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HERS (HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM) RATER EXAM LATEST 2026-
2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which view shows insulation level and installation - ANSWER-
Sectional view
HERS Index is based on these end uses - ANSWER-Heating,
cooling, water heating, lighting, appliances (How Come WHales
Like Anchovies... memory tool)
An Energy Improvment Morgage Allows: - ANSWER-The buyer /
owner to include the cost of energy efficiency improvements in the
mortgage
The measure of resistance of a material to heat flow is: -
ANSWER-R-value
Where would you find the construction details and location fo attic
knee walls? - ANSWER-Sectional view
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The Efficiency Rating of an Air Source Heat Pump in heating
mode would be expressed as - ANSWER-HSPF (Heating
Seasonal Performance Factor)
T/F
Thermostat setting do not effect the HERS index - ANSWER-True
How do you check to see how thick the insulation is in the framed
cavities? - ANSWER-Measure the thickness of window and door
jambs
EEM (Energy Efficiency Morgages) do not feature... - ANSWER-
Reduced interest rates
Which view shows insulation levels and placement - ANSWER-
Sectional View
A heat pump water heater's efficiency rating is expressed as -
ANSWER-EF
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The HERS Index is based on these end uses - ANSWER-heating,
cooling, water heating, lighting, appliances (H C WH L A) (How
Come WHales Like Anchovies)
What cold weather hazard is most likely to be caused by small
positive building pressures? - ANSWER-condensation in cavities
(inside of exterior wall is the cold surface) (vapor moving from
inside, out)
T/F
Chimney bump outs are excluded from exterior measurements -
ANSWER-True
A Rater must disclose a financial interest in a home to (2 people) -
ANSWER-1. the client
2. the provider
Relative Humidity (RH) - ANSWER-the amount of water vapor in
the body of air compared to the maximum amount that air could
hold at that temperature and pressure
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A properly sized furnace in a cooling dominated climate: -
ANSWER-may be oversized to provide enough airflow for air
conditioning
When conducting a blower door test, you depressurize the house
to -50 Pa with a fan pressure of 20 PA. What should you do? -
ANSWER-Record the fan pressure and look up the flow rate from
the chart
Unit typically used to measure natural gas consumption -
ANSWER-Therm
U-factor is defined as... - ANSWER-The rate of heat transmission
through a unit area of a building section per degree difference in
temperature
What is the most useful information we get by performing multi-
point tests as opposed to the single-point test? - ANSWER-
Estimation of leakage area
HERS (HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM) RATER EXAM LATEST 2026-
2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which view shows insulation level and installation - ANSWER-
Sectional view
HERS Index is based on these end uses - ANSWER-Heating,
cooling, water heating, lighting, appliances (How Come WHales
Like Anchovies... memory tool)
An Energy Improvment Morgage Allows: - ANSWER-The buyer /
owner to include the cost of energy efficiency improvements in the
mortgage
The measure of resistance of a material to heat flow is: -
ANSWER-R-value
Where would you find the construction details and location fo attic
knee walls? - ANSWER-Sectional view
,2|Page
The Efficiency Rating of an Air Source Heat Pump in heating
mode would be expressed as - ANSWER-HSPF (Heating
Seasonal Performance Factor)
T/F
Thermostat setting do not effect the HERS index - ANSWER-True
How do you check to see how thick the insulation is in the framed
cavities? - ANSWER-Measure the thickness of window and door
jambs
EEM (Energy Efficiency Morgages) do not feature... - ANSWER-
Reduced interest rates
Which view shows insulation levels and placement - ANSWER-
Sectional View
A heat pump water heater's efficiency rating is expressed as -
ANSWER-EF
,3|Page
The HERS Index is based on these end uses - ANSWER-heating,
cooling, water heating, lighting, appliances (H C WH L A) (How
Come WHales Like Anchovies)
What cold weather hazard is most likely to be caused by small
positive building pressures? - ANSWER-condensation in cavities
(inside of exterior wall is the cold surface) (vapor moving from
inside, out)
T/F
Chimney bump outs are excluded from exterior measurements -
ANSWER-True
A Rater must disclose a financial interest in a home to (2 people) -
ANSWER-1. the client
2. the provider
Relative Humidity (RH) - ANSWER-the amount of water vapor in
the body of air compared to the maximum amount that air could
hold at that temperature and pressure
, 4|Page
A properly sized furnace in a cooling dominated climate: -
ANSWER-may be oversized to provide enough airflow for air
conditioning
When conducting a blower door test, you depressurize the house
to -50 Pa with a fan pressure of 20 PA. What should you do? -
ANSWER-Record the fan pressure and look up the flow rate from
the chart
Unit typically used to measure natural gas consumption -
ANSWER-Therm
U-factor is defined as... - ANSWER-The rate of heat transmission
through a unit area of a building section per degree difference in
temperature
What is the most useful information we get by performing multi-
point tests as opposed to the single-point test? - ANSWER-
Estimation of leakage area
