NHIE Prep – Electrical Exam Study
Guide
Wire Clearance: __ feet above a walking surface or sidewalks. - Answer✔✔-10
Wire Clearance: __ feet above driveways or backyards. - Answer✔✔-12
Wire Clearance: __ feet above a public street, alleys, truck parking areas. - Answer✔✔-18
Wire Clearance: __ feet above a flat roof. - Answer✔✔-8
Wire Clearance: __ feet above or within __ feet of a pool. - Answer✔✔-22, 10
Wire Clearance: __ feet above a diving board. - Answer✔✔-14
Wire Clearance: __ feet from ground to drip loop. - Answer✔✔-10
Wire Clearance: __ inches over eave, up to __ feet back, for service feed. - Answer✔✔-18, 4
Wire Clearance: __ feet below and to the side of an openable window. - Answer✔✔-3
Dedicated electrical circuits are required for what? - Answer✔✔-The outlets around kitchen
countertops, outlets in bathrooms, for central heating, and for dryers.
An electronic sensor cannot be more than 6 inches off the floor. T or F? - Answer✔✔-True
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Incandescent light fixtures over closet shelves need __ inch clearance, fluorescent need only __
inch. - Answer✔✔-12, 6
How may a grounding electrode conductor be spliced? - Answer✔✔-By using a compression
connector or a weld.
Romex wire can be pulled tightly across bends. T or F? - Answer✔✔-False
Any fixture over 50 lbs must be supported independently from the outlet box. T or F? -
Answer✔✔-True
Should knob and tube have insulation? - Answer✔✔-No
Aluminum wire expands and contracts at a __% higher rate than copper wire. - Answer✔✔-30
What is the maximum number of shut-offs at the main panel? - Answer✔✔-6
Non-metallic sheathed cable in an attic or at the top of a joist must be fastened every __ feet. -
Answer✔✔-4
Which appliances do not require a GFCI? - Answer✔✔-Sump pump, waste disposer, dishwasher,
compactor outlet beneath a sink, washing machine.
Where should GFCI protection be used? - Answer✔✔-By water, in basements, on the exterior,
and in the garage.
How many conductor wires does a 250 volt GFCI have? - Answer✔✔-2
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