HVAC CONTRACTOR EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS25
A truck service is delivering custom designed equipment to your job site and is involved in an
accident. Which insurance policy most covers your loss in equipment?
a. Automobile insurance
b. Theft insurance
c. Motor truck cargo insurance
d. Named peril builders' risk insurance - ANSWERS -Motor truck cargo insurance
In a sole proprietorship, business taxes are assessed against which of the following?
a. Shareholders
b. Business entity
c. Parents
d. Personal - ANSWERS -Personal
Your business total payroll tax liability for the previous four quarters is $64,000. What is your
deposit schedule for taxes?
a. Semiweekly
b. Next business day
c. Monthly
d. Yearly - ANSWERS -Semiweekly
,A contractor is ready to receive a progress payment of $15,000. Assuming a retainage of 10%
how much does the contractor receive
a. $15000
b. $1500
c. $13500
d. $16500 - ANSWERS -$13500
An instrument that measures potential differences between 2 points in an electrical circuit is
called?
A. potentiometer
B. thermistor
C. ohmeter
D. voltmeter - ANSWERS -voltmeter
This device uses a thermal sensing bulb at the outlet of the evaporator to sense temperature
and control superheat
A. automatic expansion valve
B. thermostatic expansion valve
C. low side float
D. schraeder valve - ANSWERS -thermostatic expansion valve
when installing a reversing valve on a heat pump, how many brazed joints should be made?
, a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2 - ANSWERS -4
what would not be considered a misuse of a contractors license?
a. advertising under mulitple names
b. employing service technicians to work under their license
c. loaning license to more than one company
d. continue to work on an expired license - ANSWERS -employing service technicians to work
under their license
what is used to prevent microbiological growth and help "dirty socky syndrome?
a. radiation
b. ultraviolet light
c. electrostatic filters
d. heat rated static filters - ANSWERS -ultraviolet light
a precisely sized drilled hole through which gas flows from the manifold to the burner is known
as what
a. spud
b. drill size
c. orifice
d. dimple - ANSWERS -orifice
AND ANSWERS25
A truck service is delivering custom designed equipment to your job site and is involved in an
accident. Which insurance policy most covers your loss in equipment?
a. Automobile insurance
b. Theft insurance
c. Motor truck cargo insurance
d. Named peril builders' risk insurance - ANSWERS -Motor truck cargo insurance
In a sole proprietorship, business taxes are assessed against which of the following?
a. Shareholders
b. Business entity
c. Parents
d. Personal - ANSWERS -Personal
Your business total payroll tax liability for the previous four quarters is $64,000. What is your
deposit schedule for taxes?
a. Semiweekly
b. Next business day
c. Monthly
d. Yearly - ANSWERS -Semiweekly
,A contractor is ready to receive a progress payment of $15,000. Assuming a retainage of 10%
how much does the contractor receive
a. $15000
b. $1500
c. $13500
d. $16500 - ANSWERS -$13500
An instrument that measures potential differences between 2 points in an electrical circuit is
called?
A. potentiometer
B. thermistor
C. ohmeter
D. voltmeter - ANSWERS -voltmeter
This device uses a thermal sensing bulb at the outlet of the evaporator to sense temperature
and control superheat
A. automatic expansion valve
B. thermostatic expansion valve
C. low side float
D. schraeder valve - ANSWERS -thermostatic expansion valve
when installing a reversing valve on a heat pump, how many brazed joints should be made?
, a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2 - ANSWERS -4
what would not be considered a misuse of a contractors license?
a. advertising under mulitple names
b. employing service technicians to work under their license
c. loaning license to more than one company
d. continue to work on an expired license - ANSWERS -employing service technicians to work
under their license
what is used to prevent microbiological growth and help "dirty socky syndrome?
a. radiation
b. ultraviolet light
c. electrostatic filters
d. heat rated static filters - ANSWERS -ultraviolet light
a precisely sized drilled hole through which gas flows from the manifold to the burner is known
as what
a. spud
b. drill size
c. orifice
d. dimple - ANSWERS -orifice
