AHIT EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
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✔✔What color should the flame be in a properly operating oil burner? - ✔✔Bright
orange or yellow-white
✔✔What are the results of complete combustion? - ✔✔carbon dioxide and water vapor
✔✔What are the results of incomplete combustion? - ✔✔carbon monoxide and pure
carbon/soot
✔✔What is the function of a fan/limit switch? - ✔✔-controls when the fan turns on and
off
-shuts off the burners if the furnace overheats
✔✔What are the signs that there is a crack in the heat exchanger?
A) Irregular flame pattern when blower is running
B) severe rusting of heat exchanger
C) strange smells at register
D) all of the above - ✔✔D) all of the above
✔✔what are the three major components of a forced air furnace? - ✔✔heat exchanger
blower
burner
✔✔In a steam heating system, a normal operating pressure is - ✔✔2-3 psi
✔✔At what point in the A/C cooling cycle does the liquid turn to gas - ✔✔in the
evaporator coil
✔✔What A/C component functions to put refrigerant gas under a high pressure? -
✔✔compressor
✔✔Another name for a 4-way valve is: - ✔✔reversing valve
✔✔The two main components of an air-cooled air conditioning system are? -
✔✔evaporator and condensing unit
✔✔evaporative (swamp) coolers
A) have absorbent mats
B) have a pump and a reservoir
C) use water through evaporation
D) have a blower and ductwork
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
, ✔✔In an older home, a forced warm air furnace is replaced with a heat pump, the air
temperature coming out of the register is comparatively: - ✔✔cooler
✔✔How do you determine if a shower door has safety glazing? - ✔✔Marked in one of
the corners.
✔✔What is the headroom clearance in a stairwell? - ✔✔6'8"
✔✔What is the acceptable distance between the tread of a stairway and it handrail? -
✔✔34"-38"
✔✔The three main components of a stairway are? - ✔✔Stringers, treads, risers
✔✔In cantilevered balcony construction, what structural member provides support? -
✔✔Floor joist
✔✔During the room by room inspection, the home inspector is required to:
a. test every electrical outlet
b. flush every toilet
c. open every window
d. fill up the bathtub - ✔✔b. flush every toilet
✔✔According to standards, the home inspector is required to?
a. operate a representative number of plumbing fixtures
b. operate all plumbing fixtures
c. test only kitchen faucets for water pressure
d. test only bathroom faucets for water pressure - ✔✔b. operate all plumbing fixtures
✔✔Proper attic ventilation helps to?
a. Prevent structural damage caused by moisture
b. Increase the life of the roofing material
c. Reduce energy consumption
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔What method of attic ventilation is considered to be the most effective? - ✔✔A
combination of soffit and ridge vents.
✔✔A place should not share a flue with?
a. another fireplace
b. a furnace
c. another wood stove
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
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✔✔What color should the flame be in a properly operating oil burner? - ✔✔Bright
orange or yellow-white
✔✔What are the results of complete combustion? - ✔✔carbon dioxide and water vapor
✔✔What are the results of incomplete combustion? - ✔✔carbon monoxide and pure
carbon/soot
✔✔What is the function of a fan/limit switch? - ✔✔-controls when the fan turns on and
off
-shuts off the burners if the furnace overheats
✔✔What are the signs that there is a crack in the heat exchanger?
A) Irregular flame pattern when blower is running
B) severe rusting of heat exchanger
C) strange smells at register
D) all of the above - ✔✔D) all of the above
✔✔what are the three major components of a forced air furnace? - ✔✔heat exchanger
blower
burner
✔✔In a steam heating system, a normal operating pressure is - ✔✔2-3 psi
✔✔At what point in the A/C cooling cycle does the liquid turn to gas - ✔✔in the
evaporator coil
✔✔What A/C component functions to put refrigerant gas under a high pressure? -
✔✔compressor
✔✔Another name for a 4-way valve is: - ✔✔reversing valve
✔✔The two main components of an air-cooled air conditioning system are? -
✔✔evaporator and condensing unit
✔✔evaporative (swamp) coolers
A) have absorbent mats
B) have a pump and a reservoir
C) use water through evaporation
D) have a blower and ductwork
E) all of the above - ✔✔E) all of the above
, ✔✔In an older home, a forced warm air furnace is replaced with a heat pump, the air
temperature coming out of the register is comparatively: - ✔✔cooler
✔✔How do you determine if a shower door has safety glazing? - ✔✔Marked in one of
the corners.
✔✔What is the headroom clearance in a stairwell? - ✔✔6'8"
✔✔What is the acceptable distance between the tread of a stairway and it handrail? -
✔✔34"-38"
✔✔The three main components of a stairway are? - ✔✔Stringers, treads, risers
✔✔In cantilevered balcony construction, what structural member provides support? -
✔✔Floor joist
✔✔During the room by room inspection, the home inspector is required to:
a. test every electrical outlet
b. flush every toilet
c. open every window
d. fill up the bathtub - ✔✔b. flush every toilet
✔✔According to standards, the home inspector is required to?
a. operate a representative number of plumbing fixtures
b. operate all plumbing fixtures
c. test only kitchen faucets for water pressure
d. test only bathroom faucets for water pressure - ✔✔b. operate all plumbing fixtures
✔✔Proper attic ventilation helps to?
a. Prevent structural damage caused by moisture
b. Increase the life of the roofing material
c. Reduce energy consumption
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔What method of attic ventilation is considered to be the most effective? - ✔✔A
combination of soffit and ridge vents.
✔✔A place should not share a flue with?
a. another fireplace
b. a furnace
c. another wood stove
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
