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  1. Under the IRC, smoke alarms are required in which of the following locations?

    Answer: In each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on each story

    IRC R314.3 requires alarms in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on each additional story.

  2. Carbon monoxide alarms are required in a new dwelling under the IRC when which condition exists?

    Answer: The home has fuel-fired appliances or an attached garage

    IRC R315.2.1 requires CO alarms where fuel-fired appliances or an attached garage with an opening into the dwelling exist.

  3. Which type of protection does the NEC require for 120-volt, 15- and 20-amp branch circuits supplying outlets in dwelling bedrooms?

    Answer: AFCI protection

    NEC 210.12 requires arc-fault circuit-interrupter protection for bedroom branch circuits.

  4. A water heater temperature and pressure relief valve discharge pipe must terminate no more than how far above the floor or waste receptor?

    Answer: 6 inches

    IPC 504.6 and IRC P2804.6.1 require termination not more than 6 inches above the floor or receptor.

  5. Which door is NOT acceptable under the IRC between a dwelling and an attached garage?

    Answer: Hollow-core wood door 1-3/8 inches thick

    IRC R302.5.1 allows solid wood, solid or honeycomb-core steel, or 20-minute rated doors, but not hollow-core wood.

  6. What is the minimum gypsum board required on the garage side to separate an attached garage from the dwelling when no habitable rooms are above the garage?

    Answer: 1/2-inch gypsum board

    IRC Table R302.6 requires at least 1/2-inch gypsum board on the garage side.

  7. Absent manufacturer instructions, what is the maximum developed length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct under the IRC?

    Answer: 35 feet

    IRC M1502.4.6.1 limits the duct to 35 feet, reduced for each fitting.