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There are now exciting new additions for WINNER prizes!
You may now choose what you want from the following list:
** $50.00 gift certificate from Inspector Outlet
** Seventeen Custom Branded Videos value $50.00 ~ your choice!
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** Case of books "Now That You’ve had A Home Inspection"
**** Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!
Please read the Introduction and requirements, changes may have been made.
A member of the Awards Committee will post questions, at a random day/time.
Eligible members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions, and the eligible member’s winning entry must have all parts of the questions answered completely in that one post. Editing your one answer post allowed will result in disqualification.
Any disregard to the above and divulging the correct answers or giving hints/references will cause a disqualification.
First correct answers (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Questions) wins.
The WINNER can now choose from any of the prizes listed above!
Request your choice by emailing fastreply@nachi.org and submit your Mailing address for shipping.
- You see during your inspection that the air conditioning system has supply registers in each bedroom, but only one large return register is located in the center hallway.
Your FIRST course of action would be to:
a) Recommend to your client that return ducts be installed in each bedroom
b) Check to see if the bedroom doors are undercut at the bottom
c) Report that the life of the A/C equipment will be reduced
d) Report that the A/C system will not work well
e) This is a design issue, not functionality
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2) Water is dripping from the cold water pipes above a gas water heater. This might be caused by:
a) Exhaust spillage
b) Short cycling
c) A cold start
d) Over-firing
e) Leaky Can 'o Beer
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3) In order for soffit vents to operate properly, there MUST be:
a) A clear air channel between the roof boards and the insulation
b) Continuous vent strips on the length of the soffit
c) Vents on both ends on the outside
d) An absence of insect, bee, and bird nests
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4) Flashing is not required at which of the following locations?
a) Above projecting wood trim
b) At built-in gutters
c) Above projecting masonry
d) At wall and roof intersections
e) Don’t tase me bro
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5) Which of the following is not a code requirement for electric clothes dryer exhaust ducts?
a) The exhaust duct must terminate outside of the building
b) The exhaust must be independent of other exhaust systems
c) The diameter of the duct must be per the manufacturer’s requirements but not less than 6”
d) The exhaust duct must have a back-draft damper and no screens
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