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June/July 2016
Time: 3 hours

THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

PLUMBING CRAFT CERTIFICATE

PLUMBING CRAFT THEORY

3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

You should have the following for this examination:

Drawing instruments;
Mathematical table/scientific calculator;
Answer booklet.
This paper consists of EIGHT questions.
Answer FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Maximum marks for each part of a question are indicated
Candidates should answer the questions in English.

This paper consists of 4 printed pages.

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that

all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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1. (a) Differentiate Bitween ferrous and non ferrous metals. State two examples in each
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(b) Statefour reasons for alloying metals. (4 marks)

(c) Outline five design principles of direct cy linder system of hot water supply.
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(a) Calculate the power output of a centrifugal pump which can lift 200 litres from a
shallow well 6 m deep in 10 seconds. (5 marks)

(b) Explain the following safety precautions observed in a plumbing workshop.

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(c) (i) Sketch and label a direct cold water system in a domestic building.
(ii) State four characteristics of a domestic cold water supply system. (9 marks)

(i) State two classes of mild steel pipes, stating their colour coding and the use
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of each. (3 marks)
(ii) State any five characteristics of a drainage system. (5 marks)

With the aid of a labelled sketch differentiate between "leftward" and "rightward"
welding techniques. (7 marks)

(i) Define the term alloy.

(ii) State the metal composition of:

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4. (a) A fourteen storey building is to be supplied with water from the mains. The mains
pressure is 300 Kpa and the water can be pumped directly from the mains.

(i) Determine the floor height to which the pressure from the mains can supply.
(ii) Illustrate the supply of the water to all the floors. ( 12 marks)

(b) With the aid of a sketch explain how an A.C. arc welding set operates. (8 marks)

5. (a) With the aid of a sketch explain how a grinnel-type quartzoid sprinkler operates.
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(b) Sketch and label a joint between a water tank and a distrib~; __ (6 marks)
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 (c) Calculate the diameter of a pipe in millimeters used to discharge 1.25 litres of
water per second when the constant head is 4 m and the total length of the pipe is
45.5m.

Take:

Where: q = discharge through pipe in lis.

d = diameter
of pipe in mm.
H = head of water in m.
L = total length of pipe in m. (6 marks)

(a) Sketch and label a single stack drainage system in a two storey building showing
the common appliances. (12 marks)

(b) State four Kenya Building code requirements for sanitary appliances. (4 marks)

(c) Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 250 litres of
water from 20° C - 100° C. Take specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 Kj. (4 marks)

7. (a) Estimate the cost of installing sanitary appliances using the information given in
table 1.

Table 1

Item No. Description Quantity Unit cost

I Water closet and cistern 2 No. 3,750
2 Bath tub I No. 7,850
3 Wash hand basin 2 No. 1,900

Allowances:

1) Labour at 10010 cost of appliance.

IT) Overheads at 5% cost of appliance.
ill) Profit at 8% cost of appliance.

(b) Outline four functions of the coating in an arc welding electrode. (6 marks)

(c) With the aid of sketches show the sequence of forming a single-lock welt. (6 marks)

8. (a) State the procedure of tinning a soldering bit. . (4 marks)

(b) (4 marks)

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 (c) (i) Define the following tenus as used in water treatment.

I) Coagulation.
II) Dechlorination. (4 marks)

(ii) Name two reducing agents used in water treatment. (2 marks)

(d) List four properties of a coagulant. (6 marks)

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