IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A)
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Carpet Cleaning Technician
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Carpet Cleaning Technician
When row-cutting most commercial tufted carpet for seaming, technicians should use - ANSWER loop-pile or cushion back cutter
Where practical, the industry-preferred method for trimming seam edges is called what? - ANSWER row cut
What tool should be used to pound down the metal lip of clamp-do...
IICRC RRT Exam Study Guide CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A)
When row-cutting most commercial tufted carpet for seaming, technicians should use - ANSWER loop-
pile or cushion back cutter
Where practical, the industry-preferred method for trimming seam edges is called what? - ANSWER row
cut
What tool should be used to pound down the metal lip of clamp-down transition strip (door bar)? -
ANSWER White rubber mallet
When sealing a seam, a bead of adhesive is applied to the carpet edge to adhere what two things? -
ANSWER 1. Primary backing
2. Secondary backing
When sealing seams, to evenly distribute a latex or acrylic sealer on a carpet's cut edge, what should
technicians use? - ANSWER their thumb and finger
When seaming or sectioning a carpet, technicians should seal each cut edge with acrylic, latex or
thermoplastic adhesive on what styles of carpet? - ANSWER on all stretch-in carpet
What is the recommended seam groomer to use immediately following hot-melt seaming? - ANSWER A
smooth or paddle roller
When using a knee kicker and carpet awl to lift carpet off tack strip (gripper), the direction of lift should
be what? - ANSWER angled towards the wall then upwards
To prevent delamination while disengaging wet carpet from tack strip (gripper), technicians should use
what? - ANSWER A knee kicker working around the entire perimeter
, Chalk used in chalk line tools should be what color? - ANSWER White
When cutting carpet for seaming or sectioning, normally technicians should be careful not cut what? -
ANSWER Pile yarns
What seaming tool does not make contact with thermoplastic adhesive on carpet seaming tape? -
ANSWER radio frequency seaming unit
A power stretcher handle should be used with a pumping motion to give carpet time to do what? -
ANSWER relax
What item should be placed between any wall and the butt end of a power stretcher? - ANSWER
stretcher board (padded 2-4 inch by 4 foot board)
When can a knee kicker or mini-restretcher be used? - ANSWER reattach a carpet corner to a tackstrip
Identify a tool used to follow up hot-melt seaming to remove excess heat almost instantaneously. -
ANSWER vacuum cooling tool
What is the time it takes for a hot-melt adhesive to harden or become firm after a repair? - ANSWER set
up time
The two major purposes of tack strip (gripper) are to hold stretched carpet and what else? - ANSWER
protect the carpet edge
What is the major difference between standard and architectural tack strip (gripper)? - ANSWER added
width and extra row of pins
When carpet meets clamp-down transition moldings, what should be done with the edges? - ANSWER
tuck them tightly into molding
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