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The WA-HI exam has 24 questions and runs 1 hours.
An attached deck has a 4-1/2-inch opening between the vertical balusters of its level guard. The corresponding opening in the stair guard is 4-1/8 inches. Both guards are secure, and no other defects are observed. Applying Washington's guard-spacing thresholds, what should the inspector report?
Correct answer: C - Excessive spacing at the level guard, but not at the stair guard.
Before submitting an offer, a buyer asks a Washington home inspector for a short, verbal consultation limited to visible roof and foundation conditions. The buyer and seller have not reached a written purchase agreement. The buyer says, 'Since there will be no written report, we can skip the contract.' How may the inspector accept this assignment?
Correct answer: A - Use a signed preinspection agreement describing the limited scope, then provide the verbal consultation.
A service panel is readily accessible, its deadfront can be removed safely, and there is no observed condition making removal hazardous. The inspector proposes leaving the cover in place because a standard home inspection is noninvasive. Which procedure meets Washington's electrical inspection requirement?
Correct answer: D - Remove the deadfront for visual inspection of the conductors and overcurrent protection.
A licensing applicant has completed the approved 120-hour course and six complete, supervised home inspections. The supervisor has been licensed for six years and has reviewed and certified the applicant's reports. A 49-hour training log includes six hours of travel, two hours of meals, and five hours of report writing; the remaining time is on-site instruction. All training is recent enough to qualify. What does this log establish about the field-hour requirement?
Correct answer: B - Four more qualifying hours are needed: 36 of the logged hours count.
Before starting a gas furnace, an inspector sees that its vent connector is completely separated from the chimney connection. The furnace is off. The seller asks for one heating cycle to demonstrate that it works. What is the appropriate response to that request?
Correct answer: A - Leave the furnace off and report the disconnected vent for qualified evaluation.
At a representative hot-water outlet, the kitchen faucet, an inspector's thermometer stabilizes at 50°C. The water heater's thermostat dial indicates 60°C. Temperatures at the other representative outlets have already been documented. Which entry correctly records the kitchen measurement for a Washington inspection report?
Correct answer: C - Kitchen faucet: 122°F; measured outlet temperature.
A crawlspace has a clear 22-by-28-inch access opening, 21 inches of clearance beneath the floor joists, and 14 inches beneath the girders. It is dry, unobstructed, and safe to enter and move through without damaging insulation. After looking through the opening, the inspector has put only their head and shoulders inside. What remains necessary to complete the required structural inspection?
Correct answer: B - Physically enter and traverse the accessible crawlspace to inspect the visible components.
Eight months after completing a home inspection and issuing the report that same day, an inspector is asked to help the client address the reported defects. Which proposed service falls within the statutory exception to Washington's one-year restriction on other work at the inspected home?
Correct answer: D - Provide home-inspection-related consultation on contractors' proposals for the reported defects.
On a cold, rainy morning, an inspector observes new droplets forming on attic roof sheathing while a bathroom exhaust fan is running. Its visible duct terminates inside the attic and releases warm, humid air; no liquid water is escaping from the duct. Which explanation most directly accounts for the moisture appearing during fan operation?
Correct answer: B - Water vapor carried by the exhaust is condensing on the colder roof sheathing.
A three-slot bathroom receptacle produces an 'open ground' indication on a plug-in tester. Pressing the built-in TEST button on an upstream GFCI de-energizes that receptacle. The client believes the successful GFCI test disproves the open-ground indication. Which interpretation should the inspector give?
Correct answer: A - The GFCI operated, but that does not establish an equipment-grounding path at the receptacle.
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