SHI NABCEP Solar
Heating Installer Exam
,SHI NABCEP Solar Heating Installer Exam
Question 1
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Routine maintenance procedures, component replacement, and system winterization
2. Scaffolding, roof anchors, and hoisting equipment protocols
3. Collector array sizing, layout configuration, and fluid flow distribution
A. 1: Working at Heights; 2: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair; 3: System Sizing and
Application
B. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: Working at Heights; 3: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and
Repair
C. 1: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair; 2: Working at Heights; 3: System Sizing and
Application
D. 1: Working at Heights; 2: System Sizing and Application; 3: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and
Repair
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair
(Routine maintenance procedures, component replacement, and system winterization); 2 with
Working at Heights (Scaffolding, roof anchors, and hoisting equipment protocols); 3 with System
Sizing and Application (Collector array sizing, layout configuration, and fluid flow distribution).
Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their
distinct meanings.
Question 2
Consider the following concerns in order. Which answer associates each one with its most
direct topic?
1. Structural and Site Evaluation
2. Pipe joining techniques (soldering, brazing, press-fittings, threading)
A. 1: Site Assessment; 2: Site Assessment
B. 1: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring; 2: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
C. 1: Site Assessment; 2: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
D. 1: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring; 2: Site Assessment
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Site Assessment (Structural and Site
Evaluation); 2 with Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring (Pipe joining techniques (soldering,
brazing, press-fittings, threading)). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more
concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
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,SHI NABCEP Solar Heating Installer Exam
Question 3
Keep these concerns distinct. Which sequence of topics correctly matches the numbered
descriptions?
1. Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
2. Open-loop versus closed-loop systems
A. 1: Installation; 2: Installation
B. 1: Installation; 2: System Sizing and Application
C. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: Installation
D. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: System Sizing and Application
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Installation (Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and
Wiring); 2 with System Sizing and Application (Open-loop versus closed-loop systems).
Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their
distinct meanings.
Question 4
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Hazard identification, risk mitigation, and job-site safety plans
2. Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types
A. 1: General Workplace Safety; 2: General Workplace Safety
B. 1: General Workplace Safety; 2: Balance of System (BOS) Components
C. 1: Balance of System (BOS) Components; 2: Balance of System (BOS) Components
D. 1: Balance of System (BOS) Components; 2: General Workplace Safety
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with General Workplace Safety (Hazard
identification, risk mitigation, and job-site safety plans); 2 with Balance of System (BOS)
Components (Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation
types). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than
preserving their distinct meanings.
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Question 5
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Shading analysis tools (e.g., Solar Pathfinder, SunEye) and horizon profiles
2. Heat transfer fluids (water, propylene glycol-water mixtures, air)
3. Filling, purging air, and pressure testing the hydronic loops
A. 1: System Commissioning & Startup; 2: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 3: Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles
B. 1: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 2: Hydronic & Fluid Dynamics Principles; 3: System
Commissioning & Startup
C. 1: Hydronic & Fluid Dynamics Principles; 2: System Commissioning & Startup; 3: Solar
Resource & Climatological Data
D. 1: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 2: System Commissioning & Startup; 3: Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Solar Resource & Climatological Data
(Shading analysis tools (e.g., Solar Pathfinder, SunEye) and horizon profiles); 2 with Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles (Heat transfer fluids (water, propylene glycol-water mixtures, air)); 3
with System Commissioning & Startup (Filling, purging air, and pressure testing the hydronic
loops). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than
preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 6
Which concern would be most relevant to a discussion specifically about Balance of System
(BOS) Components?
A. Pressure vessel safety, scalding prevention, and burn mitigation
B. System flushing, pressure testing, leak detection, and thermal insulation application
C. Flat-plate collectors, evacuated tube collectors, and unglazed collectors
D. Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: The relevant connection is between Balance of System (BOS) Components and
Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types. The
alternatives address other focuses, including Solar Thermal Collectors and Thermal and Chemical
Safety; they do not provide the same direct subject match.
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Heating Installer Exam
,SHI NABCEP Solar Heating Installer Exam
Question 1
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Routine maintenance procedures, component replacement, and system winterization
2. Scaffolding, roof anchors, and hoisting equipment protocols
3. Collector array sizing, layout configuration, and fluid flow distribution
A. 1: Working at Heights; 2: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair; 3: System Sizing and
Application
B. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: Working at Heights; 3: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and
Repair
C. 1: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair; 2: Working at Heights; 3: System Sizing and
Application
D. 1: Working at Heights; 2: System Sizing and Application; 3: Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and
Repair
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Repair
(Routine maintenance procedures, component replacement, and system winterization); 2 with
Working at Heights (Scaffolding, roof anchors, and hoisting equipment protocols); 3 with System
Sizing and Application (Collector array sizing, layout configuration, and fluid flow distribution).
Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their
distinct meanings.
Question 2
Consider the following concerns in order. Which answer associates each one with its most
direct topic?
1. Structural and Site Evaluation
2. Pipe joining techniques (soldering, brazing, press-fittings, threading)
A. 1: Site Assessment; 2: Site Assessment
B. 1: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring; 2: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
C. 1: Site Assessment; 2: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
D. 1: Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring; 2: Site Assessment
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Site Assessment (Structural and Site
Evaluation); 2 with Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring (Pipe joining techniques (soldering,
brazing, press-fittings, threading)). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more
concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
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,SHI NABCEP Solar Heating Installer Exam
Question 3
Keep these concerns distinct. Which sequence of topics correctly matches the numbered
descriptions?
1. Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and Wiring
2. Open-loop versus closed-loop systems
A. 1: Installation; 2: Installation
B. 1: Installation; 2: System Sizing and Application
C. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: Installation
D. 1: System Sizing and Application; 2: System Sizing and Application
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Installation (Hydronic Piping, Plumbing, and
Wiring); 2 with System Sizing and Application (Open-loop versus closed-loop systems).
Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their
distinct meanings.
Question 4
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Hazard identification, risk mitigation, and job-site safety plans
2. Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types
A. 1: General Workplace Safety; 2: General Workplace Safety
B. 1: General Workplace Safety; 2: Balance of System (BOS) Components
C. 1: Balance of System (BOS) Components; 2: Balance of System (BOS) Components
D. 1: Balance of System (BOS) Components; 2: General Workplace Safety
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with General Workplace Safety (Hazard
identification, risk mitigation, and job-site safety plans); 2 with Balance of System (BOS)
Components (Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation
types). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than
preserving their distinct meanings.
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Question 5
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Shading analysis tools (e.g., Solar Pathfinder, SunEye) and horizon profiles
2. Heat transfer fluids (water, propylene glycol-water mixtures, air)
3. Filling, purging air, and pressure testing the hydronic loops
A. 1: System Commissioning & Startup; 2: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 3: Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles
B. 1: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 2: Hydronic & Fluid Dynamics Principles; 3: System
Commissioning & Startup
C. 1: Hydronic & Fluid Dynamics Principles; 2: System Commissioning & Startup; 3: Solar
Resource & Climatological Data
D. 1: Solar Resource & Climatological Data; 2: System Commissioning & Startup; 3: Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Solar Resource & Climatological Data
(Shading analysis tools (e.g., Solar Pathfinder, SunEye) and horizon profiles); 2 with Hydronic &
Fluid Dynamics Principles (Heat transfer fluids (water, propylene glycol-water mixtures, air)); 3
with System Commissioning & Startup (Filling, purging air, and pressure testing the hydronic
loops). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than
preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 6
Which concern would be most relevant to a discussion specifically about Balance of System
(BOS) Components?
A. Pressure vessel safety, scalding prevention, and burn mitigation
B. System flushing, pressure testing, leak detection, and thermal insulation application
C. Flat-plate collectors, evacuated tube collectors, and unglazed collectors
D. Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: The relevant connection is between Balance of System (BOS) Components and
Piping materials (copper, PEX, stainless steel) and appropriate thermal insulation types. The
alternatives address other focuses, including Solar Thermal Collectors and Thermal and Chemical
Safety; they do not provide the same direct subject match.
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