NHIE Heating practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Gas, oil and electric furnaces, boilers and heat pumps, combustion by-products and carbon monoxide, burners and heat exchangers, distribution, and vent systems. Heating Systems is 5% of the National Home Inspector Exam, about 9 of the 175 scored questions.

Line drawing of a gas furnace with a vent connector sloping up to a chimney, a supply plenum on top and a return duct with a filter slot

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the EBPHI National Home Inspector Examination content outline (© 2023), not EBPHI exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI) or PSI. National Home Inspector Examination and NHIE are registered marks of EBPHI.