AHIT Test Questions (Answered 100% Correctly) 2024/2025

AHIT Test Questions (Answered 100% Correctly) 2024/2025 In an older home, a forced hot air furnace is replaced by a heat pump. The heat coming out of the register is: a. Hotter b. Cooler c. Same d. Depends on the air duct layout b. Cooler What is the most serious safety hazard with an exterior door? a. Door knob set at 3' 6" b. A foot quick release, security bracket c. Double cylinder dead bolt (keyed inside and outside) c. Double cylinder dead bolt (keyed inside and outside) When inspecting kitchen cabinets: a. Observe that they are securely attached to the wall b. Remove everything from the cabinets and inspect the attachment method c. Report 'unable to determine method' a. Observe that they are securely attached to the wall The following is beyond the basic home inspection: a. Check the heat flow at all registers b. Check all ground faulted receptacles c. Check function of all plumbing fixtures d. Operate incoming water main valve d. Operate incoming water main valve The real estate agent requests a copy of your inspection report: a. You would give a copy as a professional courtesy b. You would get permission from the buyer c. You would never give a copy to a Realtor. b. You would get permission from the buyer On the interior door leading to the attached garage, the door: a. Must swing into the garage b. Must have self-closing hinges c. Must have metal on the garage side d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood, metal, or fire-rated d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood, metal, or fire-rated A house is built on a sloping hill. The surface water should be drained a. Directly into the sump pump b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed downhill to daylight c. Into a gravel filled container (inside the basement) d. Drained laterally. b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed downhill to daylight A flat roof with a two-foot surrounding parapet wall, what must be provided to allow drainage: a. Gutters b. Scuppers c. Roof drain with secondary overflow drain d. Either b or c above d. Either b or c above A deck is 4 feet off the ground and you note that the ledger board has four 16d nails in each bay: a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed b. Should add more 16d nails c. Place another 2x10, nailed under the ledger board d. Don't buy the house a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed You are inspecting a house where the second-story balcony is observed and every cantilevered joist is rotted halfway out from the wall.