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Inspection Techniques & Procedures Flashcards

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  1. An inspector is called to inspect a high-bay warehouse lighting installation using high-intensity discharge (HID) luminaires. What clearance issue should the inspector specifically verify?

    Answer: That minimum clearance from combustible storage is maintained per the luminaire listing

    HID luminaires generate significant heat, and the luminaire listing specifies minimum clearances from combustible materials that must be maintained to prevent fire hazard.

  2. During a final inspection of a tenant improvement in a commercial building, the inspector finds that the contractor has not provided arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) protection for bedroom branch circuits. The building was originally constructed in 2002. The inspector should:

    Answer: Require AFCI protection per the currently adopted code edition for newly installed circuits

    New electrical work—including new circuits in existing buildings—must comply with the currently adopted code edition, which requires AFCI protection for bedroom branch circuits.

  3. What is the purpose of a witness test during an electrical inspection of a large commercial project?

    Answer: To allow the contractor to demonstrate that equipment operates correctly under the inspector's observation

    A witness test is a functional demonstration performed by the contractor in the presence of the inspector to verify that systems operate as designed and per code requirements.

  4. An inspector finds that a 200-amp service panel has been installed in a clothes closet of a dwelling unit. The correct action is:

    Answer: Reject the installation; panelboards are not permitted in clothes closets

    NEC 240.24(D) prohibits overcurrent devices (and thus panelboards) from being installed in the vicinity of easily ignitible material such as clothes closets.

  5. When inspecting conduit fill for a 1-inch EMT conduit containing three current-carrying conductors of the same size, the inspector uses NEC Chapter 9. What is the maximum allowable fill percentage?

    Answer: 31%

    NEC Chapter 9, Table 1 limits conduit fill to 40% for two conductors and 31% for three or more conductors of any single conduit.

  6. An inspector is verifying that receptacle outlets in a newly constructed dwelling meet NEC spacing requirements in a living room. Which statement is correct?

    Answer: No point along any wall space shall be more than 6 feet from a receptacle outlet

    NEC 210.52(A) requires receptacle outlets in living areas so that no point along the floor line is more than 6 feet from an outlet, measured along the wall.

  7. During a final inspection, the inspector notices that the grounding electrode conductor (GEC) running from the service to the ground rod is spliced with a wire nut inside an open knockout. The inspector should:

    Answer: Reject it; the GEC shall not be spliced except by irreversible compression connectors or exothermic welding

    NEC 250.64(C) prohibits splicing of the GEC except through listed irreversible compression-type connectors or exothermic welding; wire nuts are not permitted.