Kansas Journeyman Plumber with Gas Exam (ICC 560, 2015 IPC/IFGC) Practice Exam

Plumbing Fixtures and Terminology 3 items

Our study plan for this topic: Definitions of plumbing fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances; Minimum number of required plumbing fixtures by occupancy type; Fixture installation requirements (clearances, spacing, and setting); Prohibited fixtures and connections; Fixture material and quality standards; Faucets, fixture fittings, and shower valve requirements; Flushing devices for water closets and urinals; Individual fixture requirements (bathtubs, showers, water closets, urinals, sinks, bidets, and specialty fixtures).

Plumbing Fundamentals 10 items

Our study plan for this topic: Code scope, intent, and applicability (IPC Chapter 1); Permit requirements, application, issuance, expiration, and exempt work; Code official authority, duties, inspections, and right of entry; Violations, stop work orders, penalties, and unsafe plumbing abatement; Board of appeals process and qualifications; Required plumbing system tests (water, air, smoke, gravity sewer, forced sewer, shower liner); Protection of pipes from corrosion, freezing, physical damage, and structural members; Pipe support intervals, hangers, anchorage, and sway bracing by material type.

Traps, Cleanouts and Interceptors 3 items

Our study plan for this topic: Fixture trap requirements and prohibited trap types; Trap seal depth requirements and seal protection methods; Cleanout placement intervals and location requirements; Cleanout sizing, access clearance, and plug specifications; Grease interceptor requirements, sizing, and capacity; Oil separators and sand interceptors for commercial applications; Venting, access, and maintenance of interceptors and separators; Specialty interceptors for clothes washers, bottling plants, and slaughterhouses.

Special Requirements 2 items

Our study plan for this topic: Nonpotable water storage tank requirements (location, access, venting, overflow, testing); On-site nonpotable water reuse systems (permitted/prohibited sources, collection piping, disinfection, valves); Nonpotable rainwater collection and conveyance systems (collection surface, roof washer, debris excluders, filtration); Reclaimed water system design and distribution piping requirements; Subsurface landscape irrigation system design, sizing, and installation (percolation tests, seepage trenches, absorption area); Indirect waste piping requirements (air gap, air break, waste receptors, food-handling equipment); Special wastes — neutralization and treatment of corrosive wastes.

Drainage Requirements 10 items

Our study plan for this topic: Sanitary drainage pipe materials and applicable standards (above-ground, underground, and building sewer); Slope and installation requirements for horizontal drainage piping; Drainage fixture unit values and system sizing tables; Cleanout placement, sizing, access, and clearance requirements; Joints and connections for sanitary drainage piping by material type; Sumps, sewage ejectors, and below-grade subdrain pumping systems; Storm drainage system sizing using rainfall rates, roof drain flow rates, and conductor/leader tables; Secondary (emergency) roof drains, scuppers, and backwater valve requirements.

Vent Requirements 10 items

Our study plan for this topic: Trap seal protection and maximum allowable pressure differential; Vent terminal location and height requirements (roof, wall, and proximity to openings); Frost closure and cold-climate vent sizing requirements; Vent pipe sizing using developed length and drainage fixture units (Table 906.1); Maximum distance of fixture trap from vent (Table 909.1); Venting methods: individual, common, wet, circuit, combination waste-and-vent, and waste stack vent; Air admittance valve installation, location, size, and prohibited applications; Relief vent requirements for stacks exceeding 10 branch intervals and circuit-vented branches.

Water Distribution 8 items

Our study plan for this topic: Water service pipe sizing and separation requirements; Pipe and fitting materials for water service and distribution (approved standards); Fixture supply pipe sizing and minimum flow rates/pressures at outlets; Maximum flow rates and water consumption limits for fixtures and fittings; Backflow prevention devices and cross-connection control; Pressure regulation, water hammer arrestors, and booster systems; Valve placement requirements (full-open and shutoff valves); Water heater safety devices, relief valves, and discharge piping requirements.

Plan Reading 10 items

Our study plan for this topic: Interpreting drainage fixture unit (DFU) values and pipe sizing tables for sanitary drainage systems; Reading water distribution system design criteria tables (flow rates, pressures, and fixture supply pipe sizes); Identifying pipe slope requirements for horizontal drainage piping from plan specifications; Locating and interpreting cleanout placement requirements on drainage plan drawings; Reading vent pipe sizing tables (stack vents, vent stacks, and individual vents) from developed length and fixture unit data; Identifying required valve locations (full-open and shutoff) on water distribution system plans; Interpreting building drain and sewer sizing tables based on slope and fixture unit load; Reading trap-to-vent distance requirements and vent connection configurations from plan layouts.

Gas 14 items

Our study plan for this topic: Gas piping sizing using tables and equations (longest length, branch length, and hybrid pressure methods); Piping materials, fittings, and joining methods (metallic pipe, copper tubing, CSST, polyethylene plastic); Piping installation requirements (prohibited locations, burial depth, underground protection, support, and identification); Pressure testing, inspection, and purging of gas piping systems; Shutoff valves and flow controls (appliance shutoff valves, pressure regulators, excess flow valves); Appliance connections and connector requirements (flexible connectors, maximum length, prohibited locations); Combustion air requirements (indoor air, outdoor air openings, mechanical air supply methods); Venting of gas appliances (vent types, vent connector sizing, chimney requirements, vent termination locations).