IICRC S500 Water Mitigation Questions

With Correct Answers

The chomeowner c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cresponsible cto ctake cthe cnecessary csteps
cto cpreserve cand cprotect ctheir cproperty cfrom cfurther cdamage

Four cprinciples cof cwater cdamage crestoration: c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Provide cfor

chealth cand csafety cof cworkers cand coccupants; cDocument ceverything; cMitigate, cand
cDry

Four cprinciples cof cdrying c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Extract, cEvaporate, cdehumidify,

ccontrol ctemp

Extraction c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cremoving cexcess cwater cand cis cthe cfirst cstep cin
cmitigation

Evaporation c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cachieved cby cusing cenergy c(heat) cto ctransform
cwater ctrapped cin cporous cmaterials cinto ca cvapor, cthereby creleasing cthe cmoisture
cfrom cthe cmaterials.

Dehumidification c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the cprocess cof cremoving cwater cvapor cfrom

cthe cair.

Rate cof cDehumidification c- ccorrect canswers✔✔must cbe cat cleast cequal cto cthe crate
cof cevaporation.

True cor cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Elevated cvapor cpressure cin ca croom cCan ccause
csecondary cdamage cto chygroscopic cmaterials

True cor cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The ccontrol cof ctemperature cis cimportant cto
cenhance cboth cevaporation cand cdehumidification cfor ceffective cdrying

True cor cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔When ctemperature cincreases cevaporation cof

cabsorbed cwater cincreases cand cwater cvapor csuspended cin cair calso cincreases.

Classification cof cWater cIntrusion c- ccorrect canswers✔✔described cas cClass c1, c2, c3,
cor c4. cMust cbe cdetermined cto ccalculate cthe camount cof cdehumidification crequired cin
cdrying cprocess, cbased con cthe camount cof cwet csurface carea, cpermeance/porosity cof
cmaterials cin cdrying carea.
Class c1 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cthe cleast camount cof cwater cabsorption cand
cevaporation cload, caffecting cless c5% cof cporous cmaterials cwith cminimal cabsorption
cinto clow cevaporation cmaterials.

Class c2 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔has ca csignificant camount cof cwater cabsorption cand

cevaporation cload, caffection c5-40% cporous cmaterials, cwith cminimal cabsorption cinto
clow cevaporated cmaterials

Class c3 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔has cthe cgreatest camount cof cwater cabsorption cand
cevaporation cload, caffecting cmore cthan c40% cporous cmaterials cand cminimal
cabsorption cinto clow cevaporated cmaterials

Class c4 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔has cdeeply cheld cor cbound cwater, cand csignificant
cabsorption cinto clow cevaporation cmaterials.

Determine cthe cClass cof cwater cfor ca c20' cx c20' cx c8 c' croom, cwith can centirely cwet
cfloor.. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Affected carea/Total cSF c= c% caffected
400/1440 c= c.27777 cx c100 c= c28% c
28% c= cClass c2

Determine cthe cClass cof cWater cfor ca c20' cx c20' cx c8' croom, cwith conly chalf cthe cfloor
caffected cand carriving cwithin c24 chours cof closs. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Affected
carea/total csf c= c% caffected
200/1440 c= c.13888 cx c100 c= c14%
14% c= cClass c2

Determine cClass cof cwater cfor ca c20' cx c20' cx c8' croom, cwith centirely cwet cplywood
csubfloor carriving c48 chours cafter closs c- ccorrect canswers✔✔affected carea/total csf c= c
% caffected
Class c4 cdue cto cdeeply cbound cwater csitting cfor clong ctime

Categories cof cWater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔there care cfour ccategories c- cdetermined

cby crange cof ccontamination cof cthe csource cand cquality cof cwater

Category c1 cwater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Water coriginating cfrom csanitary cwater

csource, cwith cno cdeterioration, cdoes cnot cpose crisk cto cskin cor cif cingested

Category c2 cWater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Water ccontaining csignificant ccontamination

cfrom cmaterials, cunsafe clevels cof cmicroorganisms, ccauses cdiscomfort cor csickness.

Category c3 cWater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Water cgrossly ccontaminated cwith

cpathogens, ctoxins, cbacteria, ccauses csickness

Regulated cor cHazardous cMaterial cand cMold c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the clast ccategory
cof cwater, cwithout cnumber cdesignation, crequiring ca cspecialized cenvironmental
cexpert c(EIP) cto cassist cwhere cgovernment cregulations capply.
The cANSI/IICRC cS500 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Is cthe cstandard cof ccare cfor cthe cwater
cdamage crestoration cindustry, cproviding cfoundation cfor cbasic cprinciples cof cproper
crestoration cpractices.

When cthe cANSI/IICRC cS500 cuses cthe cword c"Shall" cit cmeans c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔it cis csomething cmandatory cdue cto claws/regulations

When cthe cANSI/IICRC cS500 cuses cthe cword c"Should" cit cmeans c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔it cis csomething cthat cis cmandatory cbut cnot cdue cto claws

When cthe cANSI/IICRC cS500 cuses cthe cword c"Recommended" cit cmeans c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔it cis csomething cthat cis cadvised cor csuggested cto cdo

Psychrometry c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the cstudy cof cthe crelationship cbetween cair,

chumidity, ctemperature cand ctheir ceffects con cvarious cmaterials

True cor cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A chygroscopic cmaterial cwill ccontinue cto cabsorb
cwater cor cwater cvapor cuntil cit creaches cequilibrium cwith cthe csurrounding
cenvironment

Hot cgoes cto ccold, chigh cgoes cto clow, cwet cgoes cto cdry crefer cto cwhat c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Equilibrium

Some cmolds cto cprotect cthemselves, cproduce cwhat c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Mycotoxins

When cmold cis cdiscovered, cair cmovers.... c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Should cNOT cbe
cused cat call

When ca cpre-existing ccondition cis cfound cduring cinspection cof cwater closs cwhat
cshould ctechs cdo... c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Document cand cnotify call cinterested cparties

How cshould cyou cdispose cof cWaste cwater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔In ca csanitary csewer
csystem

What cis cthe cbest cmethod cto ccontain cmigrating cwater c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Extraction

What cis cthe ctool cof cchoice cfor cextracting cwater cfrom cglued cdown ccarpet c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Light cWand

An cexample cof ca cStationary ctool cis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Water cClaw

Thorough cextractions cdecreases cwhat c- ccorrect canswers✔✔drying ctime

The ceasiest cextractions cwould coccur con cwhat ckind cof cmaterial c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔24 coz ccarpet cover c4 clb cpad

What cis cthe cbest cway cto ccheck cthe cefficiency cof cextraction c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Pull cback ccarpet cand csqueeze cthe cpad

The cprocess cof cremoving cmoisture cfrom cthe cair cis ccalled c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Dehumidification

Refrigerant cdehus cwork cunder cthe cprinciple cof cwhat c- ccorrect

canswers✔✔Condensation

Refrigerant cdehus cwork cbest cbetween cwhat ctemperature c- ccorrect canswers✔✔70-

90 cdegrees

The cmost ceffective crange cof ctemp cand chumidity cfor ca cconventional crefrigerant cis c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔70 cdegrees cand c70% cRH

Conventional crefrigerants ccan clower cthe chumidity cratio cto cwhat cggp c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔55 cgpp

Low cgrain crefrigerants ccan clower cthe chumidity cratio cto cwhat cgpp c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔34 cgpp

Desiccant cdehus cwork coff cof cwhat cprinciple c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Adsorption

Which cdehu cworks cthe cbest cin cwarm cconditions cwith chigh chumidity c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Refrigerant

Which cdehu ccreates cthe clowest cvapor cpressure c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Desiccant

Association cof cHome cAppliance cManufacturers c(AHAM) crating cfor cdehus cis c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔80 cdegrees c/60 cRH

Calculate cthe cCF c(cubic cft) cof ca croom cthat cmeasures c30' cW cx c40'L cx c12'H c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔14000 cCF

Calculate chow cmany clow cgrain crefrigerants cremoving c124 cppd cwill cbe cneeded cfor
ca chome cthat cis cflooded cfrom ca cbroken csupply cline cwater cis cwicking cup cwalls cto
c12:, cthe chome cis c1300 ctotal cSF, cwith c8' cceilings, con ca cClass c2 closs. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔2 clow cgrain crefrigerants

Calculate chow cmany cdesiccant cdehus cwhich cprocess c385 ccfm cwill cbe cneeded cfor
ca chome cthat cis cflooded cfrom ca cbroken csupply cline cwater cis cwicking cup cwalls cto
c12:, cthe chome cis c1300 ctotal cSF, cwith c8' cceilings, con ca cClass c2 closs. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔1 cdesiccant cdehu
Calculate chow cmany cgallons cof cwater cin ca cbasement cthat cis c15' cW cx c15'L cx c10'
cH cwith c2' c3" cof cstanding cwater. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔3787 cgallons

What cis cthe cpurpose cof can cair cfiltering cdevice c- ccorrect canswers✔✔to cremove
cairborne cparticles cfrom cthe cair

What cmust cbe cdone cprior cto capplying ca cbiocide c- ccorrect canswers✔✔vacate call
coccupants cand canimals

What cchemical ccan cdestroy call cforms cof clife c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Sterilizers

What cdoes cthe cmoisture csensor cprobe cdetermine c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The

cperimeter cof cthe cwater cdamage

What cis ca cthermo-hygrometer cused cto cdetermine c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the crelative

chumidity cand ctemperature cof cthe cair

What ccan can cinfrared ccamera cdetect c- ccorrect canswers✔✔temperature cdifferential

What ccan coccur cwhen cMoisture cContent cis cbetween c20% c- c30 c% c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Moisture ccan csupport cwood cdecaying cfungi caka cdry-rot

What ccan coccur cwhen cMoisture cContent cis cbetween c16% c- c20 c% c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Moisture ccan csupport csurface cfungi: cpenicillium cAspergillus

What ccan coccur cwhen cMoisture cContent cup cto c15% c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Moisture
cwill cnot csupport cany ckind cof cgrowth

What cis cdefinition cof cIn-plant c- ccorrect canswers✔✔drying ccarpet coff cjob csite,
ccleaning cit cat cfacility, cand creturning cto cjob csite cfor cinstallation

When cencountering chardwood cfloors cunder ccarpet cwhat cis cthe cbest cmethod cfor
cdrying ccarpet c- ccorrect canswers✔✔carpet cshould cbe cremoved cand cdried cin-plant

What ccauses cdelamination cof ccarpeting c- ccorrect canswers✔✔excessive cfolding

cand/or cstretching

Why cdoes ccarpet cpadding chave ca cshiny c"skin" cside c- ccorrect canswers✔✔it
csignifies cthe ctop cof cthe cpad cand cthere cfor cease cof cinstallation

What cis cused cfor cproper cdisengagement cof ccarpet c- ccorrect canswers✔✔knee
ckicker cand ccarpet cawl
To cprevent cunnecessary crepairs cat cthe ccontractor's cexpense cthey cshould c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔take cspecial ccare cnot cto cgauge, cbuckle, ctear cor cindents cthe cfloor cand
cuse cproper cprotection cand cmoving cequipment

When ccarpet cis ceffected cby csewage cand cthe cadjuster cor ccustomer cdisagree cwith
creplacement crecommendation cwhat cshould cbe cdone c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Stop
cwork

An cexample cof cClass c4 cwater cdamage crequiring cspecialty cdrying cis c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Hardwood cflooring

The cfiber csaturation cpoint cof cwood cis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔usually c35-40 c% cMC

Permanent cdamage cand cfungal cgrowth cin cwood ccan cbegin cat c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔20% cMC

Sub-flooring cunder chardwood cfloors cmust cbe cdried cto c- ccorrect canswers✔✔within
c2-4% cMC cof cthe chardwood cfloor

Cupping cis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔When cthe csides care chigher cthan cthe ccenter

No crefinishing cshould ctake cplace cuntil cthe c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Moisture cmeter

cindicates cthe cfloor cis cdry

Laminates c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Must cbe cremoved cand creplaced cif cmoisture cis
cunder cthem

When cencountering cvinyl cflooring c- ccorrect canswers✔✔it cshould cbe cremoved cif
cmoisture cis cdetected cunder cit

A cpopular csub-floor cis cplywood cbecause c- ccorrect canswers✔✔its cconstruction

cmakes cit ctolerant cto cmoisture

Particleboard csubfloor c- ccorrect canswers✔✔most calways chas cto cbe creplaced cif cis
ccomes cin ccontact cwith cmoisture

Delamination cof ccarpet cis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the cseparation cof cthe cprimary cand
csecondary cbacking

When cyou cencounter cdelamination cof ccarpet c- ccorrect canswers✔✔communicate

cwith call cinterested cparties cabout creplacing

When cdrying ccarpet ca ctech cmust cremeber c- ccorrect canswers✔✔it cmust cbe chandled
ccarefully cas cthe clatex ccan close cup cto c80-85 c% cstrength
Overly caggressive cextraction cand cimproper cpadding c- ccorrect canswers✔✔can
ccause cdelamination

The c"skin" con ctop cof cpadding c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cthere cfor cease cof cinstallation

Removing cbaseboards cand cintroducing cincreased cairflow c- ccorrect

canswers✔✔increases cevaporation

Monitoring ca cwater closs c- ccorrect canswers✔✔should cbe cat cleast cevery c24 chours

When cBlown cin corganic cinsulation, crock cwool, cor ccellulosic cgets cwet c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔it closes cits cR cvalue cand csettles

When cwater ccomes cfrom coverhead c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ceilings cshould cbe cdrained
cand cremoved cquickly

What cis cthe cformula cfor ccalculating cCF cof ca croom c- ccorrect canswers✔✔W cx cL cx
cH

What cis cthe cformula cfor ccalculating cthe cSF cof ca croom c- ccorrect canswers✔✔W cx cL

Calculate chow cmany cgallons cof cwater care cin ca croom cthat cmeasures c25' cx c22' cwith
c2'6" cof cwater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔W cx cL cx c(total cinches/12) c= c1375 cgallons

convert cthe cfollowing cinto cdecimals: c2'4"; c2'5", c2'6", c1'4", c4'2" c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔28" c/ c12 c= c2.3, c29/12 c= c2.4, c30/12 c= c2.5, c16/12 c= c1.3; c50/12 c= c4.2

Refrigerant cdehu c- ccorrect canswers✔✔wet cair cdrawn cin, ccooled cto cdew cpoint,
ccondensation ccollected, cremaining cair creleased cwarm

Desiccant cdehu c- ccorrect canswers✔✔wet cair cadsorbs cby cdesiccant cwheel, cdry cair
cheated cand cpushed cout, ccycle crepeats, cideal cfor ccool ctemps, cdense cmaterials,
cprovides clowest cvapor cpressure

Conventonial cdehus c- ccorrect canswers✔✔condensation ccreated, c70-90 cdegrees, c70

cdegrees/70 cRH, clowest chumidity cratio c55 cgpp

Low cgrain crefrigerant c- ccorrect canswers✔✔condensation ccreated, c70-90 cdegrees,

clowest chumidity cration c34 cgpp

Humidity cRatio c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the camount cof cwater cvapor ca cvolume cof cair
ccontains cby cweight

Relative cHumidity c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the camount cof cmoisture cthe cair ccontains
ccompared cwith cthe cmaximum camount cit ccan chold cat ca cparticular ctemperature
Air cFlow c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is cessential cto cdrying, cserves cas ceffective cevacuation
cof cevaporation

Temperature c- ccorrect canswers✔✔is ccritical cto cdrying

Odors cpresent cafter cwater cmit cindicate c- ccorrect canswers✔✔indicate cincomplete

cdrying

moisture ccontent cgradient c- ccorrect canswers✔✔different cmoisture ccontents cpresent

cin ca csingle cmaterial

HAAT c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Humidity, cAirflow, cTemp, cTime cof cair cand cwet cmaterials
cinfluence crate cof cevaporation cand cdrying ctime.

Dew cpoint c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the ctemperature cat cwhich cair cachieves c100%
crelative chumidity c(condensation)

True cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Evaporation cof cwet cmaterials coccurs cat cgreater
crate cwhen cthe cmaterials csurface ctemp cis cabove cdew cpoint ctemp

Sources cof cCategory c1 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Broken cwater/supply cline, ctub/sink

coverflow, ccommode ctank cleak, cfalling crainwater,

Sources cof cCategory c2 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Overflow cfrom cwashing cmachine,

cbroken caquariums, cwater cbed, ctoilet cbowl cno cfeces

Sources cof cCategory c3 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Toilet/sewage cbackflow, cground cwater,

csea cwater, criver/streams

HEPA cfilters c- ccorrect canswers✔✔high cefficiency cparticulate cair cfilters

True cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔70% cRH cis ca cwarning csign c- cshould cbe cbelow
c40% cwithin c24 chours c- cif cnot csomething cis cwrong c- cTRUE

True cFalse c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Sagging cdrywall cmust cbe cremoved c/discarded

cright caway c-- cTRUE

Mold cspores c- ccorrect canswers✔✔reproductive cseeds cof cmold, ccauses cit cto cspread
crapidly

Mildew c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A ctype cof cfungus cthat caffects cplants