MPLE

• Acute kidney injury (AKI) can be caused by prerenal, intrarenal, or postrenal factors.
• Back-siphonage is the flowing back of used, contaminated, or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply pipe due to negative pressure in such pipe.
• Shall not act in an unprofessional manner and demand any remuneration other than his/her original charges except for additional services not covered in the basic contract.
• Backpressure backflow occurs due to an increased reverse pressure above the supply pressure, such as from pumps, boilers, gravity, or other sources of pressure.
• A cross connection is any connection or arrangement, physical or otherwise, between a potable water supply system and any plumbing fixture which enables nonpotable, used, unclean, or polluted water to enter into any part of a potable water system under any condition.
• A soldered joint is any joint obtained by joining metal parts which alloys will melt at a temperature higher than 449 degrees centigrade but lower than the melting temperature of the parts to be joined.
• A Registered Master Plumber shall maintain professional integrity consistent with an honorable and dignified pursuit of his/her profession.
• Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through subjection to some acceptable form of treatment.
• Shall not allow the transfer of his/her License as Registered Master Plumber for a fee to an unlicensed Master Plumber in plumbing works without his/her personal supervision.
• Shall not advertise in a boastful manner, act in any manner and engage in any practice which tends to bring dishonor to the dignity of the Registered Master Plumber, NAMPAP, and the plumbing profession.
• Backflow is the flowing back of used, contaminated, or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply pipe due to negative pressure in such pipe.
• Shall not take advantage of a salaried government position to compete unfairly with a practicing Registered Master Plumber.
• The word “Registered and Licensed Master Plumber” in a round shaped seal shall be placed in the center of the round seal.
• Adequate ventilation is one of the most important governances in modern and healthful human existence.
• If the plumbing work is suspended or abandoned at any time after having been commenced for a period of 120 days, the equivalent fee shall be paid for renewal of a plumbing permit.
• An organization primarily established for purposes of testing to approved standards is referred to as an Approved Testing Agency.
• The Chairman of PRC where RNPCP 1999 was adopted is Pres. Joseph Estrada, who approved the code last Dec. 21, 1999.
• The Building official, the Commission, the Board can be established and authorized to administer and enforce the provision of R.A 1378.
• All plumbing fixtures shall be installed in a manner to be accessible for their intended use.
• The registration number in a round shaped seal shall be placed in the upper portion.
• The number of sets of plan to be submitted with each application for a permit signed and sealed by RMP is 5.
• The number of sets of approved plumbing plan, data and specification that will be retained by the Administrative Authority is 2.
• Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due regard to the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
• The name of Registered and Licensed Master Plumber in a round shaped seal shall be placed in the upper center of the round seal.
• A corner wash room is a symbol for a corner lavatory.
• A Class B fire extinguisher is for flammable metals.
• A floor drain with front valve is a symbol for a grease separator.
• A flanged elbow 45 degree is a symbol for a soldered elbow turned up.
• The Develop Height (TDH) where the motor and pump is located is at the surface.
• A sump pump is a suitable and economical type of water pump for a 200 ft driven wall to deliver 10gpm against 200 ft.
• A submersible pump is a type of pump for driven well from 150 ft to 200 ft which works by a principle of venturi where water of high pressure is pumped into the well to draw water upwards through the return pipe.
• A fire prevention month is considered the building density in the locality and flammability of the structures and its contents.
• A tail piece is a pipe extension of not more than 2 feet in length, installed at any stack or branch of a plumbing rough-in for the purpose of future tap.
• Fire hoses are always located near the stairs for use by firemen in case of fire.
• The numerical rating for Class A fire extinguisher refers to the amount of water the fire extinguisher holds and the amount of fire it will extinguish.
• A vacuum valve is a symbol for a urinal outlet.
• A shower stall is a symbol for a pipe chase.
• A Class A fire extinguisher will put out fires in ordinary combustibles, such as wood and paper.
• A conventional sprinkler is upright type.
• Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting on a street, alley or easement where is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer system.