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Interior
1 Standards
do not require which of the following items to be inspected?
a) Walls, ceilings and floors.
b) Steps, stairways and balconies.
c) Cabinets and counters.
d) A representative number of doors and
windows.
e) Sinks and intercoms.
a) Shrinkage of materials.
b) Overloading of headers.
c) Movement due to humidity or temperature change.
d) Lack of insulation.
1
Foundation Walls
a) Must
resist lateral pressure from basement sides.
b) Support
the structure and connect to the footing
c) Vary
inversely in thickness based on underground depth.
d) Should
be totally underground
e) None
of the above
Electrical
a) Increases
with increasing wire diameter
b) Decreases
with increasing wire diameter
c) Is
affected by wire insulations
d) Is
the only factor, which determines the current carrying capacity of the wire
e) Is
higher for cooper than aluminum
3
The wire size used in normal household circuits carrying 15-amps is:
a) #
14 AWG cooper
b) #
12 AWG aluminum
c) #
16 AWG cooper
d) #
10 AWG tinned copper
e) A
& B
a) 1,500
watts.
b) 1,000
watts.
c) 1,800
watts.
d) 3,600
watts.
5
Only circuit breakers can be used as an over-current protection device
because?
a) You
can
b) A
fuse is not as safe as a circuit breaker.
c) Circuit
breakers are more convenient.
d) Circuit
breakers are more accurate in determining when a circuit is overloaded.
e) Fuses
or circuit breakers perform equally well and either device can be used.
6
What is the function of a drip loop?
a) Prevents
current from leaking out of the electrical system.
b) It
is an alternate method of providing a ground fault circuit interrupter.
c) It
controls a single circuit serving more than one fixture.
d) Prevents
water from entering the masthead.
e) Provides
grounding for the electrical system.
7
If an auxiliary panel has been added, the wires connecting it to the
service panel are protected by?
a) Over-current
protection provided in the service panel.
b)
Over-current
protection provided at the auxiliary panel end, only if the wire is protected in
a rigid conduit and does not exceed
five feet in length.
c) A
drip loop.
d) A
& B.
e) The
current Electrical Code does not permit the addition of auxiliary panels.
Heating
8
What does steam have that differs from other heating systems?
a) Multi-thermostats.
b) Barometric
damper.
c) Sight
glass/gauge.
d) High
limit switch.
Air
Conditioning
9
The evaporator is?
a) The
system component that cools and dehumidifies the house air.
b) A
heat exchanger.
c) Usually
downstream of the air handler.
d) All
of the above.
10
The refrigerant lines of an operating system on a hot day should feel?
a) Suction
line-hot, liquid line-cold.
b) Liquid
line-hot, suction line-cold.
c) Both
lines-hot.
d) Both
lines-cold.
e) Both
lines ambient temperature.
Bonus Question:
The dual circuit
breaker for the air conditioning system is "Off" when you check the
electrical service panel you should?
a) Reset
it to see if it stays reset.
b) Reset
it and proceed to turn on the air conditioning system.
c) Not
reset the breaker and proceed with air conditioning system checks.
d) Ask
the owner why the breaker is "Off".
e) None
of the above.
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