NHIE EXAM WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Buckling ccin cchorizontal ccvinyl ccsiding ccis ccgenerally cccaused ccby
A. reflected ccsunlight.
B. improper ccfastening.
C. condensation ccin ccwalls.
D. improper cchouse ccwrap. cc- ccANSWER improper ccfastening
2. At ccwhat cclevel ccwould ccwater ccpressure ccwithin cca ccsingle-family ccdwelling ccbegin ccto
ccbe ccconsidered ccexcessive ccand ccrequire cccorrection?
A. 60 ccpsi
B. 80 ccpsi
C. 100 ccpsi
D. 120 ccpsi cc- ccANSWER 80 ccpsi
3. A ccnewer cchome ccwith ccelectric ccheat ccis ccbeing ccinspected. ccIt cchas cca ccbelow ccgrade
ccfinished ccbasement cccontaining cca ccbedroom. ccThe ccinspector ccshould cclook ccfor cca
ccsmoke ccalarm ccand
A. an ccescape ccand ccrescue ccopening.
B. a cccarbon ccmonoxide ccalarm.
C. a ccfire ccextinguisher.
D. a ccsafety ccladder. cc- ccANSWER an ccescape ccand ccrescue ccopening
4. A ccswimming ccpool ccfence ccmust ccprevent ccpassage ccof cca ccsphere ccthat ccis cclarger ccthan
A. 2 ccinches.
B. 3 ccinches.
C. 4 ccinches.
D. 5 ccinches. cc- ccANSWER 4 ccinches
5. Refer ccto ccthe ccphotograph ccto ccanswer ccthis ccquestion. ccWhat ccshould ccan ccinspector
,ccrecommend ccto
, the ccclient ccregarding ccthe ccconditions ccshown ccin ccrelation ccto ccthe ccdownspout/rain
ccleader?
A. Nothing, ccthe ccdownspout ccis ccproperly ccinstalled.
B. Gravel ccshould ccbe ccinstalled ccunder ccthe ccdownspout.
C. The ccdownspout ccshould ccbe ccmoved ccaway ccfrom ccthe ccsiding.
D. A cccontractor ccshould ccevaluate ccthe ccdownspout ccand ccrecommend ccrepairs.A
cccontractor ccshould ccevaluate ccthe ccdownspout ccand ccrecommend ccrepairs cc- ccANSWER
6. If ccwater ccinfiltration ccis ccsuspected ccbehind cca ccfinished ccsurface. ccWhat cctool
ccwould ccbe ccthe ccbest ccchoice ccto ccverify ccdampness?
A. an ccinfrared ccthermometer
B. a ccpin-type ccmoisture ccmeter
C. a ccnon-contact ccmoisture ccmeter
D. a ccdigital cccamera cc- ccANSWER a ccnon-contact ccmoisture ccmeter
7. Gas-fired ccfurnace ccheat ccexchangers ccmost ccoften ccfail ccfrom
A. low cctemperatures.
B. lack ccof ccuse.
C. improper ccgas ccpressure.
D. rust ccand ccmetal ccfatigue. cc- ccANSWER rust ccand ccmetal ccfatigue.
8. Relative ccHumidity cc(RH) ccis ccexpressed ccas
A. volume.
B. percentage.
C. capacity.
D. temperature. cc- ccANSWER percentage.
9. Connections ccof ccdissimilar ccmetal ccin cca ccplumbing ccsystem, ccsuch ccas ccgalvanized
ccsteel ccpipe ccand cccopper ccpipe, ccwill ccusually cccause
A. reduced ccwater ccpressure.
B. decreased ccwater ccquality.
LATEST UPDATE
1. Buckling ccin cchorizontal ccvinyl ccsiding ccis ccgenerally cccaused ccby
A. reflected ccsunlight.
B. improper ccfastening.
C. condensation ccin ccwalls.
D. improper cchouse ccwrap. cc- ccANSWER improper ccfastening
2. At ccwhat cclevel ccwould ccwater ccpressure ccwithin cca ccsingle-family ccdwelling ccbegin ccto
ccbe ccconsidered ccexcessive ccand ccrequire cccorrection?
A. 60 ccpsi
B. 80 ccpsi
C. 100 ccpsi
D. 120 ccpsi cc- ccANSWER 80 ccpsi
3. A ccnewer cchome ccwith ccelectric ccheat ccis ccbeing ccinspected. ccIt cchas cca ccbelow ccgrade
ccfinished ccbasement cccontaining cca ccbedroom. ccThe ccinspector ccshould cclook ccfor cca
ccsmoke ccalarm ccand
A. an ccescape ccand ccrescue ccopening.
B. a cccarbon ccmonoxide ccalarm.
C. a ccfire ccextinguisher.
D. a ccsafety ccladder. cc- ccANSWER an ccescape ccand ccrescue ccopening
4. A ccswimming ccpool ccfence ccmust ccprevent ccpassage ccof cca ccsphere ccthat ccis cclarger ccthan
A. 2 ccinches.
B. 3 ccinches.
C. 4 ccinches.
D. 5 ccinches. cc- ccANSWER 4 ccinches
5. Refer ccto ccthe ccphotograph ccto ccanswer ccthis ccquestion. ccWhat ccshould ccan ccinspector
,ccrecommend ccto
, the ccclient ccregarding ccthe ccconditions ccshown ccin ccrelation ccto ccthe ccdownspout/rain
ccleader?
A. Nothing, ccthe ccdownspout ccis ccproperly ccinstalled.
B. Gravel ccshould ccbe ccinstalled ccunder ccthe ccdownspout.
C. The ccdownspout ccshould ccbe ccmoved ccaway ccfrom ccthe ccsiding.
D. A cccontractor ccshould ccevaluate ccthe ccdownspout ccand ccrecommend ccrepairs.A
cccontractor ccshould ccevaluate ccthe ccdownspout ccand ccrecommend ccrepairs cc- ccANSWER
6. If ccwater ccinfiltration ccis ccsuspected ccbehind cca ccfinished ccsurface. ccWhat cctool
ccwould ccbe ccthe ccbest ccchoice ccto ccverify ccdampness?
A. an ccinfrared ccthermometer
B. a ccpin-type ccmoisture ccmeter
C. a ccnon-contact ccmoisture ccmeter
D. a ccdigital cccamera cc- ccANSWER a ccnon-contact ccmoisture ccmeter
7. Gas-fired ccfurnace ccheat ccexchangers ccmost ccoften ccfail ccfrom
A. low cctemperatures.
B. lack ccof ccuse.
C. improper ccgas ccpressure.
D. rust ccand ccmetal ccfatigue. cc- ccANSWER rust ccand ccmetal ccfatigue.
8. Relative ccHumidity cc(RH) ccis ccexpressed ccas
A. volume.
B. percentage.
C. capacity.
D. temperature. cc- ccANSWER percentage.
9. Connections ccof ccdissimilar ccmetal ccin cca ccplumbing ccsystem, ccsuch ccas ccgalvanized
ccsteel ccpipe ccand cccopper ccpipe, ccwill ccusually cccause
A. reduced ccwater ccpressure.
B. decreased ccwater ccquality.
