David, FWIW, I have seen factual errors elsewhere in 'nachi content. I recently saw this link, which has (or had) the following statement:
“Regardless of the vent type [B or L], InterNACHI inspectors may check for the following defects:
• violation of roof clearance requirements. All metal vents must terminate at least 2 feet above the roof surface and anything within 10 feet of the vent, such as the crest of a roof ridge;”
The part about 2 feet simply isn’t true, and I alerted them about it and it will be corrected at some point, if it hasn’t been already.
More recently, a link to this video appeared in a FB forum, with the following description:
“…he performs a home inspection according to the InterNACHI® Standards of Practice. From top to bottom, and inside and out, Ray covers the SOP step by step…”
If you watch the whole 90+ minutes you might have questions like I did:
“[Nick Gromicko] Was that the entire inspection (aside from not showing every bathroom)? Were all of the InterNACHI standards of practice included and described? Also, was the inspection done in the inspector’s normal flow and process? Will you post the written report for that inspection?”
and got the following answer:
“No, it isn’t a course. It’s just an insight into how Ray does his inspections. He’s been doing them for decades and some of his students asked to see him in action.”
To which I suggested changing the description to say something like, “Here’s a sample of a few things in the 'nachi SOP” because it appeared that it was meant to be a full inspection. And because the guy says at the end thanks for watching the SOP inspection course…
My point is that there may be numerous other such issues. So, your questions about the questions are great, and might uncover similar things to be corrected.