interNACHI How to Inspect HVAC Systems High -efficiency condensing HVAC systems produce excessive _______________. - ✔✔condensate T/F: A moisture meter comes in both invasive and non -invasive models. - ✔✔true A home inspection is a non -invasive, _____________ examination of a residential property. - ✔✔visual A home inspector is required to ______________ the energy source. - ✔✔describe A home inspector is required to describe the heating ____________. - ✔✔method _______________ is an effective means of inspecting for water leaks and moisture problems. - ✔✔Thermography Condensate lines or sweating suction lines can ______ onto bui lding materials. - ✔✔leak A(n) ____________ can be used to tell the difference between aluminum pipes and steel pipes. - ✔✔magnet ____________ is one of the main concerns when inspecting the HVAC system. - ✔✔Water (or moisture) A home that has a fuel -fired heating system requires _________________. - ✔✔venting of its combustion gases and byproducts to the outside ___________ can be used to check for wood rot and damage caused by a leak from a condensing unit. - ✔✔An awl or probe Heat moves from the ___ _____ body, and the ________ body absorbs it. - ✔✔warmer, colder Heat can move from one body to another by _________. - ✔✔radiation Forced -air furnaces function primarily by ________. - ✔✔convection Heat is transferred _____________. - ✔✔in direct rays Heat transferred through electromagnetic waves happens via __________. - ✔✔radiation Radiation is the transfer of heat energy _________________. - ✔✔by electromagnetic waves Heat transferred within a gas or liquid happens via __________. - ✔✔convection You may be able to describe a heating system by its _____________. - ✔✔heat-conveying medium T/F: Steam is considered a heat -conveying medium. - ✔✔True "________" describes a type of heating system. - ✔✔Hydronic Electricity may be considered a fuel, bu t it can also be _____________. - ✔✔the heat -conveying medium If the heating system is a high -efficiency, gas -fired furnace, then the heat -conveying medium is _____. - ✔✔air _____________ is what carries the heat from the source to the enclosure being he ated. - ✔✔The heat-conveying medium The ___________ of the heating system can be cited to distinguish one heating system from another. - ✔✔efficiency and capacity
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