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sitting nov certifying .......aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhhh
« on: October 22, 2012, 09:29:18 PM »
hi plumbers, i am sitting certifying in a couple of weeks, so of course i am studying hard,going through old exams and finding a few curly questions, for instance november 2009 question 7 a).

they give you most of the details, but in the answer it states 24 x (flow rate of each fixture)  does anyone know where this magical 24 number comes from, as i cant seem to work it into any of the equation.

i am sure i will have plenty more questions to ask over the next few weeks,so please lend a hand if you can

cheers pugsy ;D

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Re: sitting nov certifying .......aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhhh
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 07:50:17 AM »
hi pugsy, you may need to provide the whole question to get the right answer, when they talk about fixture units or discharge units, that is a given number for each fixture that you use to calculate your total discharge units to size your soil/ waste pipes ;)
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 09:53:42 PM »
Best of luck with your Certifying Exams!

Enn. :)
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Re: sitting nov certifying .......aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhhh
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2012, 08:42:05 PM »
hi just to clarify,it is in regards to flow rate not du`s or fu`s. for example the flow rate of a single shower is 0.01lps so in the total column they answer (24 x 0.01 = 2.4lps) my question is where does the 24 part come from? is that perhaps how you factor a flow rate per second?
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Re: sitting nov certifying .......aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhhh
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2012, 09:41:19 PM »
is 24 the number of units/showers for which to size for probable simultaneous flow?
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2012, 10:13:34 PM »
having now looked at the question and answer but not having a sneaky peek at as3500 i suspect the answer may lie within
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Re: sitting nov certifying .......aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrghhhhh
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2016, 09:33:07 PM »
Hi guys , it's been sometime since I was on the forum, just thought I would let you know I passed the Nov 2012 Cert plumber, and went onto get Nov 2015 Cert Gas..... I have Licensed Drainlayer in a couple of weeks
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2016, 09:36:52 PM »
good luck pugsy - plenty of power in the trifecta! :)
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2016, 10:00:37 PM »
Yes and good on you!!!   :)
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