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What is the best way for steel girders (I-beams) in basement concrete wall pockets to be installed?

• Lay on tar paper
• 1/2" gap on three sides
• Lay on poly sheeting
• Lay on wood shims - ---Answers----b. 1/2" gap on three

sides

How are hurricane ties attached at the roof structure?

• Joist to rafter
• Inside edge of top plate to rafter
• Outside edge of top plate
• Stud to top plate - ---Answers----b. Inside edge of top plate

to rafter

CDX is what type material?

• Exterior grade plywood
• Interior grade plywood
• Paint grade plywood
• Oriented strand board - ---Answers----a. Exterior grade

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Step cracks in a masonry wall at the top corner of a window angled up and away are caused by?

• Rusted lintel
• Settled header
• Rusted hurricane ties
• Poor window installation - ---Answers----a. Rusted lintel

A standard air conditioning system can easily be converted to a heat pump by the addition of a few key components.

• True
• False - ---Answers----b. False

An accumulator prevents what from entering the compressor?

• Water
• Liquid refrigerant
• Oil
• Gaseous refrigerant - ---Answers----b. Liquid refrigerant

In a heat pump during the cooling cycle, which coil acts as the evaporator? In the heating cycle, which coil acts as the evaporator?

• Indoor/Outdoor 2 / 4

• Outdoor/Indoor
• Indoor/Indoor
• Outdoor/Outdoor - ---Answers----a. Indoor/Outdoor

The ___ _____directs hot refrigerant to the indoor coil in the _____cycle in a heat pump.

• Multi-cycle valve - heating
• Reversing valve - cooling
• Reversing valve - heating - ---Answers----c. Reversing

valve - heating

Under certain operating conditions, _____ will form on the outdoor coil. This can cause a/an ____ in efficiency.

• Moss - increase
• Frost - decrease
• Frost - increase
• Mold - decrease - ---Answers----b. Frost - decrease

The defrost cycle is initiated by ____ and ____.

• Homeowner and temperature
• Time and temperature
• Time and humidity
• Temperature and humidity - ---Answers----b. Time and

temperature

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The most common cause of insufficient airflow in an A/C system is?

• Dirty coil
• Dirty filter
• Oversized ducts
• Both a and b - ---Answers----d. Both a and b

Ductwork should be ____ enough to handle the volume of air needed for correct A/C operation.

• Large
• Small
• Square
• Round - ---Answers----a. Large

In heavy snowfall areas, it is good practice to mount the heat pump's outdoor unit on a/an _____ to prevent snow from blocking the coil.

• Wood platform
• Concrete platform
• Elevated platform
• Plastic platform - ---Answers----c. Elevated platform

Why are heat pumps labeled not to be operated unless power is on for a minimum of

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