FULL NHIE EXAM PRACTICE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 13. Masonry chimneys should have a clearance from combustible
framing members of
(a) 1 inch.
(b) 2 inches.
(c) 4 inches.
(d) 12 inches. Answer: 2 inches
⩥ 26. Water hammer can be solved or greatly reduced by
(a) Installing modern quick-closing faucets
(b) Using 12-inch vertical extensions at ends of lines.
(c) Avoiding long, vertical rises in the pipe.
(d) Avoiding long, horizontal runs of pipe. Answer: Using 12-inch
vertical extensions at ends of lines
⩥ 33. If you drilled a hole through a properly laid asphalt-shingle roof,
how many shingles would you go through?
,(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four. Answer: Two
⩥ 36. Exhaust flues on gas-fired or oil-fired water heaters should
(a) Have a minimum length of 10 feet.
(b) Slope down away from the water heater to allow for condensation.
(c) Have a slope of ¼-inch per foot up away from the heater.
(d) Be friction fit together.. Answer: Have a slope of ¼-inch per foot up
away from the heater
⩥ 43. After you turn an electric baseboard heater on, how long should it
take for the heater to get warm?
(a) Less than 10 seconds
(b) Less than 1 minute
(c) Less than 5 minutes
(d) Less than 10 minutes. Answer: Less than 1 minute
, ⩥ 50. How thick (maximum) should a creosote deposit in a wood stove
be before it is removed?
(a) ¼ inch
(b) ½ inch
(c) ¾ inch
(d) 1 inch. Answer: ¼ inch
⩥ 55. Common drainage piping problems include all of the following
EXCEPT
(a) Clogging
(b) Cross connections
(c) Undersizing
(d) Slopes of ¼-inch to ½-inch per foot. Answer: Slopes of ¼-inch to ½-
inch per foot
⩥ 64. Wood lintels need
(a) Wood preservative
(b) 6 inches of endbearing
(c) Flashing
(d) 1½ inches of endbearing. Answer: 1½ inches of endbearing
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 13. Masonry chimneys should have a clearance from combustible
framing members of
(a) 1 inch.
(b) 2 inches.
(c) 4 inches.
(d) 12 inches. Answer: 2 inches
⩥ 26. Water hammer can be solved or greatly reduced by
(a) Installing modern quick-closing faucets
(b) Using 12-inch vertical extensions at ends of lines.
(c) Avoiding long, vertical rises in the pipe.
(d) Avoiding long, horizontal runs of pipe. Answer: Using 12-inch
vertical extensions at ends of lines
⩥ 33. If you drilled a hole through a properly laid asphalt-shingle roof,
how many shingles would you go through?
,(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four. Answer: Two
⩥ 36. Exhaust flues on gas-fired or oil-fired water heaters should
(a) Have a minimum length of 10 feet.
(b) Slope down away from the water heater to allow for condensation.
(c) Have a slope of ¼-inch per foot up away from the heater.
(d) Be friction fit together.. Answer: Have a slope of ¼-inch per foot up
away from the heater
⩥ 43. After you turn an electric baseboard heater on, how long should it
take for the heater to get warm?
(a) Less than 10 seconds
(b) Less than 1 minute
(c) Less than 5 minutes
(d) Less than 10 minutes. Answer: Less than 1 minute
, ⩥ 50. How thick (maximum) should a creosote deposit in a wood stove
be before it is removed?
(a) ¼ inch
(b) ½ inch
(c) ¾ inch
(d) 1 inch. Answer: ¼ inch
⩥ 55. Common drainage piping problems include all of the following
EXCEPT
(a) Clogging
(b) Cross connections
(c) Undersizing
(d) Slopes of ¼-inch to ½-inch per foot. Answer: Slopes of ¼-inch to ½-
inch per foot
⩥ 64. Wood lintels need
(a) Wood preservative
(b) 6 inches of endbearing
(c) Flashing
(d) 1½ inches of endbearing. Answer: 1½ inches of endbearing
