National Home Inspector Exam
(NHIE) Whole House Practice
Questions and Answers
DuringAanAinspectionAofAaAgasAdryer,AyouAobserveAnoAexhaustAvent.AYourAreportAsh
ould:
A.ARecommendAinstallingAaAmetalAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
B.ARecommendAinstallingAaAflexibleAplasticAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
C.AIndicateAaAcodeAviolationAandAstateAthatAcorrectiveAactionAshouldAbeAtaken.
D.AIndicateAthatAthisAisAnotAaAproblem.A-
AAnswerAA)ARecommendAinstallingAaAmetalAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
AAcollarAtieAisAfoundAin:
A.AtheAatticAnearAtheAtopAplate
B.AtheAbasementAbetweenAfloorAjoists
C.AaAwallAatAtheAintersectionAofAtwoAwalls
D.AtheAupperAthirdAofAtheArafterAlengthA-
AAnswerAD.AtheAupperAthirdAofAtheArafterAlength
AAclaimsAmade,AerrorsAandAomissionsAinsuranceApolicyAincludesAclaimsAfiled
A.AduringAtheAtimeAtheApolicyAisAinAeffect.
B.AafterAtheApolicyAhasAelapsed.
C.ApriorAtoAtheAeffectiveAdate.
D.AwhileAtheAinspectorAmaintainsAanyArequiredAlicensing.A-
AAnswerAA.AduringAtheAtimeAtheApolicyAisAinAeffect.
, OnAaApreviousAworkAday,AyouAleftAtheAcoverAoffAofAtheAaccessAtoAtheAcrawlAspace.
AAApersonAfellAtheAnextAdayAandAwasAinjured.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinsuranceAty
pesAwillAbeAusedAtoApayAdamages?
A.ABonding.
B.AGeneralAliability
C.AErrorsAandAomissionsAandAbrokerAliability
D.AClaimsAmadeAandAoccurrenceA-AAnswerAB.AGeneralAliability
AAhomeAinspectionAagreementAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAinterpretedAusingAwhichAlaw?
A.AFederal
B.AState
C.ACounty
D.AParishA-AAnswerAB.AState
WhileAinspectingAaAheatApumpAinAtheAcoolingAmode,AyouAmeasureAaA28AdegreeAFA
differentialAbetweenAtheAinteriorAsupplyAandAreturnAair.AWhenAtheAambientAoutdoor
AconditionsAareA92AdegreesAandA50%Ahumidity,AyouAshouldAsuspect
A.AtheAoutdoorAfanArunningAtooAslowly.
B.AanAoverAheatingAcompressor.
C.AaAdirtyAairAhandlerAfilter.
D.AthermostatAsetAtooAlow.A-AAnswerAC.AaAdirtyAairAhandlerAfilter.
WhenAmeasuringAtheAtemperatureAdifferentialAbetweenAsupplyAairAandAreturnAairAin
AaAcentralAairAconditioningAsystem,AonAaAhumidAsummerAdayAtheAdifferenceAshould
Abe
A.A5AdegreeAFAandA15AdegreesAF.
B.A15AdegreeAFAandA20AdegreesAF.
(NHIE) Whole House Practice
Questions and Answers
DuringAanAinspectionAofAaAgasAdryer,AyouAobserveAnoAexhaustAvent.AYourAreportAsh
ould:
A.ARecommendAinstallingAaAmetalAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
B.ARecommendAinstallingAaAflexibleAplasticAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
C.AIndicateAaAcodeAviolationAandAstateAthatAcorrectiveAactionAshouldAbeAtaken.
D.AIndicateAthatAthisAisAnotAaAproblem.A-
AAnswerAA)ARecommendAinstallingAaAmetalAdryerAductAventedAtoAtheAexterior.
AAcollarAtieAisAfoundAin:
A.AtheAatticAnearAtheAtopAplate
B.AtheAbasementAbetweenAfloorAjoists
C.AaAwallAatAtheAintersectionAofAtwoAwalls
D.AtheAupperAthirdAofAtheArafterAlengthA-
AAnswerAD.AtheAupperAthirdAofAtheArafterAlength
AAclaimsAmade,AerrorsAandAomissionsAinsuranceApolicyAincludesAclaimsAfiled
A.AduringAtheAtimeAtheApolicyAisAinAeffect.
B.AafterAtheApolicyAhasAelapsed.
C.ApriorAtoAtheAeffectiveAdate.
D.AwhileAtheAinspectorAmaintainsAanyArequiredAlicensing.A-
AAnswerAA.AduringAtheAtimeAtheApolicyAisAinAeffect.
, OnAaApreviousAworkAday,AyouAleftAtheAcoverAoffAofAtheAaccessAtoAtheAcrawlAspace.
AAApersonAfellAtheAnextAdayAandAwasAinjured.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinsuranceAty
pesAwillAbeAusedAtoApayAdamages?
A.ABonding.
B.AGeneralAliability
C.AErrorsAandAomissionsAandAbrokerAliability
D.AClaimsAmadeAandAoccurrenceA-AAnswerAB.AGeneralAliability
AAhomeAinspectionAagreementAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAinterpretedAusingAwhichAlaw?
A.AFederal
B.AState
C.ACounty
D.AParishA-AAnswerAB.AState
WhileAinspectingAaAheatApumpAinAtheAcoolingAmode,AyouAmeasureAaA28AdegreeAFA
differentialAbetweenAtheAinteriorAsupplyAandAreturnAair.AWhenAtheAambientAoutdoor
AconditionsAareA92AdegreesAandA50%Ahumidity,AyouAshouldAsuspect
A.AtheAoutdoorAfanArunningAtooAslowly.
B.AanAoverAheatingAcompressor.
C.AaAdirtyAairAhandlerAfilter.
D.AthermostatAsetAtooAlow.A-AAnswerAC.AaAdirtyAairAhandlerAfilter.
WhenAmeasuringAtheAtemperatureAdifferentialAbetweenAsupplyAairAandAreturnAairAin
AaAcentralAairAconditioningAsystem,AonAaAhumidAsummerAdayAtheAdifferenceAshould
Abe
A.A5AdegreeAFAandA15AdegreesAF.
B.A15AdegreeAFAandA20AdegreesAF.
