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BACK FLOW TEST
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Question 1: B. bottom of the device body
Answer:
In accordance with A.S.S.E Standards, if not marked, the critical level of a pressure vacuum breaker
assembly is considered to be the level of the:
- check valve
- bottom of the device body
- discharge piping
- number one test cock
- number two test cock
Question 2: C. backsiphonage backflow
Answer:
The reversal of normal flow in a system caused by a negative pressure (vacuum or partial vacuum) in the supply piping.
- atmostpheric vacuum breaker
- backflow
- backsiphonage backflow
- backpressure backflow
Question 3: C. 1048
Answer:
Double check detector assembly backflow preventer:
A. 1056
B. 1052
C. 1048
D. 1047
Question 4: D. preventing back siphonage backflow
Answer:
The type of protection provided by a barometric loop is:
- an atmospheric break
- preventing loss of prime on a pump
- preventing back pressure backflow
- preventing back siphonage backflow
- preventing service connection contamination
Question 5: D. back pressure and back siphonage- low hazard only
Answer:
In accordance with A.S.S.E. Standards, dual check valve type backflow preventers for carbonated
beverage dispensers are approved for:
- back pressure- high hazard only
- back siphonage only- high and low hazard
- back pressure and back siphonage- high hazard
- back pressure and back siphonage- low hazard only
- back pressure only- high and low hazard
Question 6: True
Answer:
True or False: A backflow preventer with an intermediate atmospheric vent is approved for protection against both back pressure and back siphonage.
Question 7: A. 12 months
Answer:
The State of Ohio Plumbing Code requires that all double check valve backflow assemblies be tested at
the time of installation and at least once every:
- 12 months
- 24 months
- 36 months
- 48 months
- 60 months
Question 8: A. cross connection
Answer:
Any arrangement of pipes, fittings, fixtures, or devices that connects a nonpotable system to a potable water system.
- cross connection
- criss siphonage
- backflow
- degree of hazard
Question 9: False
Answer:
True or False: A pressure vacuum breaker assembly may not be used for high hazard backflow protection.
Question 10: A. health hazard (high)
Answer:
An actual or potential threat of contamination of a physical or toxic nature to the potable water system to such a degree that there would be a danger to health.
- health hazard (high)
- health hazard (low)
- pollution
- contamination
Question 11: C. inlet shut off valve
Answer:
The number one test cock on a pressure vacuum breaker assembly is located between the check valve
and the:
- air inlet valve
- downstream check valve
- inlet shut off valve
- number two test cock
- outlet shut off valve
Question 12: B. twelve inches
Answer:
In accordance with A.S.S.E. standards, the critical level for installation of a pressure vacuum breaker
above the highest point of downstream use is a minimum of:
- six inches
- twelve inches
- eighteen inches
- twenty four inches
- thirty inches