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1. During the inspection process, restorers shall make a
reasonable effort to
(A) remove the excess water
(B) check for moisture in walls
(C) identify and address potential safety hazards
(D) eliminate possible furniture staining and damage
(C) identify and
address potential
safety hazards
2. A significant amount of water absorption and evap-
oration load where wet porous materials represent
~5% to ~40% of combined ceiling, walls, and flooring
surface areas and where low evaporation materials
and assemblies are minimally wet is
(A) class 1
(B) class 2
(C) class 3
(D) class 4
(B) class 2
3. Multiple extractions of salvageable materials, espe-
cially porous material (carpet, cushion), often are re-
quired to
(A) eliminate potential microbial growth
(B) decrease drying time
(C) eliminate the need for antimicrobial (biocide) ap-
plication
(D) increase the need for additional dehumidification
4. To enhance drying, restorers should manage both
ambient temperature and.
(A) surface temperatures of affected materials
(B)outside temperatures of building envelopes
(C) dehumidifier process output temperatures
(D) output temperatures of the airmovers
(A) surface tem-
perature of affect-
ed materials
5. Water damage restoration services should not begin
until after the
(A) damage survey has been submitted
(B) restorer has entered into an adequately written
contract
(B) restorer has
entered into an
adequately written
contract
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1. During the inspection process, restorers shall make a
reasonable effort to
(A) remove the excess water
(B) check for moisture in walls
(C) identify and address potential safety hazards
(D) eliminate possible furniture staining and damage
(C) identify and
address potential
safety hazards
2. A significant amount of water absorption and evap-
oration load where wet porous materials represent
~5% to ~40% of combined ceiling, walls, and flooring
surface areas and where low evaporation materials
and assemblies are minimally wet is
(A) class 1
(B) class 2
(C) class 3
(D) class 4
(B) class 2
3. Multiple extractions of salvageable materials, espe-
cially porous material (carpet, cushion), often are re-
quired to
(A) eliminate potential microbial growth
(B) decrease drying time
(C) eliminate the need for antimicrobial (biocide) ap-
plication
(D) increase the need for additional dehumidification
4. To enhance drying, restorers should manage both
ambient temperature and.
(A) surface temperatures of affected materials
(B)outside temperatures of building envelopes
(C) dehumidifier process output temperatures
(D) output temperatures of the airmovers
(A) surface tem-
perature of affect-
ed materials
5. Water damage restoration services should not begin
until after the
(A) damage survey has been submitted
(B) restorer has entered into an adequately written
contract
(B) restorer has
entered into an
adequately written
contract
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PDW Test
(C) insurance adjuster authorizes the work
(D) insurance policy has been reviewed and explained
6. Two tools that should be used properly disengage
most stretched-in carpet are
(A) pliers and staple remover
(B) power stretcher and knee kicker
(C) knee kicker and carpet awl.
(D) base molding lifter and carpet awl
(C) knee kicker
and carpet awl
7. When inspecting a water-damaged structure, restor-
ers should inspect
(A) with thermal imaging camera to show definite ar-
eas of water
(B) only where water is visible
(C) only rooms that customer or adjuster says were
affected
(D) all potentially affected areas
(D) all potentially
affected areas
8. Buckled or damaged particle board should
(A) be dried to a pre-loss condition using desiccant
dehumidifiers
(B) be removed and replaced with new material
(C) be dried from underneath the subfloor
(D) return to its original size after it dries to pre-loss
moisture content
(B) be removed
and replaced with
new material
9. Upon entering a building, professional moisture de-
tection equipment should be used to evaluate and
document
(A) inside psychometric readings only
(B) manometer readings for the purpose of drying
(C) thermographic readings and picture from a ther-
mal imaging camera
(D) applicable psychrometric conditions and moisture
content or level readings
(D) applicable psy-
chrometric condi-
tions and mois-
ture content or lev-
el readings
10. When wet, a structural material that loses most of its
structural integrity, but regains its strength when dry
is
(A) concrete
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(C) insurance adjuster authorizes the work
(D) insurance policy has been reviewed and explained
6. Two tools that should be used properly disengage
most stretched-in carpet are
(A) pliers and staple remover
(B) power stretcher and knee kicker
(C) knee kicker and carpet awl.
(D) base molding lifter and carpet awl
(C) knee kicker
and carpet awl
7. When inspecting a water-damaged structure, restor-
ers should inspect
(A) with thermal imaging camera to show definite ar-
eas of water
(B) only where water is visible
(C) only rooms that customer or adjuster says were
affected
(D) all potentially affected areas
(D) all potentially
affected areas
8. Buckled or damaged particle board should
(A) be dried to a pre-loss condition using desiccant
dehumidifiers
(B) be removed and replaced with new material
(C) be dried from underneath the subfloor
(D) return to its original size after it dries to pre-loss
moisture content
(B) be removed
and replaced with
new material
9. Upon entering a building, professional moisture de-
tection equipment should be used to evaluate and
document
(A) inside psychometric readings only
(B) manometer readings for the purpose of drying
(C) thermographic readings and picture from a ther-
mal imaging camera
(D) applicable psychrometric conditions and moisture
content or level readings
(D) applicable psy-
chrometric condi-
tions and mois-
ture content or lev-
el readings
10. When wet, a structural material that loses most of its
structural integrity, but regains its strength when dry
is
(A) concrete
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