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TEST YOUR SKILLS | MAY 2018

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 30 May 2018   Posted by BP Journal


In this issue’s installment, we will cover the model codes. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please contact Backflow Prevention Journal’s Technical Editor Sean Cleary at sean.cleary@iapmo.org.

May 2018

The model plumbing code used by about half of the world’s population is the:
According to the 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), Reduced Pressure Principle Assemblies shall conform to:
According to the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), when chemical injectors are installed on an irrigation system, the potable water supply shall be protected by a/an:
Backflow Prevention requirements are found in the 2018 National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC) in Chapter:
According to the 2018 IPC backflow protection is not required on fire protection systems that:
The 2018 UPC requires that backflow prevention assemblies installed on hot water systems be designs to operate at temperatures exceeding:
According to the 2018 IPC, potable water connections to a lawn irrigation system shall be protected by any of the following except:
According to the 2018 UPC, in building where potable water and nonpotable water systems are installed, each system shall be:
Flow rates listed in the 2018 UPC for copper tubing list a maximum of ___feet per second in cold water piping and a maximum of_____feet per second in hot water piping.
According to the 2018 IPC the color purple shall be used to identify:
In accordance with the 2018 UPC a direct connection between the potable water piping and sewer connected waste shall:
The required backflow protection listed in the 2018 UPC for a commercial dishwashing machine shall be any of the following except:
Heat Exchangers in the 2018 UPC, NSPC, and IPC that use a nonpotable transfer fluid must be:
Proposed changes for the 2021 International Plumbing Code must be received on or before:
Proposed changes for the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code must be received on or before:
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Barry Pines
7 years ago



It has been too long. I am forgetting most of what I knew.
Anyplace where I can get a digital copy of the UPC?