IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct What is the best repair option when a "butterfly repair" exists at the end of a hot melt seam? - ANSWER -glue gun What is the best tool for technicians to use when carpet has come loose on one side of a hot-melt seam? - ANSWER -glue gun What should be done to the hot-melt seam tape before re-seaming a stretch-in carpet - ANSWER -removed from carpet backing What is the tool used to remove hot-melt seaming tape from a carpet backing - ANSWER -a seaming iron to melt off tape . When removing hot melt tape from synthetic-backed carpet using a seaming iron, technicians should set the iron on the lowest temperature that will soften the glue or at what temperature? - ANSWER -below 200 What should be done with backings when carpet has minor delamination at a seam? - ANSWER -relaminate the carpet before seaming What is stay-tacking or stay-nailing? - ANSWER -temporary hold/stretch to carpet What should technicians do to reduce the possibility of fiber distortion while hot melt seaming? - ANSWER -avoid temperatures reaching 300 degrees What is the time it takes for a hot-melt adhesive to harden or become firm after a repair known as? - ANSWER -set up time Which carpet construction has the greatest risk of delamination? - ANSWER tufted When minor delamination occurs in stretch-in carpet, what repair should be made? - ANSWER -repair from backside What is the tool used to remove hot-melt seaming tape from a carpet backing? - ANSWER -seaming iron What should technicians use when marking on the back of carpet? - ANSWER pencil How should the donor piece of a loop-pile tufted carpet needed for sectioning (making a bonded insert) be cut? - ANSWER -from the top of the carpet between the rows, if practical What is replacing a small burn or stain with an undamaged piece of carpet called? - ANSWER -bonded insert or sectioning How should technicians cut damaged carpet during sectioning? - ANSWER between yarn rows What should seam sealer be applied to when replacing a damaged section of stretch-in carpet - ANSWER -both edges at each seam What should be avoided when repairing a stretch-in cut-pile carpet using an insert? - ANSWER -trapping yarns When cutting and replacing damaged carpet cushion (pad, underlay), technicians should place new cushion over the area and do what? - ANSWER -double cut What tool should technicians use to row-cut the installed piece when replacing a large damaged section of glue-down carpet? - ANSWER -cushion back cutter What is the greatest potential airborne health risk when removing glue-down carpet from older tile or resilient flooring that cracks or breaks? - ANSWER asbestos What should seam sealer be applied to when replacing a damaged section of tufted glue-down carpet with a donor piece? - ANSWER -each seam edge and assembled wet What should technicians do if a small amount of liquid seam sealer adhesive drips onto carpet pile and dries? - ANSWER -use dry solvent to remove At what angle can straight row channels be found when sectioning carpet with a step-over tufting pattern? - ANSWER -45 degree angle from the warp (length) of carpet A standard stair has five components: stringer, nose, tread, riser and... - ANSWER -crotch What is it called when stretching carpet after a period of use to remove wrinkles, buckles or loose fit? - ANSWER -restretching What is stretch-in carpet with wrinkles called? - ANSWER -buckled What is buckling often caused by? - ANSWER -improper stretching Before re-stretching carpet, the room should be - ANSWER -emptied of furnitire While power stretching carpet, technicians should position themselves how/where? - ANSWER -at the head of the stretcher on the stretched side When practical, while stretching carpet, the direction of stretch should be towards what? - ANSWER -wall with the fewest obstacles How far from the wall should technicians place the head of the stretcher when power stretching carpet? - ANSWER -2-6 inches from the wall Between stretches along the same wall, the head of a power stretcher should not be moved more than - ANSWER -the width of the head of the stretcher