge of galvanize sheet
used for downspouts
1-DFU
4 to 5 feet Length of house sewer from the
1 cu.ft / minute 7.5 gal / minute 28.3 liter / liner face of the foundation wall of a building to
minute the junction with another sewer
1 WSFU 8% min lead content in pipes for potable
1.5 cu.ft / minute 11.5 gal / minute water
43.4 liter / minut Sched 40 & 80 Schedule of uPVC pipes

12 psi Self-closing basin faucet needs how

many psi (pressure to be efficient

Others ¼ of length of ladder Away from structure

which the ladder leaning
25mm (1”) Vent size for shower, laundry,
slop sink 16 feet (4.88m) Max height of horse support

38mm (1½”) Min. size of trap or branch for a 2m to 3m Alley

bidet. 756 degrees Celsius Combustible
75mm (3”) Min size of trap and waste construction will be ignite
branch for a pedestal urinal Less than 1.4 cu.m
750 mm Max spacing of waste outlets of 250 kg calorie Confined Space
one trap that serve three single compartment
sink At least 1.4 cu.m Unconfined Space

600 mm Max length of tailpiece from any 600 mm From last mobile home site
fixture
3 cu.m Grease interceptor capacity
25mm Min diameter of pipe sleeve
1 to 4 fixtures Retain grease to grease trap
75mm Min pipe sleeve for 64mm diameter
uPVC pipe Not less than

300mm Min distance of water piping from any 8 feet (2.43 meter) Horizontal branch are
regulating equipment, water heater, conditioning connected to stack
tank and similar equipment requiring union 62 meters A way of public sewer line,
fittings provide septic tank
3m (10’) Max spacing of pipe supports at 45 degrees Zone of effluence line (trench)
intervals
0.3m to 0.6m Building sewer, below finish
46° 1/8 bend below ground
60° 1/6 bend below 0.6m Tunnel clear height above the pipe
2% Min slope of horizontal drainage pipe ½ depth Min length
1% Min slope for pipe with more than 2.4m Max length
102mm
One pipe size larger Driven pipe to be laid
¼”: 1ft or
0.3m Backfilled layer above the pipe
6mm : 300mm Slope requirement for a house
drain 0.3m Slip joint access panel
19mm Water Service Pipe 1 water closet Per 75 persons (female –
worship places)
150mm Galvanize shall be above the ground
1 lavatory Per 5 persons (occupants)
1.5 m to 4.6 m Length of indirect waste pipe
1 urinal Per 75 persons (female – elementary
450mm to 800mm Height of stand pipe school)
receptor (above its trap) for clothes washer

150 mm to 450 mm Height of traps for stand

pipe receptors LAW

150mm (6”) Min size of building sewer August 22, 1991 Sanitary Code is Issued

149 to 427 C ° Flame of torch

0.2% lead In solder and flux is prohibited PD 198 Provincial Water Utilities Act
Safe pan Not less than 19.56kg/cu.m and June 6, 1977 Philippine Environment Code is
1.6mm thick signed
Flashing/vent terminals Not less than 14.63 PD 1152 Environment Code
kg/cu.m and 1.2mm thick
May 25, 1973 Provincial Water Utilities Act
178 mm Diameter of closet flanges signed
38 mm Wide of closet flanges PD 1067 Water Code of the Philippines
6.4mm to 51mm Thickness of closet RA 386 Civil Code of the Philippines
rings
PD 856 Sanitary Code
4 bolts Per water closet
RA 9514 Revised Fire Code

RA 9275 Clean Water Act

Screwed valve Cheapest bonnet design of
valve PD 296 Clear waterways

1 kitchen sink Per 1 apartment RA 8749 Clean Air Act

1 laundry tray Per 5 persons (for chemical RA1364 Sanitary Engineering

contamination) PD 856 Sanitary Code
1 laundry tray Per 50 persons

1 slop sink Per 100 persons Study this

1 drinking fountain Per occupied floor The length of horizontal portion of a vent may
1 drinking fountain For first 75 persons and exceed 1/3 of the
additional 1 unit for next 150 parsons Total length of vertical and horizontal portions is
4.9m Gutter spaced to other gutter limited by Table 7.5,

1 water closet Per 25 persons (female - provided the vent is increased one (1) pipe size
elementary school) larger for its entire length

1 water closet Per 30 persons (female -

secondary school) Note
Master Plumber

registered and licensed Read

Journey Man Each PRV shall be an approved automatic type

with drain and each
skilled and knowledgeable
such relief valve shall be set at a pressure not
more than 1033 kpa
Note *end of the pipe should be 152 mm to 0.60 m
*Septic Tank for House (watertight) above the ground

*STP for Condominium and pointing downward, and it shall not be

THREADED or CAPPED

Note
Remember
Brass or Copper shall not be used for Urinal
Tailpiece or Trap The quantity of water required to be supplied to
every plumbing

fixture shall be represented by FIXTURE UNITS

Note

The minimum distance bet.the Door or Entry to

the drain opening is 1.2 meters Remember

Water Service Pipe = 19 mm diameter (min.)

Note 1 Psi = 6.895 kPA

The system shall be tight at all joints.

Note Things to Remember

Air Test 34.5 kpa *No galvanized wrought iron or Galvanized steel
pipe shall be
Water Test 344.5 kpa
used underground, it shall be laid 152 mm
above ground
Note *ABS and PVC DWV piping - used in High Rise
Buildings
Left side Hot Water
*No Vitrified Clay pipes or fittings for building
Right Side Cold Water
drain or sewer, shall be used ABOVE GROUND
or when pipe is Pressurized by a pump or
ejector and shall be laid at least 0.30 meter the
Read ground level
Water pipes and fittings with a lead content that *Drainage fittings shall be the same diameter as
exceed the pipes it serve and compatible with it
8% shall be prohibited and not used in potable
piping system
Note
If it is impractical due to the depth or length of Note
pipe to obtain 20mm/m or 2%
The total capacity of fixtures discharging into
102 mm pipe diameter or larger can have a such any grease trap
slope of not less than 10 mm/m or 1%
shall not exceed 2 1/2 times the certified liters
per minute flow rate of the

grease trap

Note

*Air Gap (Potable) = 25 mm or 1" or twice the Read

diameter of the
1. No more than 1 approved slip joint fitting may
inlet pipe (min.) be used on the

*Air Break (Waste) outlet side of a trap

2. No tubing trap shall be installed with out a

listed Tubing Trap Adapter
Note

One trap can served not more than 3 single

compartment laundry Note

sinks or laundry tubs having same elevation and All required building sewer cleanouts shall be
distances not more than extended to finish grade

0.75 m apart

Note

Note Joints between Lead and Cast iron, Steel or

Wrought iron shall be
No clothes washer or laundry tub shall be
connected to any trap by means of CAULKING FERRULE or
SOLDERED NIPPLE
of a kitchen sink

Note
Vertical Wall Area
The developed length bet. Closet ring or Closet
Flange to the One wall Add 50% of wall area to roof
area
inner side of the vent shall not be more than 1.8
m (max.) Two adjacent walls Add 35% of wall area to
roof area

Two opposite walls (same height) No

Note additional
Grease trap is not required for individual units or Two opposite walls (different height) 50% of
for any (A1 –A2) of wall area add to roof area. (top part
private living quarters of wall)

Three side wall 50% of (A1 –A2) of wall area

add to roof area. (lower part of wall)
Four sides wall No additional 2. What power of pump is needed of cost
iron pipe weight 640 lb/cu.ft. What is the weight
Sides of tall building Add 50% of expose of cost iron block is 14’x12’x18’?
area to roof area
Solution:

Volume /12³
Storm Drain Formulas
(14’x12’x18’) /12³ = 1.75(640) = 1120
Downspout lbs
D=1.86 (A x 〖I)〗^(3/8) 3. A pump station is used to lift a water
Horizontal Pipe 50ft above the pump station to storage tank. The
pump rate is 500 gal/minute. If the pump has an
1% D=1.86 √2(A x 〖I)〗^(3/8) efficiency of 85% and a motor has an efficiency
of 90%.
2% D=1.86√2 (A x I/√2 )^(3/8)
Find the following:
4% D=1.86√2 (A x I/2 )^(3/8)
A. Water Horsepower
Gutter
B. Brake Horsepower
1% D=4.25(A x 〖I)〗^(3/8)
C. Motor Horsepower
0.5% D=4.25(A x I x √(2 ) )^(3/8)
D. Wire to water efficiency
2% D=4.25(A x I/√2 )^(3/8)

4% D=4.25 (A x I/2 )^(3/8)

Solution:
Vertical Pipe
A. Water Horsepower
D=2.04 (A x 〖I)〗^(3/8
WHP = (Q x H x sp.gravty) / 3960

= (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960

= 6.31 Hp
Sample Problem

1. What power of pump is needed of water

to discharge 2 cu.m/sec at height of 6 meters? B. Brake Horsepower

BHP = (Q x H x sp.gravty) / 3960

Solution: = (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960 x 85%

P = QWH = 7.42 Hp

P = 2(9.81)(9) C. Motor Horsepower

P = 117.72 kilowatts or 0.2 Hp MHP = (Q x H x sp.gravty) / 3960

1Hp = 0.75 kilowatts = (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960 x

90%

= 7.01 Hp
D. Wire to water efficiency D = 0.15

= (WHP / MHP) x 100 Solv for Length

= (6.31 / 7.01) x 100 = (c/v) ² x (D/4)

= 90.01% = (55/0.9) ² x (0.15/4)

4. A man weight 70 kg jumps on a raft with = 140.0463 meters

an area of 4 sq.m that is floating on a fresh
water lake. Find the rise of the raft.
7. What in the number of horse power
required to raise 25,000 lbs of water for a height
Solution: 30 meters within 10 minutes?

X = (70kg x 9.81m/sec²) / (9810N/m³ x 4m²)

= 0.175 x 100 Solution:

= 1.75 cm Hp = FV

33,000

5. What force would be exerted on the

gate of a closed 6” gate valve if the water
pressure acting on it measured 46 Psi? = 25,000 x [(30x3.28) / 10)]

33,000

Solution: = 7.45 Hp

F=QxA

= 46 lb/in² x (pi x 3²)

= 1300.62 lb

6. What is the maximum length of pipe for

size 150 mm PVC that could freely drain.
Assume flow is equals to 15.9 liters per second,
0.9 m/sec velocity and chezy constant at 55.
Consider full bore for hydraulic mean.

Given: Velocity =0.9m/sec, D = 150mmØ, chezy

constant = 55, Q = 15.9 lit/sec

Solution:

Solv for D

Q=VxA

0.0159 = 0.9 m/sec x (pi x D²)

Practical Offset pipe wrench Easy entry into tight
space

End pipe wrench Fast and easy grip used

Tools on constricted space
Stillson Wrench Wrench with a swiveling Valve seat tool Right angle bar with one end for
serrated jaw and knurled control knob square nuts
4” Recommended size of drainage of water
closet

Turn pin Tool used for expanding the

ends of lead pipe Heights

2 sliding sections Extension ladder – max 36” (910mm) Kitchen sink –height above the
sliding sections allowed floor level

Yarning iron Instrument to use in caulking 16” (410mm) Bult-in bathtub – height above
oakum in the joints of cast iron pipe the floor level

DresserMade of boxwood, and used for

dressing or working sheet lead

Ratchet stocks Tool for threading the end of

pipe in trench or corner Supports

60 feet Maximum length of the ladder when fully Pipe rest Support the water supply riser
extended of an extension ladder 1.5m Horizontal length cast iron be supported
Compound leverage wrench Patented to prevent sagging
plumbing tools, turning force applied is
multiplied.

Chain wrench Heavy sprocket chain that is

slipped around Fittings

Hex wrench Hexagonal jaw which is Check valve & gate valve Prevent
multisided contamination from the polluted water of fire
truck
Basket strainer wrench Used to tighten the nut
that secure the basket to the sink 12” Max length of nipple

Bench yoke vise Hardened alloy steel Gate valve Be used in between the main
jaws and convenient pipe rest and bender supply line and pump line

Stop box Adjustable cast iron box that is Curb cock Valve installed on water service
flashing to turn on or off of potable water

Circulation tank To boost the water pressure of Plug valve Adaptation of ball valve
hot water
Shielded coupling To connect 2 hubless
Rap wrench Occasionally used as a hammer cast iron pipes

Torque wrench Used to assemble hubless joint

Allen wrench Hexagonally shaped recess in

its head
Others
Caulking Plugging of opening with oakum 200 ppm for 3 hours Chlorine solution for
and lead disinfection of potable water

2 hours Length of time for plastic pipe joint Thermoplastic Plastic capable softened by
increase of temperature and hardened by
Sand Practical material to be used prevent decrease of temperature
fattening of pipe
Thermosetting Cannot be melted after it is
Tall building Wet standpipe generally used formed and cured
Curb Stop Installed in water service Detail drawing Scaled view show shape and
between edge of street and side walk, serve as size of exterior walls and roof of building.
control valve
Schematic piping layout Without regard to scale
Tapping Cutting of internal threads and exact location of the fixture
Lack of shoring Primary cause of troubles in DTI Pertaining to local trade and
excavation operations for water pipes government regulating body
Metallic gasket for flange union in oil and Rim Point which is unobstructed open edge
gasoline of the fixture
Rubber gasket for flange union in cold water Pneumatic ejector Device suitable for
Flat face flange Metallic flanged is bolted to a plumbing sewage from the deep basement floor
nonmetallic flange into sewer line

Countertop Type of lavatories is designed

for group use

Siphonage Loss of trap seal due to unequal

2’-1” (635mm) Max depth of trench for sub- atmospheric pressure condition
surface drain tile
Water meter location Right after the main
Dry standpipe Obsolete and is seldom used distribution line connection

Poor workmanship Damage to property Turnbuckle A type of coupling or joing

leaking point and water hammer in a water device having internal screw threads or nuts with
system opposite screw at the end

6” (152.4mm) Distance of vacuum breaker to Central sewage booster Pump used to eject
floor level rim sewage or liquid waste

Circle Signage for woman comfort room 6” CHB Wall is best suited if soil pipe will run
through it
Low pressure Number one reason why pumps
cavitate Pipe chase Best location to put the soil pipe

Escutcheon Term for a decorative metal trim Drywall Should NOT be used for a pipe chase
shield or flange located underneath a faucet
30-40 gpd Used in 2 Storey residence
handle.
water consumption
72 hours Allowed gray water to be used
2” Min size of a swimming pool drain
to flush a toilet or urinal
Near the curb Location of storm sewer usually
500 ppm for 24 hours Chlorine solution for
placed
disinfection of potable water
Ceramic Classification of copper pipes
D2O Heavy water Cast iron pipe Consulted to install piping
system for water, gas, steam and oil
De-chlorination Need for swimming pool water
8 thread per inch For 3”, 4” and 5”
Mycotoxins Poisonous chemicals produces diameter pipe
by molds
Schedule 40 wrought iron pipe working
50-100 lit Per capita consumption of water pressure 300 psi, N = 100 P/S
Phosphate coagulation To remove the Schedule 80 Wrought iron pipe working
strontium pressure 600 psi
Part per million Is equal to milligrams per 85% Copper content for brass fittings
kiligrams
5% Lead, zinc, tin for brass fitting

Pipe Pressure tight cylinder used to convey a

fluid
3 gpm Water demand of the water closet tank Seamless pipes Pipe produced by piercing a
ballcock billet followed by rolling.
8 gpm Water demand of the wall hydrant White color The CPVC
4 gpm Water demand of the bathtub faucet Nipple chuck Very short pipe is threaded
4 gpm Water demand of the shower head Close nipple Short pipe whose thread at both
3 gpm Water demand of the sink faucet ends meet

¾ gpm Water demand of the drinking fountain Short nipple Threaded at both ends leaves a
small amount of space
¾“ Min nominal diameter of a water service
line pipe Shoulder nipple Threaded on the ends and has
short unthreaded pipe in the middle

DWV copper Materials best for vent pipes in

an acid waste system
Pipes Gray color Color of communication line
piping
Balck Tin Pipe Piping for beer, brewery and
liquor Black color For piping of refrigerator
Wrought iron pipe Red spiral line painted White color Color of steam pipeline
on a pipe
Gas pipe For Black steel pipe with
Wrought iron pipe Piping for heating the galvanized malleable fittings
concrete slabs to melting snow

Wrought iron pipe Pipe usually used as

leaders in tall buildings 5/8 “ Effective thread length of ¼” pipe

Wrought iron pipe Best for underground 7/8” Effective thread length of 1” pipe
drains within the buildings
2” Effective thread length of 10” pipe
Copper pipe For hotel requires hot and cold
27 no of thread For 1/8” pipe
water supplies
18 no of thread For 1/4” pipe
14 no of thread For 1/2” pipe Jamie M. Cabase NAMPAP President
spearheaded the updating of the RNPCP in
11.5 no of thread For 1” pipe 1996
8 no of thread For 2 1/2” pipe 1935 NAMPAP organized

Jan. 28, 1959 National Plumbing Code of the

Philippines promulgates and approved

Well / Pump / Water Process 1966-1969 Approved by DepED at Feati

University

City Ordinance 2411 Plumbing Code for the

Aeration Process of exposing water in City of Manila
their films to the oxygen of the atmosphere
Fortunato H. Amosco Chairman of Board of
Coagulation Chemical process which the Mater Plumbers (BOMP)
sediment to make it capable of combing into
larger particle Hermogenes Pobre Chairman of PRC
where adopted RNPCP 1996
Filtration Water passed through layers of
sand and gravel in concrete basin Dec. 21, 1999 RNPC 1999 was approved

Plumbing Code Most important governances in

modern and healthful human existence

Chlorination Method of chlorine to the water

in order to attain degree of disinfection

Sedimentation Suspended solid are remove Law/Act

from water by gravity setting and deposition RA 6541 Building code of the Philippines
Flocculation Physical process in which the Nov. 28 1967 First approved which inclusion
sediment particles collide with each other of “asbestos cement pipe”
Ozonation Commonly used in cooling Section 4 RNPCP legality
tower treatment
Section 5 Basic principles

DAO no. 34 series of 1990 Revised

water/classification water quality criteria
Code DAO no. 35 series of 1990 Revised effluent
regulation of 1990

History Section 102.2 Mention that the practice of

RMP is limitless
17th century Birth of the plumbing profession
in the Philippines

Nov. 28 1967 First approved which inclusion

of “asbestos cement pipe”

18th-19th century The Filipino plumbers

were assigned the task

20th century History of plumbing practice

PWD Flood level Water begins to overflow over
the top rim of the fixture
1.7mx1.8m Min area of accessible toilet
compartment Flood level rim Top edge of a receptacle

Wheel chair access 2.25 sqm. Turning Flooded Fixture is flooded

space, 1500mm length, for water closet
Flush tank Tanks located above or integral
450mm Min height of toilet seat with water closet

800mm Min height of lavatory Liquid waste Discharge from any fixture, does
not receive fecal matter
480mm Max height of urinal
Pressure Normal force exerted by a
homogeneous liquid or gas
Technical Static pressure Without any flow
Backflow Flow of water mixture into the Residual pressure Pressure dorp
distributing pipes of a potable water supply from
any source. Sanitary sewage Waste water containing
human excrement and liquid household waste
Backpressure Backflow Occurs due to an
increased reverse pressure Sanitary sewer Receiving sanitary sewage with
or without industrial waste, and without
Back-siphonageDue to negative pressure in pipe admixture of rain water
Backflow preventer Prevent flow, also called Seepage pit Loosely line excavation
vacuum breaker
Sewage Waste water containing anima
Back water valve Installed in drainage or vegetable matter
system to prevent reverse flow
Single family dwelling Only dwelling located
Common Serve more than one appliance, on a parcel of ground
fixture, building or system
Water distribution pipe Potable water from the
Critical level Marking on a backflow building supply pie to plumbing fixtures and
preventing device or a vacuum breaker water outlets
Cross connection Ant connection or Water supply system Water service, water
arrangement, physical supply line, water distribution pipe of potable
Domestic Sewage Water waste derived water
from the ordinary living processes, free from Yard Unoccupied space, unobstructed from
industrial waste the ground to sky
Drain Carries ground and surface water, storm Sewer Pipe for carrying sewage and
water or waste water wastewater
Fixture branch Between the fixture supply pipe Blow-off Controlled outlet of pipeline to
and the water distributing pipe discharge liquid
Fixture drain Drain pipe from the trap of the Combustible construction Structural
fixture to drain pipe framework will ignite and burn at 756 degrees
Fixture supply Water supply pipe connecting Corporation stop Stop valve of water
the fixture with the fixture branch service pipe to the water main
Curb stop Control valve, located at the Gooseneck Return bend of small-sized pipe,
sidewalk, street curb faucet for a pantry sink

Meter stop Water meter Grease interceptor Interceptor of at least 3

cu.m capacity
Water service pipe Form the water main or
source of water Interceptor Installed to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matter
70% Max percentage of suspended solid of from normal sewage
sewage is removed largely by sedimentation
Plumbing appliance Special class of device
Ground water Water that stands or passes
through the ground Plumbing appurtenance

Plumbing fixtureReceive and discharge (any

liquid)
45.7m min distance of water supply well to
cesspool/ seepage Receptor Receive discharge from indirect
waste pipe
30.5m Min distance of water supply well to
disposal fields Regulating equipment All valve controls used
in plumbing system
15.2 m Min distance of water supply well to
building sewer Trap seal Max vertical depth of liquid in
trap, measure between the crown weir and top
3.7m Min distance of seepage pit to cesspool of dip
1.5m Min distance of seepage pit to septic Vacuum Air pressure less than
tank atmospheric
1.5m Min distance of distribution box to
disposal field
Vent/drain/pipeline
3.0m Min distance of pressure public water
main to septic tank Continuous vent Vertical vent that is a
continuation of a drain
0.3m Min distance of domestic water service
to building sewer Continuous waste Drain connecting the
compartment of a set of fixtures to a trap
2.4m Min distance of property line to seepage
pit/cesspool Group vent Branch vent that performs its
function for two (2) or more traps
Siphon vortex Whirlpool-like action
Primary branch Single sloping drain

Individual vent Known as “revent and backvent”

DEVICES
Individual vent Vent system above the fixture
Flush valve Device located at the bottom of served
the tank for the purposed of flushing
Dual vent Known as common and unit
Flushometer tank Integrated within an air vent
accumulator vessel
Auxiliary Also known as Relief vent and
Flushometer valve Device which yoke vent
discharges a predetermined quantity of water
into fixtures for flushing Circuit vent May vent up to 8 traps
Intercepting / trunk line sewer Pipes are laid Fittings
underground to a minimum depth of about 3
meters Return bend Made of two 90 deg. Bend,
applied also to 180 deg. bend
Tributary / contributing sewer Where pipe is
made of either vitrified clay or concrete pipe laid Shielded coupling Elastomeric sealing
in open trench. gasket

Sewage ejector Refer to pump that will Tailpiece The pipe connect the outlet of
discharge waste in the sump plumbing fixture to the trap

Yard catch basin Receptacle used to Trap arm Portion of a fixture drain
catch surface water drained from, courts, between a trap and the vent
driveways and athletic fields 178mm Closet rings or closet flanged

Globe valve Highest frictional coefficient

Joint/Connection Side-outlet elbow With third opening
Slip joint Compression nut, friction ring, perpendicular to the plain of the run
compression washer Full face flange Is have self-sealing gasket
Brazed joint Melts at a temp higher than 449 Valve (brass) For 51mm or less size of valve
degree centigrade
Valve (cast iron) For 102mm or larger
Soldered joint Melt at temperature 149-427 size of valve
degree centigrade
135 degrees Angle of additional building
Welded joint or seam Joining of metals parts sewer cleanouts
in a plastic molten state
Wedge shape (type of gate valve) Used where
Ball joint A ball shaped end is help in a the stems must be installed pointing downward
cuplike shell
Double disc valve (gate valve) Its parallel
Screwed joint Used on galvanized steel pipe face drop in a vertical position and are forces
Expansion joints King of joints that shall apart by the disc spreader. Used in sewage
be accessible disposal installation

Neoprene gasket Joints in vitrified clay Plug type disc valve (globe valve type)Wide
pipe bearing surface producing good resistance

IAPMO Joints for hubless cast iron soil pipe and Conventional disc valve (type of globe valve)
fittings pressure tight bearing disc and the seat
recommended for cold water
Adapter fittings Screwed pipe to cast iron shall
be caulked or threaded joint Composition disc valve (type of globe valve) for
various type of service on oil, gasoline, steam
Flexible compression joint Inlet and outlet and hot/cold water
pipe connection
Foot valve Also known as “retention valve”

Safety valve Used in pipeline with excessive

pressure

Round type Kind of water closet for

installation on limited space
Pail flush type Cheapest, smallest and water Galvanized wrought iron pipe Better than
closet designed without water tank steel pipe, resistant to acid waste

Copper pipe NOT be used for chemicals or

industrial

Type M copper Used in water piping,

System aboveground, underground
Overhead feed system Large pipe of the Rectangular pipe At least the same cross-
installation is installed at the top of the riser sectional area as its equivalent around pipe
Up-feed system Large pipe installed at the K type copper Heavy duty
bottom of the riser
L type copper Medium duty
Pump circuit system Recommended for large
building, providing natural circulation of hot DWV copper Medium / light duty
water is encountered
1.5 m Length cast iron hub type
Hot water space heating system For low
temperature 3.0 m Length of cast iron hubless

Hot water supply system For higher 6.0m Length of Ductile cat iron
temperature

Upper portion of the round of seal Word

Pipe “registration and Licensed Master Plumber”

Hubless pipe Cast iron soil pipes with plain Center Below the Name of seal Registration
ends number

PE (Polybutylene) Oval shape, color black, Upper of center of the round seal Name
outside diameter of Registered and Licensed Master Plumber

PE (polyethylene) Circular shape. Color Approved Testing Agency Organization

black. Outside diameter primarily established for purposes of testing

Asbestos cement pipe Superior for embedment

in concrete structure

SV type cast iron Generally used for

building installation
Math
XV type cast iron Extra duty, used for
underground installation

Bituminous fiber sewer pipe Cheapest Triangle / Angles / Shapes

sewer pipe, used for house sewer and septic
Similar Two sides of one triangle are
tank
proportional to two sides
Vitrified clay pipe Made of clay, 750 mm
90 deg Angle inscribe in a semi-circle
length, for underground use
Vertical angle Angle having the same vertex
Galvanized steel pipe Mild steel, 6 m length,
Angle of elevation Angle that measures
from the horizontal upward
Scalene No equal sides a+b = b+a Commutative law

Explementary angles Two angles whose sum (x=y)+z = x+(y+z) Associative law
is 360 deg.
x+0 = x identity property
Isosceles triangle Two sides equal
x+(-x) = 0 inverse property
Oblique angle More than 90 deg and less than
180 deg x=x Reflexive property

Equilateral triangle All sire are equal x=y and y=x Symmetric property

Acute angle Less than 90 deg

Reflex angle More than 180 deg and less

than 360 deg
1 radian Equal to 57.3 deg
Complex angle More than 360 deg

Polygon

Root Factor repeat to produce power

Decagon 10 side polygon

Newton Law
Pentadecagon 15 sides polygon
First Law of Motion An object at rest
Pentagram 5 pointed star remains at rest unless acted upon by a net force

Nonagon Has 27 diagonals Third Law of Motion Every action there is an

equal and opposite reaction
Myriagon Has 10,000 sides

Dodecahedron 12 regular pentagons

Petrie polygon Two consecutive sides belong

to a face of a regular polyhedron Gigantic prime Primer number exceeds 10,000

Apeirogon Polygon with infinite sides Cousin prime Prime number differs from
another prime number by four

Clock prime Prime number an analog clock

Economical number Prime number

ensity Mass per volume or specific weight of factorization is less than digit
acceleration of gravity

Specific weight Weight of the substance per unit

volume

Figure

Arithmetic Is a numeral computation

Exponent Power to which a number is

raised
Relation
Vacuum Space - Pressure is zero Collinear Points lying on the same
straight line
Acceleration Inversely proportional to the
mass of object Coplanar Three or more point which lie in
the same plane
Terminal speed Vertical speed at which the
force of air resistance is just sufficient Congruent Two objects are congruent if
they have the same dimension and shape
Latus rectum Chord passing through the
focus of the parabola Quadrant One-fourth of a great circle

Apothem Perpendicular line drawn from

the center of the inscribed circle

Great circle Sphere cut by a plane through

its center Electrical

Momentum Initially at rest, acted upon by Current Rate of charge flow

the same force for the same time Kirchhoff’s current law The algebraic sum of
Chord Line segment joining two points on a current entering a node ( or a closed boundary)
circle is zero

Hyperbola Plane section cut from a right Siemens SI unit of conductance

circular cone 1 ampere 1 coulomb per second
Point of inflection Slope of the curve is Tesla unit Is a magnetic induction
neither increasing nor decreasing

Transverse axis Axis of the hyperbola that

passes through the center, the foci and vertices

Irrational number Could not be expressed

as a quotient of two integers
Relation
Rhombus diamond
Sublimation Ice change into water vapor
Dihedral angle Two planes intersect with each (gas) without moving through the liquid phase
other
Brake horsepower The power delivered by
Cylindroid Cylinder with elliptical cross the motor to the pump
section
Wire to water efficiency Term for the combined
Cevian Line segment joining a vertex of a efficiency of a pump and motor
triangle to a point on the opposite side
32.2 fps^2 Acceleration due to gravity in
Torus Ring shape surface the English unit

Ellipse Eccentricity is less than one / two fixed 57.3 deg Equal to 1 radian in degrees
point is a constant
270 deg 4800 mils
Pi radians Is equal to one revolution
Straight line Is equation y = a1 =a2x
Annulus Bounded by two concentric
One quarts Equal to 0.946 lit.
circle
Fibonacci number Sequence
Arc length Is equal to 1 radian
(1,1,2,3,5,8….)

Trivial solution Roots of an equation are zero

Giga Opposite of the prefix nano Progression Always the same relation
between each quantity and the one succeeding
Abscissa Distance of a point from Y-axis it
Mode Measure of central tendency defined as Arithmetic progression Adding a constant
the most frequent score known as the common difference
Differential coefficient Another name for Geometric progression Known as the common
derivative difference
Euclid Father of plane geometry Harmonic progression The reciprocals an
Ambiguous case Given data leads to two arithmetic progression
solutions Permutation Ordered arrangement
Logarithm Numerator is the differential of Hipparchus First person of whose
the denominator systematic use of trigometry
Stirling approximation Formula used to Kinematics Study of motion without
compute the value of n factorial – ( ! ) reference to the force
Pole pitch The space on the stator Center of gravity The resultant of the
allocated to one pole distributed gravity force
Force Producing a change in the motion Ductility Resistance to shock or difficult of
Dew point Air must be cooled at constant breaking
temperature to produce saturation Compressibility Reciprocal of bulk modulus
Displacement Change in position, specified by Convection Movement of heated fluids away
a length and direction from a hot body
Sodium Elements and compounds is unstable in Pyrometer Measuring high temperature
its pure form gases
Valence electrons The outer shell Hydrometer Measuring specific gravity of
electrons fluids
Covalent bond Strong bond between hydrogen Moment Is equal to ( force x time )
atoms
Infinity Perpendicular to the x-axis / slope is
Inertia Property of a moving object to continue zero
moving
Equation Which two thing are equal
Speedometer Measure the instantaneous
speed of your car Ordinary Numbers that states the position
of individual objects in sequence
Vector quantities Velocity and
acceleration

Cardinal number 1,2,3…..1000….

Ordinal number Position relative to an ordering Significant Digits/ Figures

Complex number x=yi The significant figures of a number are those

digits that carry meaning contributing to its
Irrational number Cannot be expressed precision.
into ratio of two integers
Identifying significant figures
Prime number Positive integer
- All non-zero digits are considered significant.

Nozzle - is often a pipe or tube of varying cross

sectional area, and it can be used to direct or
For example, 91 has two significant figures (9 modify the flow of a fluid (liquid or gas). Nozzles
and 1), while 123.45 has five significant figures are frequently used to control the rate of flow,
- Zeros appearing anywhere between two non- speed, direction, mass, shape, and/or the
zero digits are significant. pressure of the stream that emerges from them.

Example: 101.1203 has seven significant Venturi Meter - are flow measurement
figures. instruments which use a converging section of
pipe to give an increase in the flow velocity and
- Leading zeros are not significant. a corresponding pressure drop from which the
flow rate can be deduced

Example, 0.00052 has two significant figures:.

Density - of a substance is its mass per unit
- Trailing zeros in a number containing a decimal
volume.
point are significant.

Specific Gravity - is the ratio of the density of a

Example, 12.2300 has six significant figures:
substance to the density of a reference
- For scientific notation, placeholder leading and substance.
trailing digits do not occur.

Specific Weight - (also known as the unit weight)

Example, 0.00012 (two significant figures) is the weight per unit volume of a material.
becomes 1.2×10−4, and 0.00122300 (six
significant figures) becomes 1.22300×10−3.

Econ

Depreciation Decrease in the value due to the

Manometer - is an instrument that uses a
passage of time
column of liquid to measure pressure
Effective rate Specifies the actual rate of
interest in the principal
Orifice - is a device used for measuring flow Interest rate Ration of the interest payment
rate. to the principal

Bid bulletin Issued prior to bidding date

Weirs - is a barrier across a river designed to Deflation Reduction in the level of
alter its flow characteristics. In most cases, weirs national income and output
take the form of obstructions smaller than most
conventional dams, pooling water behind them Annuity Series of equal payment occurring at
while also allowing it to flow steadily over their equal interval of time
tops. Weirs are commonly used to alter the flow
of rivers to prevent flooding, measure discharge, Market Place of buyer and seller together
and help render rivers navigable.
Monopsony One buyer of an item, no goods Interest Money paid for the use of
substitute borrowed capital

Deferred annuity First payment is made Current assets Liquid assets such as cash and
after several periods, after beginning of payment other assets

Breakeven no gain loss Total income equal the Economic life Length of time which property
total operating cost
Escalatory clause Contract that indicates
Gratuitous Obligation which has no the possible adjustment of material cost labor
condition attached cost

Prime cost Direct labor cost, direct material Depreciation recovery Present worth of all
cost, the sum of these two direct cost depreciation over the economic life

Acid-test ration Index of short term paying ability Gross margin Gross profit, sale less cost of
good sold
Depreciation Artificial expenses that spreads
purchase price of an asset Book value Worth of the property as shown
in the accounting records
Salvage value End of the useful life
Monopoly One seller with many buyer
Physical inventory Actual counting or
determination of the actual quantity of materials Bilateral monopoly One seller and one
buyer
Annuity Series of uniform accounts over a period
of time Bilateral oligopoly Few sellers and few
buyers
Supply Quantity of certain commodity that is
offered for sale Duopsony Two buyers with many seller

An asset Is classified as work-in process Discount Future value minus the present
value
Private Enjoy the right in their own interest
Salvage value Scrap value of an asset or
Partnership Operating a business as co- estimate life
owners for profit
Ordinary annuity Payments are made at
Luxury Satisfy human want the end of payment period starting from the first
Market value Willing buyer will pay to willing period
seller for a property Coupon bond Bond to which are attached
Perfect competition There is nothing to coupons
prevent additional vendors entering the market Law of supply and demand Value where
Luxuries Product or service that desire by supply is equal to the demand
human Return of investment Ration of the income to
Necessities Product or service that are the owner equity
required to support human life and activities Capitalized cost Is equal to first cost + cost of
Oligopoly Few individuals produce a perpetual maintenance
certain product Declining balance method Depreciation
Authorized capital Grand total of the methods cannot have a salvage value of zero
assets and operational Depletion Lessening of value of an asset
Book value Original cost less depreciation due to the decrease in the quantity
Capital gain Increase in the value of a capital Elastic demand Decrease in selling price result
asset in a greater than proportionate

Fixed assets Are land, building, plant and Inelastic demand Decrease in selling
machinery price produces a less than proportionate

Ordinary annuity Fi / (1+i) ^ n-1 for Unitary elasticity demand Mathematical

periodic table “A” product of volume and price is constant

Collective bargaining Negotiation of wage Simple interest Calculated using principal only
rates, conditions of employment, etc.
Compound interest Calculated on the
Registered bond Bond where the principal plus total amount of interest
corporation owner name is recorded and the
interest is paid periodically to the owners Book value Recorded current value of an
asset
Breakeven point Output or sale at which
is insufficient to equal operating cost Straight line method Amount to recover is
spread over the estimated life of the asset
Depreciation recovery Present worth of all
depreciation over the economic life Sinking fund method A fixed sum of money is
regularly deposited at compound interest
Appraisal Determining the value of certain
property for specific reason Journal Accounting book

Consumer goods and services Products or Bank note Paper current issued by central
services that are directly used by the people to bank
satisfy their want

Produce foods and services Produce

consumer good and services

Necessity products and servicesProducts and

services that are required to support human life
and activities

Monopsony One buyer and no goods for

substitutes

Debenture bondWithout any security behind

them except a promise to pay

Downtime pay Payment is made for work not

done

Differential cost result of a change in operation

or policy

Dividend yield Index that gives the rate earned

per share

Pay off Replacement of the original cost of an

investment

Precipitation Cause the excess solute to

settle to the bottom of the container