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1) Which of the following conditions would be at LEAST critical to your client’s safety?
a) A pin hole in the heat exchanger
b) No handrails on an interior stairway
c) Lack of pressure and temperature relief valve on the water heater
d) A non-reversing garage door opener
2) Bulging plaster is observed high up on several bedroom walls. The primary concern is the bulging plaster is a(n):
a) Installation defect
b) Indication the home was very cold for a period of time
c) Indication the air handler leaked
d) Potential safety issue
3) You are inspecting a residential property. You have to observe and/or test all of the readily accessible components of each system. Determine which of the following is not considered to be a readily accessible component of a room.
a) A small window
b) The doorknob on the closet door
c) Nails or screws on the floor
d) None of the above
4) When is an unvented conditioned attic permitted?
a) When there is a vapor retarder applied on the floor of the attic, but there is no insulation applied to the underside of the roof deck.
b) Where there is not a vapor retarder applied to the floor of the attic, but there is insulation applied to the underside of the roof deck.
c) This is always allowed.
d) This is never allowed.
5) How far above a showerhead should the waterproof materials in a bathroom extend?
a) >2”
b) >3”
c) >4”
d) >5”
Bonus question - Which state is the eggplant growing capital in the US?
C, this depends on the flooring and what is meant by nails/screws on the floor. Obviously sub flooring attachment is rarely visible, finished flooring hides it.
B
A, total guess I started looking and couldn’t find anything really conclusive.
D. It’s a safety concern until a more benign explanation can be found (e.g. past leak of air handler now resolved).
D. None of the above. Subfloor nails of course are inaccessible.
B. Air sealing is also required so the conditioned air is not lost, not just insulation.
No answer. Not sure there is a standard, other than enough to prevent splash damage. As most showerheads curve down this does not seem like a big deal either way.
1) Which of the following conditions would be at LEAST critical to your client’s safety?
a) A pin hole in the heat exchanger: Die in your sleep from carbon monoxide
b) No handrails on an interior stairway: Die when awake by falling down the stairs
c) Lack of pressure and temperature relief valve on the water heater: Send you to the moon
d) A non-reversing garage door opener: Grind you into the ground
ALL of them are critical and must be noted.
2.) D
3.) D
4.) B - but really conditioned attics should pretty much always get hot/cold air from a duct.
5.) B
