IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide Questions with 100% Correct Answers

IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide Questions with 100% Correct Answers When row-cutting most commercial tufted carpet for seaming, technicians should use - answerloop-pile or cushion back cutter Where practical, the industry-preferred method for trimming seam edges is called what? - answerrow cut What tool should be used to pound down the metal lip of clamp-down transition strip (door bar)? - answerWhite rubber mallet When sealing a seam, a bead of adhesive is applied to the carpet edge to adhere what two things? - answer1. Primary backing 2. Secondary backing When sealing seams, to evenly distribute a latex or acrylic sealer on a carpet's cut edge, what should technicians use? - answertheir thumb and finger When seaming or sectioning a carpet, technicians should seal each cut edge with acrylic, latex or thermoplastic adhesive on what styles of carpet? - answeron all stretch-in carpet What is the recommended seam groomer to use immediately following hot-melt seaming? - answerA smooth or paddle roller When using a knee kicker and carpet awl to lift carpet off tack strip (gripper), the direction of lift should be what? - answerangled towards the wall then upwards To prevent delamination while disengaging wet carpet from tack strip (gripper), technicians should use what? - answerA knee kicker working around the entire perimeter Chalk used in chalk line tools should be what color? - answerWhite When cutting carpet for seaming or sectioning, normally technicians should be careful not cut what? - answerPile yarns When replacing old clamp-down metal transition that forms a 90º angle, what should be done to the new metal? - answerPounded down to the finished position and cut at a 45 degree angle in a miter box After carpet cushion (pad, underlay) is removed from wood floors, what should be done with the remaining staples? - answerremoved completely When power stretching, what is the tool that can be used to simulate a wall where there is no wall in an open area? - answerDead man What is an essential safety item needed when driving hardened steel nails into concrete - answerSafety glasses Identify two essential items required for worksite safety: - answer1. First aid kit 2. Fire extinguisher Identify the agency(s) in charge of regulating the use of personal protective equipment (e.g., hard hats, knee pads, goggles, respirators). - answerOSHA (HSE);(WHS) When stretching or re-stretching carpet, a knee kicker is used as an assist tool in conjunction with what other tool? - answerPower stretcher What should a knee kicker's pins penetrate - answerthe carpet's primary and secondary backings What can setting the knee kicker or power stretcher pins too shallow cause the primary backing to do? - answerRelease tufts In order to stop or prevent most buckling in stretch-in carpet, what two things should installers use in combination? - answer1. Power stretcher 2. Knee kicker What seaming tool does not make contact with thermoplastic adhesive on carpet seaming tape? - answerradio frequency seaming unit A power stretcher handle should be used with a pumping motion to give carpet time to do what? - answerrelax What item should be placed between any wall and the butt end of a power stretcher? - answerstretcher board (padded 2-4 inch by 4 foot board) When can a knee kicker or mini-restretcher be used? - answerreattach a carpet corner to a tackstrip Identify a tool used to follow up hot-melt seaming to remove excess heat almost instantaneously. - answervacuum cooling tool What is the time it takes for a hot-melt adhesive to harden or become firm after a repair? - answerset up time The two major purposes of tack strip (gripper) are to hold stretched carpet and what else? - answerprotect the carpet edge What is the major difference between standard and architectural tack strip (gripper)? - answeradded width and extra row of pins When carpet meets clamp-down transition moldings, what should be done with the edges? - answertuck them tightly into molding What kind of manufactured carpet (pictured below) is always cut pile, has a heavily ribbed back, and rolls easily in the warp (length) direction? - answerwoven axminster carpet Axminster weaves stretch primarily in which direction? - answerlength direction (warp) What kind of carpet is manufactured with a pile, primary backing, latex adhesive and secondary backing? - answertufted carpet What kind of carpet is manufactured by entangling a thick mat of fibers followed by backcoating with an adhesive? - answerneedle punch What kind of carpet is manufactured in squares with pile yarns and high performance backing? - answermodular carpet Why can't glue-down carpet be removed without substantial damage? - answerits considered permanent What are CRI 104 and CRI 105, BS5325 and AS/NZS 2455? - answerCarpet installation standards When practical, technicians should run the seaming tool in which direction? - answerwith the pile lay Ideally, when using a seam weight, the part that rests on the face of the carpet should be made of what material? - answerwood or heat extracting material Properly made seams are not always what? - answerinvisible What is a suitable alternative for architectural tack strip (gripper)? - answerdouble-stripping What should be the minimum width of tack strip (gripper) used when installing carpet? - answer1 inch (25mm) In which direction should tack strip (gripper) pins point? - answertowards the wall Where practical, technicians should not place tack strip (gripper) in what location? - answeracross doorways