Idaho Plumbing Contractor Exam

The accrual method is GAAP compliant because it matches revenues to expenses when the transaction occurs, while cash-basis accounting (recognizing at payment) does not meet GAAP.

Named-peril covers the contractor only for losses from items specifically named in the policy, while all-risk is the most common type and gives broader coverage.

General liability covers claims arising during construction, while completed operations covers third-party injury or property damage claims arising after the contractor has finished the work.

Pollution is a 'Low Hazard' impairment that adversely affects only the aesthetic qualities of potable water, while contamination is a 'High Hazard' impairment creating an actual public health hazard through poisoning or spread of disease.

'Accessible' may first require removal of an access panel, door, or similar obstruction, while 'Readily Accessible' means direct access without removing any panel, door, or obstruction — they are not interchangeable.

A brazed joint uses alloys melting above 840°F (449°C) but below the melting point of the parts joined, while a soldered joint uses mixtures or alloys melting up to and including 840°F (449°C).

Solder and flux conveying water for human consumption may not exceed 0.2 percent lead, while pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings and fixtures may not exceed a weighted average of 0.25 percent of wetted surfaces.

The one-opening method requires not less than 1 sq in of free area per 3,000 Btu/h of total input, while each of two openings communicating with the outdoors through horizontal ducts requires not less than 1 sq in per 2,000 Btu/h.

Chart A 103.1(1) is the full-scale demand curve set (0–3,000 fixture units) used for systems predominantly flushometer valve (curve No. 1), while Chart A 103.1(2) is the enlarged-scale version of the same curves covering only 0–240 fixture units; curve No. 2 is for systems predominantly flush tanks.

Per 1926.451(g)(1), fall protection is required for each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level, which differs from the general 6-foot threshold for other walking/working surfaces.

Under the ADA undue hardship means significant difficulty or expense in light of employer size, financial resources and business needs — a higher threshold than Title VII's 'more than a minimal burden' standard.

The ADA generally applies to employers with 15 or more workers, while the ADEA applies to employers with 20 or more employees.

For Idaho UI tax exemption, employer control over the manner, method or mode of the work defeats independent contractor status, while the method of payment is explicitly not controlling.

A battery of fixtures is two or more similar, adjacent fixtures discharging into a common HORIZONTAL waste or soil branch — not into a common vertical stack.