IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide
When iirow-cutting iimost iicommercial iitufted iicarpet iifor iiseaming, iitechnicians iishould
iiuse ii- iiAnswers ii-loop-pile iior iicushion iiback iicutter
Where iipractical, iithe iiindustry-preferred iimethod iifor iitrimming iiseam iiedges iiis iicalled
iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-row iicut
What iitool iishould iibe iiused iito iipound iidown iithe iimetal iilip iiof iiclamp-down iitransition
iistrip ii(door iibar)? ii- iiAnswers ii-White iirubber iimallet
When iisealing iia iiseam, iia iibead iiof iiadhesive iiis iiapplied iito iithe iicarpet iiedge iito
iiadhere iiwhat iitwo iithings? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiPrimary iibacking
2. iiSecondary iibacking
When iisealing iiseams, iito iievenly iidistribute iia iilatex iior iiacrylic iisealer iion iia iicarpet's
iicut iiedge, iiwhat iishould iitechnicians iiuse? ii- iiAnswers ii-their iithumb iiand iifinger
When iiseaming iior iisectioning iia iicarpet, iitechnicians iishould iiseal iieach iicut iiedge iiwith
iiacrylic, iilatex iior iithermoplastic iiadhesive iion iiwhat iistyles iiof iicarpet? ii- iiAnswers ii-on
iiall iistretch-in iicarpet
What iiis iithe iirecommended iiseam iigroomer iito iiuse iiimmediately iifollowing iihot-melt
iiseaming? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iismooth iior iipaddle iiroller
When iiusing iia iiknee iikicker iiand iicarpet iiawl iito iilift iicarpet iioff iitack iistrip ii(gripper), iithe
iidirection iiof iilift iishould iibe iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-angled iitowards iithe iiwall iithen iiupwards
To iiprevent iidelamination iiwhile iidisengaging iiwet iicarpet iifrom iitack iistrip ii(gripper),
iitechnicians iishould iiuse iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiknee iikicker iiworking iiaround iithe iientire
iiperimeter
Chalk iiused iiin iichalk iiline iitools iishould iibe iiwhat iicolor? ii- iiAnswers ii-White
When iicutting iicarpet iifor iiseaming iior iisectioning, iinormally iitechnicians iishould iibe
iicareful iinot iicut iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pile iiyarns
When iireplacing iiold iiclamp-down iimetal iitransition iithat iiforms iia ii90º iiangle, iiwhat
iishould iibe iidone iito iithe iinew iimetal? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pounded iidown iito iithe iifinished
iiposition iiand iicut iiat iia ii45 iidegree iiangle iiin iia iimiter iibox
, After iicarpet iicushion ii(pad, iiunderlay) iiis iiremoved iifrom iiwood iifloors, iiwhat iishould iibe
iidone iiwith iithe iiremaining iistaples? ii- iiAnswers ii-removed iicompletely
When iipower iistretching, iiwhat iiis iithe iitool iithat iican iibe iiused iito iisimulate iia iiwall
iiwhere iithere iiis iino iiwall iiin iian iiopen iiarea? ii- iiAnswers ii-Dead iiman
What iiis iian iiessential iisafety iiitem iineeded iiwhen iidriving iihardened iisteel iinails iiinto
iiconcrete ii- iiAnswers ii-Safety iiglasses
Identify iitwo iiessential iiitems iirequired iifor iiworksite iisafety: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFirst iiaid iikit
2. iiFire iiextinguisher
Identify iithe iiagency(s) iiin iicharge iiof iiregulating iithe iiuse iiof iipersonal iiprotective
iiequipment ii(e.g., iihard iihats, iiknee iipads, iigoggles, iirespirators). ii- iiAnswers ii-OSHA
ii(HSE);(WHS)
When iistretching iior iire-stretching iicarpet, iia iiknee iikicker iiis iiused iias iian iiassist iitool iiin
iiconjunction iiwith iiwhat iiother iitool? ii- iiAnswers ii-Power iistretcher
What iishould iia iiknee iikicker's iipins iipenetrate ii- iiAnswers ii-the iicarpet's iiprimary iiand
iisecondary iibackings
What iican iisetting iithe iiknee iikicker iior iipower iistretcher iipins iitoo iishallow iicause iithe
iiprimary iibacking iito iido? ii- iiAnswers ii-Release iitufts
In iiorder iito iistop iior iiprevent iimost iibuckling iiin iistretch-in iicarpet, iiwhat iitwo iithings
iishould iiinstallers iiuse iiin iicombination? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiPower iistretcher
2. iiKnee iikicker
What iiseaming iitool iidoes iinot iimake iicontact iiwith iithermoplastic iiadhesive iion iicarpet
iiseaming iitape? ii- iiAnswers ii-radio iifrequency iiseaming iiunit
A iipower iistretcher iihandle iishould iibe iiused iiwith iia iipumping iimotion iito iigive iicarpet
iitime iito iido iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-relax
What iiitem iishould iibe iiplaced iibetween iiany iiwall iiand iithe iibutt iiend iiof iia iipower
iistretcher? ii- iiAnswers ii-stretcher iiboard ii(padded ii2-4 iiinch iiby ii4 iifoot iiboard)
When iican iia iiknee iikicker iior iimini-restretcher iibe iiused? ii- iiAnswers ii-reattach iia iicarpet
iicorner iito iia iitackstrip
Identify iia iitool iiused iito iifollow iiup iihot-melt iiseaming iito iiremove iiexcess iiheat iialmost
iiinstantaneously. ii- iiAnswers ii-vacuum iicooling iitool
What iiis iithe iitime iiit iitakes iifor iia iihot-melt iiadhesive iito iiharden iior iibecome iifirm iiafter iia
iirepair? ii- iiAnswers ii-set iiup iitime
When iirow-cutting iimost iicommercial iitufted iicarpet iifor iiseaming, iitechnicians iishould
iiuse ii- iiAnswers ii-loop-pile iior iicushion iiback iicutter
Where iipractical, iithe iiindustry-preferred iimethod iifor iitrimming iiseam iiedges iiis iicalled
iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-row iicut
What iitool iishould iibe iiused iito iipound iidown iithe iimetal iilip iiof iiclamp-down iitransition
iistrip ii(door iibar)? ii- iiAnswers ii-White iirubber iimallet
When iisealing iia iiseam, iia iibead iiof iiadhesive iiis iiapplied iito iithe iicarpet iiedge iito
iiadhere iiwhat iitwo iithings? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiPrimary iibacking
2. iiSecondary iibacking
When iisealing iiseams, iito iievenly iidistribute iia iilatex iior iiacrylic iisealer iion iia iicarpet's
iicut iiedge, iiwhat iishould iitechnicians iiuse? ii- iiAnswers ii-their iithumb iiand iifinger
When iiseaming iior iisectioning iia iicarpet, iitechnicians iishould iiseal iieach iicut iiedge iiwith
iiacrylic, iilatex iior iithermoplastic iiadhesive iion iiwhat iistyles iiof iicarpet? ii- iiAnswers ii-on
iiall iistretch-in iicarpet
What iiis iithe iirecommended iiseam iigroomer iito iiuse iiimmediately iifollowing iihot-melt
iiseaming? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iismooth iior iipaddle iiroller
When iiusing iia iiknee iikicker iiand iicarpet iiawl iito iilift iicarpet iioff iitack iistrip ii(gripper), iithe
iidirection iiof iilift iishould iibe iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-angled iitowards iithe iiwall iithen iiupwards
To iiprevent iidelamination iiwhile iidisengaging iiwet iicarpet iifrom iitack iistrip ii(gripper),
iitechnicians iishould iiuse iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiknee iikicker iiworking iiaround iithe iientire
iiperimeter
Chalk iiused iiin iichalk iiline iitools iishould iibe iiwhat iicolor? ii- iiAnswers ii-White
When iicutting iicarpet iifor iiseaming iior iisectioning, iinormally iitechnicians iishould iibe
iicareful iinot iicut iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pile iiyarns
When iireplacing iiold iiclamp-down iimetal iitransition iithat iiforms iia ii90º iiangle, iiwhat
iishould iibe iidone iito iithe iinew iimetal? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pounded iidown iito iithe iifinished
iiposition iiand iicut iiat iia ii45 iidegree iiangle iiin iia iimiter iibox
, After iicarpet iicushion ii(pad, iiunderlay) iiis iiremoved iifrom iiwood iifloors, iiwhat iishould iibe
iidone iiwith iithe iiremaining iistaples? ii- iiAnswers ii-removed iicompletely
When iipower iistretching, iiwhat iiis iithe iitool iithat iican iibe iiused iito iisimulate iia iiwall
iiwhere iithere iiis iino iiwall iiin iian iiopen iiarea? ii- iiAnswers ii-Dead iiman
What iiis iian iiessential iisafety iiitem iineeded iiwhen iidriving iihardened iisteel iinails iiinto
iiconcrete ii- iiAnswers ii-Safety iiglasses
Identify iitwo iiessential iiitems iirequired iifor iiworksite iisafety: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFirst iiaid iikit
2. iiFire iiextinguisher
Identify iithe iiagency(s) iiin iicharge iiof iiregulating iithe iiuse iiof iipersonal iiprotective
iiequipment ii(e.g., iihard iihats, iiknee iipads, iigoggles, iirespirators). ii- iiAnswers ii-OSHA
ii(HSE);(WHS)
When iistretching iior iire-stretching iicarpet, iia iiknee iikicker iiis iiused iias iian iiassist iitool iiin
iiconjunction iiwith iiwhat iiother iitool? ii- iiAnswers ii-Power iistretcher
What iishould iia iiknee iikicker's iipins iipenetrate ii- iiAnswers ii-the iicarpet's iiprimary iiand
iisecondary iibackings
What iican iisetting iithe iiknee iikicker iior iipower iistretcher iipins iitoo iishallow iicause iithe
iiprimary iibacking iito iido? ii- iiAnswers ii-Release iitufts
In iiorder iito iistop iior iiprevent iimost iibuckling iiin iistretch-in iicarpet, iiwhat iitwo iithings
iishould iiinstallers iiuse iiin iicombination? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiPower iistretcher
2. iiKnee iikicker
What iiseaming iitool iidoes iinot iimake iicontact iiwith iithermoplastic iiadhesive iion iicarpet
iiseaming iitape? ii- iiAnswers ii-radio iifrequency iiseaming iiunit
A iipower iistretcher iihandle iishould iibe iiused iiwith iia iipumping iimotion iito iigive iicarpet
iitime iito iido iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-relax
What iiitem iishould iibe iiplaced iibetween iiany iiwall iiand iithe iibutt iiend iiof iia iipower
iistretcher? ii- iiAnswers ii-stretcher iiboard ii(padded ii2-4 iiinch iiby ii4 iifoot iiboard)
When iican iia iiknee iikicker iior iimini-restretcher iibe iiused? ii- iiAnswers ii-reattach iia iicarpet
iicorner iito iia iitackstrip
Identify iia iitool iiused iito iifollow iiup iihot-melt iiseaming iito iiremove iiexcess iiheat iialmost
iiinstantaneously. ii- iiAnswers ii-vacuum iicooling iitool
What iiis iithe iitime iiit iitakes iifor iia iihot-melt iiadhesive iito iiharden iior iibecome iifirm iiafter iia
iirepair? ii- iiAnswers ii-set iiup iitime
