AHIT EVALUATION EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is the feature installed uphill of the chimney to allow water and debris to flow
✔✔ When should the home inspector not remove the cover (dead-front) to the main
panel? - ✔✔if the inspector gets a shock upon touching it
✔✔What is a subpanel? - ✔✔a panel that adds more circuits to the service
✔✔When inspecting the fuses or breakers, the home inspector should _____. -
✔✔compare amperage rating of fuse or breaker to connected branch wiring
✔✔Where is the home inspector likely to find aluminum branch circuit wiring? - ✔✔in
homes built during the mid-1960s to mid-1970s
✔✔***Electrical receptacles should be present _____.*** - ✔✔every 12' along interior
walls
✔✔According to most standards, the home inspector is required to _____. - ✔✔operate
all GFCIs
✔✔***What is a split receptacle?*** - ✔✔one that has a complete circuit for each half of
the receptacle
✔✔How do the standards describe the inspection of a home's electrical system? -
✔✔as a visual inspection
✔✔What is resistance? - ✔✔opposition of a material to the flow of electricity
✔✔What is the measure for electromotive force? - ✔✔volts
✔✔***What is the most highly recommended method of repairing aluminum branch
circuit wiring?*** - ✔✔using COPALUM crimp connectors to bond copper to the
aluminum wiring at every connection and splice
✔✔What wire gauge should the service conductors be for a 100-amp electrical service?
- ✔✔#4 copper or #2 aluminum
✔✔What can be the cause of driveway upheaval? - ✔✔tree roots
✔✔Which of the following should be reported as a safety hazard? - ✔✔balusters too far
apart
SURE A+
✔✔What is the feature installed uphill of the chimney to allow water and debris to flow
✔✔ When should the home inspector not remove the cover (dead-front) to the main
panel? - ✔✔if the inspector gets a shock upon touching it
✔✔What is a subpanel? - ✔✔a panel that adds more circuits to the service
✔✔When inspecting the fuses or breakers, the home inspector should _____. -
✔✔compare amperage rating of fuse or breaker to connected branch wiring
✔✔Where is the home inspector likely to find aluminum branch circuit wiring? - ✔✔in
homes built during the mid-1960s to mid-1970s
✔✔***Electrical receptacles should be present _____.*** - ✔✔every 12' along interior
walls
✔✔According to most standards, the home inspector is required to _____. - ✔✔operate
all GFCIs
✔✔***What is a split receptacle?*** - ✔✔one that has a complete circuit for each half of
the receptacle
✔✔How do the standards describe the inspection of a home's electrical system? -
✔✔as a visual inspection
✔✔What is resistance? - ✔✔opposition of a material to the flow of electricity
✔✔What is the measure for electromotive force? - ✔✔volts
✔✔***What is the most highly recommended method of repairing aluminum branch
circuit wiring?*** - ✔✔using COPALUM crimp connectors to bond copper to the
aluminum wiring at every connection and splice
✔✔What wire gauge should the service conductors be for a 100-amp electrical service?
- ✔✔#4 copper or #2 aluminum
✔✔What can be the cause of driveway upheaval? - ✔✔tree roots
✔✔Which of the following should be reported as a safety hazard? - ✔✔balusters too far
apart
