Electrical Inspection

How do the standards describe the inspection of a home's electrical system?

• as a local code inspection

•   as an exhaustive technical inspection

•   as an NEC code inspection

•   as a visual inspection

Which of the following actions is not a requirement regarding branch circuit wiring?

•   required to dismantle connections at junction boxes

•   required to observe branch circuit conductors

•   required to observe compatibility of branch circuit wiring and its fuses or breakers

•   required to report solid conductor aluminum branch circuit wiring

Electrical installations for homes and commercial buildings are governed by what standards?

•   Code Check Complete (CCC)

•   Fire Prevention Conventions of America (FPCA)

•   National Electrical Code (NEC)

•   National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

An electrical inspection includes all of the following EXCEPT _____.

•   all wiring behind the walls

•   branch circuit wiring

•   junction boxes, receptacles, switches, and fixtures

•   main panels and subpanels

Although an emergency or backup generator is not part of an inspection, an inspector must still evaluate the _____.

•   connections

• generator

• subpanel

•   transfer switch

Which of the following does not have to be inspected during the electrical inspection?

• branch circuit wiring

• exterior fixtures and receptacles

• low voltage systems

• polarity and grounding of receptacles

All of the following are to be reviewed in an electrical inspection EXCEPT _____.

•   solar photovoltaic panels

•   the masthead

•   the meter socket

•   the outside conduit or cable running to the meter

A material with a high resistance would be a _____.

• good conductor

• good insulator

• good neutral wire

• good transformer

The electrical pressure that pushes through the wires is known as the _____.

• amperage

• ohm

• resistance

• voltage

Resistance to the flow of electricity is measured in _____.

• frequencies

• kilowatts

• ohms

• watts