API SIEE SOURCE INSPECTOR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT EXAM 2026 HIGH YIELD
PREDICTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ While checking a circuit you notice a purple wire, a green wire
and a white wire. What is the green wire? Answer: The ground wire.
◉ What would you report when observing a six-foot long ground
wire spliced one foot from the grounding rod? Answer: Okay, if
properly spliced or welded
◉ Romex is also known as NM. True or False? Answer: True. (Non
Metallic sheathed cable)
◉ Maximum cord length for a dishwasher? Answer: 4 ft measured
from the back.
◉ Minimum wire size for bonding the pump motor on a swimming
pool? Answer: #8 bare copper bonded to the steel of the pool
◉ What is the required spacing for electric outlet of a kitchen
counter top? Answer: 48'' (no point along the counter top should be
more than 24'' from an outlet.)
, ◉ You observe a two-prong outlet in a finished basement. What do
you report? Answer: Ok, unfinished basements require GFCI.
◉ Minimum clearance for a recessed overhead light in a clothes
closet? Answer: 6''
◉ Maximum cord length for a 240-volt window A/C unit? Answer: 6
ft.
◉ What should you recommend when there is evidence of
tampering with the old screw-in fuses? Answer: Mark as 'in need of
repair'
◉ What is an UFer ground? Answer: When the grounding goes back
to the rebar in the slab.
◉ What is the problem with reverse polarity? Answer: It can lead to
shock.
◉ When inspecting a service panel you notice that everything looks
normal including some of the knockouts, which have been closed
with duct-tape. What would you report? Answer: Knockouts must be
properly closed off.
EQUIPMENT EXAM 2026 HIGH YIELD
PREDICTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ While checking a circuit you notice a purple wire, a green wire
and a white wire. What is the green wire? Answer: The ground wire.
◉ What would you report when observing a six-foot long ground
wire spliced one foot from the grounding rod? Answer: Okay, if
properly spliced or welded
◉ Romex is also known as NM. True or False? Answer: True. (Non
Metallic sheathed cable)
◉ Maximum cord length for a dishwasher? Answer: 4 ft measured
from the back.
◉ Minimum wire size for bonding the pump motor on a swimming
pool? Answer: #8 bare copper bonded to the steel of the pool
◉ What is the required spacing for electric outlet of a kitchen
counter top? Answer: 48'' (no point along the counter top should be
more than 24'' from an outlet.)
, ◉ You observe a two-prong outlet in a finished basement. What do
you report? Answer: Ok, unfinished basements require GFCI.
◉ Minimum clearance for a recessed overhead light in a clothes
closet? Answer: 6''
◉ Maximum cord length for a 240-volt window A/C unit? Answer: 6
ft.
◉ What should you recommend when there is evidence of
tampering with the old screw-in fuses? Answer: Mark as 'in need of
repair'
◉ What is an UFer ground? Answer: When the grounding goes back
to the rebar in the slab.
◉ What is the problem with reverse polarity? Answer: It can lead to
shock.
◉ When inspecting a service panel you notice that everything looks
normal including some of the knockouts, which have been closed
with duct-tape. What would you report? Answer: Knockouts must be
properly closed off.
