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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.

       3      Interior wall cracks are not caused by?                                                                                            

        a) Shrinkage of materials.                                                                                                                           

        b) Overloading of headers.                                                                                                                          

        c) Movement due to humidity or temperature change.                                                                         

          d) Lack of insulation.    

 Structure

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

 2       Electrical resistance:

         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

 4       The power available in a typical 15-amp, 120 volt household circuit is:

         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 ' t buy fuses anymore.

         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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