Questions Of The Week 5/31/2023

Welcome To Questions of The Week!
A member of the Awards Committee will post questions at random.
Members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions, and the member’s winning entry must have all parts of the questions answered completely in that one post.
No editing is allowed and INELIGIBLE members will be disqualified.
First correct answers (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Questions) wins.
Request your choice by emailing fastreply@nachi.org and submitting your Mailing address for shipping.
Choose your prize from the following list!:
** $50.00 gift certificate from Inspector Outlet
** Case of books “Now That You’ve Had A Home Inspection”
GOOD LUCK!

  1. How far should wires be kept from the metal vent connector on a gas appliance?
    a) It can contact the vent connector as long as it is NMD cable.
    b) One inch
    c) Six inches
    d) Nine inches
    e) Eighteen inches

  2. Supports for branch circuit wires are needed
    a) Every 10 feet
    b) Every three feet
    c) Only where wires may be exposed to mechanical damage
    d) Within 12 inches of leaving a box
    e) Only where the wires are run horizontally

  3. Four service entrance conductors indicates
    a) A 240V service
    b) A three-phase service
    c) A 120V service
    d) A 400V service
    e) A 240V service supported by a guy-wire

  4. The service drop wires
    a) Are a reliable indicator of service size
    b) Are usually the homeowner’s responsibility
    c) Connect to the house at the drip loop
    d) Must always be in conduit
    e) Cannot be supported by the neutral wire

  5. How much current does a 120V, 1200W hair dryer draw?
    a) 144kA
    b) 10A
    c) 144A
    d) 10W
    e) 0.10A

Bonus riddle:
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?

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Great questions, Peter! :boom:

Thanks for doing these for everyone! :+1:

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Great QOTW, Peter. :+1: :slight_smile:

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Great questions Peter, some real head scratchers for sure. :+1:

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Great questions, Peter, :thinking:

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Great questions Peter!

  1. c
  2. d
  3. b
  4. c
  5. b

A grandfather, father, and son. Grandfather is father’s dad, father is son’s dad. Youngest is father’s son, and second youngest is grandfather’s son.

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1 c
2 b & d
3 b
4 e
5 b
Grandpa, Dad and Son
Good questions Peter thanks for taking time for this.

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Yeah, they’ve guessed the answers…but, are they correct?

Give it a try, why don’t 'cha? :man_shrugging: Nothing to lose and nice prizes to pick from. :+1: :boom:

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Bump it up…

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Still time to play… :+1:

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1=C
2=D
3=B
4=C
5=B
3 people : A grandfather, a father (the grandfather’s son) and the father’s son.

The winner with the first correct answers is…David Freund !!

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Congrats David. :+1:

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WTG, David! :+1: :wink:

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Congrats David :+1:

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Way to go David! You are listed for the 3rd time here: :boom: :+1:

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Congratulations, David, :+1:

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CONGRATS to David Freund!

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