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The ________ and _________ breaker panels are known to be major electrical fire hazards and have
been recalled. - ✔✔✔ - FPE Stab-lok and Zinsco
The service drop cable running over a 4:12 or greater pitch roof has to be ____ over the ridge. -
✔✔✔ - 3'
If you have a 8 gauge stranded aluminum cable running to a 40 amp breaker that goes to an
electric stove and a 10 gauge single strand copper cable running to a 40 amp breaker that goes
to the condenser unit, which one is wrong and how would you fix it? - ✔✔✔ - The aluminum
wire is too small for the breaker, it requires a 6 gauge wire
In the sub panel the grounding bus bar has been bonded to the neutral bus bar, this action is
called what? - ✔✔✔ - Parallel Paths
Indoor staircases are required to have a three-way switch at the top and bottom if they have __
or more risers. - ✔✔✔ - 6
In a complete circuit the ___ wire carries the current with no energy back to the source. - ✔✔✔
- Neutral
Every Home must have at least __ plumbing Vents extending through the roof by at least __
inches. - ✔✔✔ - 1 and 6 inches
Minimum size for the bathroom drain fixtures? - ✔✔✔ - 1 ¼ in
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,North Carolina
Must have a union fitting on all pipes within __ feet of the water heater? - ✔✔✔ - 5 ft
What does the R-Value mean in attic Insulation? - ✔✔✔ - Resistant
Electric Safety eye sensor should be __ Inches from floor? - ✔✔✔ - 3 - 6"
With a vapor Barrier there should be __ Sqft per __ of attic Space? - ✔✔✔ - 1 sq ft per 300 Sq ft
What should a steam boil have to prevent cross connections? - ✔✔✔ - BFP: back flow
preventer
_______ are any material which allow its electrons to move through the material. - ✔✔✔ -
Conductors
A complete circuit must include a ______. - ✔✔✔ - Load
The amount of energy is known as _____. - ✔✔✔ - Amps
The pressure behind electrical current is _____. - ✔✔✔ - Volts
The resistance to current flow is known as ______. - ✔✔✔ - Ohms
Higher Amp circuits need thicker wire gage because more amps generate more _____. - ✔✔✔ -
Heat
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The rate of work or power is known as _____ . - ✔✔✔ - Watts
Doubling the ____ quadruples the amount of ____ generated. - ✔✔✔ - Current / heat
Service ____ are overhead from a utility pole and service ____ are underground from a utility
trench. - ✔✔✔ - Drops / Laterals
The neutral wire has the same _____ as the black/hot wire but does not have the ____ to shock
you. - ✔✔✔ - Amps / Energy
How many wires in a Three Phase service drop cable? - ✔✔✔ - 4, (3) 120 volts and (1) neutral
A Mansard style of roof is most likely to have leaks where? - ✔✔✔ - The eyebrows
You are inspecting a 25 year old roof that has cedar shakes, the full length of the shake is 24",
how much of the cedar shake can be exposed? - ✔✔✔ - 8" / ⅓ of the shingle
_____ is a moisture protection barrier that is installed on top of the roof sheathing prior to
installing shingles. - ✔✔✔ - Underlayment
You are inspecting a home in December that has architectural shingles and notice ice damming
around the eaves and gutters of the roof, what are two things that could cause this? - ✔✔✔ -
Lack of ventilation and Lack of Insulation in the attic
______ flashing is always interwoven with each course of roof material, starting at the eaves
(bottom roof edge) and working up. - ✔✔✔ - Step Flashing
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