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| A minimum service of _______ is required for a single residential dwelling unit |
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| It is acceptable for a service panel to be located inside a clothes closet |
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| The first point of disconnect for the conductors from the utility company is called _______ or main panel |
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| If the service or feeder rating in amps is 200, then the aluminum AWG size should be _______. |
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| An ungrounded conductor is commonly referred to as the ______ conductor. |
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| All 15-and 20-amp 120-volt circuits for dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, sun rooms, closets, hallways, and similar areas in a home must be ______ protected. |
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| A main breaker is not required for a subpanel if over-current protection is provided for the feeder conductors. |
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| A grounded conductor is commonly referred to as the _______ conductor. |
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| For roof slopes from 2:12 to 4:12, two layers of underlayment may be applied. |
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| In homes located in areas having a history of ice forming along the eaves, an ice barrier consisting of at least three layers of underlayment cemented together is required. |
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| Glazing in storm doors is considered a hazardous location. |
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| Glass in bi-fold closet doors is considered a hazardous location. |
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| Glass block is considered ________. |
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| Glazing in railings is considered a hazardous location |
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| The door between an attached garage and a dwelling unit should be of solid wood not less than _____ inches thick. |
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| There should be at least _____ inch gypsum (dry) board applied on the garage side to separate the garage from the residence and its attic space. |
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| Garages located below a habitable room shall be separated by at least 5/8 inch _________ gypsum board or equivalent. |
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| The sill height of an emergency escape and rescue opening should be no higher than ____ inches above the floor |
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| The ____________ and every sleeping room should have at least one operable emergency escape and rescue opening that opens directly into a public street, public alley, yard or court. |
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| A window well should have horizontal area of at least ___ square feet, with a minimum horizontal projection and width of 36 inches. |
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| The sill height of an emergency escape and rescue opening should be no higher than ____ inches above the floor |
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| Proper ___________ of a building site is important for preventing wet basements, damp crawlspaces, erosion, and possible failure of the foundation. |
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| The ground surface around a building's perimeter should slope a minimum of a ____ inches within the first ____ feet. |
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| To prevent walls and floors from shifting under lateral loads, anchor bolts or _______ attached to the foundation are required. |
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| Foundation anchor bolts should extend at least ____ inches into masonry or concrete |
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| In a solid wood floor joist, a bored hole should be at least ____ inches from the top or bottom edge. |
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| Notches in solid lumber joists, rafters and beams should no longer than _____ the depth of the member. |
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| Masonry chimneys should extend at least ___ feet higher than any portion of a building within 10 horizontal feet. |
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| The upper edge of a masonry chimney cleanout should be at least _____ inches below the lowest inlet opening. |
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| The opening to an attic square that has any mechanical equipment located in it should |
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| The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct should be no longer than ____ feet from the dryers's location to the wall or roof termination. |
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| A _______ is not permitted on the exhaust vent of a clothes dryer. |
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| A ________ can serve as an indirect waste receptor. |
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| Any appliance used for heating water or storing hot water must be protected by a _______ valve. |
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| A device for controlling pressure should be installed in a system that has a ________ appliance and a backflow-prevention device or check valve. |
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| A _________ is not permitted on the exhaust vent of a clothes dryer |
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| is a not permitted on the exhaust vent of a clothes dryer |
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| An open vent pipe that passes through a roof should extend at least ____ inches above the roof. |
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| A _______ can serve as an indirect waste-receptor. |
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| A ______ prevents sewer gases from emanating from the drainage system. |
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| The only type of fixture trap permitted is an _______-trap |
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| _______ clearance is required from windows that do not open. |
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| If particleboard is used as wall sheathing, the grade mark with Type _____ or _____ should be stamped on it. |
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| The TPR valve should be located in the upper 6 inches of the hot water tank, where the ________ water is located. |
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| ________ valves are permitted to vent fixtures installed at island structures in kitchens.s |
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| ________ valves are pressure-activated. |
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| In high-wind installations, each composition roof shingle should be held by at least _______ nails or staples |
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| If a building is located in a hurricane-prone area, the first course of shingles should be sealed to the __________ with roof cement. |
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| If a building is located within 3,000 feet of saltwater, the roofing nails should be _____________ or stainless steel. |
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| All FVIR water tanks have components in common, including the ______________ |
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| Electromotive force is measured in _______. |
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| branch circuit conductors |
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| Wires to outlets are called ___________. |
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| The correct name for a live wire is called ____________. |
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| Ohms are measurement of ___________. |
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| An electrical panel cover is more properly called the __________. |
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| Aluminum branch-circuit conductors should be sized _______ sizes larger than copper. |
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| Most residential home services are _______. |
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| Tree-limbs should be trimmed back _______ feet away from the service drop. |
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| A service entrance with four connected conductors is a ________ supply. |
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| 2/0 copper or 4/o aluminum |
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| Minimum service entrance cable size for a 200-amp supply? |
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| transmit weight from the house to the soil |
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| The function of a footing is to _______ |
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| cracking of the foundation walls |
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| The most common symptom of footing failure is __________. |
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| frost penetration to the soil below the footing |
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| An important consideration often overlooked when installing a basement stairwell is ____________. |
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| In slab-on-grade construction, the top of the foundation should be ____ inches above grade in order to protect the exterior wall structure and finish from moisture. |
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| The minimum end-bearing for beams is _____ inches. |
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| Posts in basements must bear on _____________. |
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| A solid masonry wall can be visually identified by its __________. |
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| double top plate and a single sole plate |
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| A load-bearing stud wall has a ____________. |
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