NHIE Study Guide Questions with all Correct & 100% Verified
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1. Buckling in a horizontal vinyl siding is
Improper fastening.
generally caused by?
2. At what level would water pressure with any
80 psi
single family dwelling begin to be considered
excessive and require correction?
3. A newer home with electric heat is being
And escape and rescue
inspected. It has a below grade finished
opening.
basement containing a bedroom. The
inspector should look for a smoke alarm
and?
4 inches
4. A swimming pool fence must prevent the
passage of a sphere that is larger than?
A contractor should
5. With a downspout with no extension ending eval-uate the
next to the basement watching an inspector downspout and
recommend to
the client regarding the condition shown to the down- recommend
repairs.
spout/rain leader?
6. If water infiltration is expected behind the A noncontact
finish sur-face what tools should be best to moisture meter
verify dampness?
Rust and metal fatigue
7. Gas fired furnace heat exchanger's most
often fail from?
8. Relative humidity RH is expressed as? Percentage
9. Connections of dissimilar metals in a plumbing 10. A ground
sys-tem, such as galvanized steel pipe and fault circuit
copper pipe, will usually cause? interrupter
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GFCI is a safety de-vice that? Electrolysis
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, NHIE Study Guide Questions with all Correct & 100% Verified
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Disconnect the
power when
sensing current
leakage to
ground.
11. An electrical system with a fuse on a neutral conductor Is
hazardous and should
and on the energize conductors be corrected.
12. To operate a central air conditioner, an electric clothes
100 A at 240 V dryer, and an electric range, the ampacity
of the ser-
vice to the house should be at least?
13. A floor joist in a crawlspace has been tied where the A contractor
be contact-
toilet drain passes through the floor. The joists are 2X6 ed to
determine what is
spaced at 16 inches on center. The inspector needed to make
should recommend that? repairs.
14. Most problems with concrete or caused the
time of insulation. What single factor causes Too much water is
the most prob-lems? added to the mix.
15. Brick chimneys on older properties with oil heat some-
Expansion of mortar times curves above the roofline, with no
visible cracks.
Which is a possible cause of this curving?
16. Which set of building terms do not belong together? Cripple
trimmer, purlin
17. Which has the least effect on the deflection of a di-
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Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
1. Buckling in a horizontal vinyl siding is
Improper fastening.
generally caused by?
2. At what level would water pressure with any
80 psi
single family dwelling begin to be considered
excessive and require correction?
3. A newer home with electric heat is being
And escape and rescue
inspected. It has a below grade finished
opening.
basement containing a bedroom. The
inspector should look for a smoke alarm
and?
4 inches
4. A swimming pool fence must prevent the
passage of a sphere that is larger than?
A contractor should
5. With a downspout with no extension ending eval-uate the
next to the basement watching an inspector downspout and
recommend to
the client regarding the condition shown to the down- recommend
repairs.
spout/rain leader?
6. If water infiltration is expected behind the A noncontact
finish sur-face what tools should be best to moisture meter
verify dampness?
Rust and metal fatigue
7. Gas fired furnace heat exchanger's most
often fail from?
8. Relative humidity RH is expressed as? Percentage
9. Connections of dissimilar metals in a plumbing 10. A ground
sys-tem, such as galvanized steel pipe and fault circuit
copper pipe, will usually cause? interrupter
1/
23
,NHIE Study Guide Questions with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
GFCI is a safety de-vice that? Electrolysis
2/
23
, NHIE Study Guide Questions with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
Disconnect the
power when
sensing current
leakage to
ground.
11. An electrical system with a fuse on a neutral conductor Is
hazardous and should
and on the energize conductors be corrected.
12. To operate a central air conditioner, an electric clothes
100 A at 240 V dryer, and an electric range, the ampacity
of the ser-
vice to the house should be at least?
13. A floor joist in a crawlspace has been tied where the A contractor
be contact-
toilet drain passes through the floor. The joists are 2X6 ed to
determine what is
spaced at 16 inches on center. The inspector needed to make
should recommend that? repairs.
14. Most problems with concrete or caused the
time of insulation. What single factor causes Too much water is
the most prob-lems? added to the mix.
15. Brick chimneys on older properties with oil heat some-
Expansion of mortar times curves above the roofline, with no
visible cracks.
Which is a possible cause of this curving?
16. Which set of building terms do not belong together? Cripple
trimmer, purlin
17. Which has the least effect on the deflection of a di-
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