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\Q\.Before working on an electric furnace the tech should - ANSWERS✔-Review diagram,
remove jewelry, and follow safety procedures. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
\Q\.A GFCI circuit breaker - ANSWERS✔-detects current leaks to groound
\Q\.the conductor in an electric heat element is usually made of - ANSWERS✔-Nichrome
\Q\.An example of resistive load is - ANSWERS✔-crankcase heater
\Q\.an example of an inductive load is - ANSWERS✔-motor
\Q\.an electric furnace is marked 208/230 single phase 60Hz A tech reads 200 vac at the power
supply and determines - ANSWERS✔-the voltage is too low
\Q\.voltage imbalance between any leg of 3 phase power supply may not exceed - ANSWERS✔-
2%
\Q\.the limit switch on an electric furnace is a - ANSWERS✔-Automatic reset switch
\Q\.the sequencer timers on electric heater will usually energize the 1st heating element after a
time delay of - ANSWERS✔-1 to 30 sec
\Q\.the amount of btus produced by 1 watt of electricity is - ANSWERS✔-3.413 btus
, \Q\.a tech reads 60 amps with a clamp on amp meter on a forced air furnace. the supply
voltage is 230 volts AC, approx how many watts is the furnace using - ANSWERS✔-13,800
\Q\.a furnace is using 15,500 watts approx Kw - ANSWERS✔-15.5 Kw
\Q\.a sequencer timer use _____ to close the contact points to the heater element -
ANSWERS✔-heated snap-discs or bi-metal strips
\Q\.an electric furnace heating thermostat must - ANSWERS✔-open on rise close on drop
\Q\.a standard thermostat heat anticipator is ____ and wired in ____ with the heating control -
ANSWERS✔-adjustable/series
\Q\.some thermostat manufacturers require a jumper connection on the thermostat subbase of
heating and cooling thermostat in order to - ANSWERS✔-use a single transformer
\Q\.most electric heat elements use the following safties to prevent overheating - ANSWERS✔-
snap disc and fusible link
\Q\.a tech reads 70 amps to the single phase heater . the supply voltage is 230 volts Ac. Approx
how many btus is the furnace producing - ANSWERS✔-54,949
\Q\.the control that prevents duct heater from operating unless there is adequate supply air is -
ANSWERS✔-fan interlock
\Q\.the COP for electric resistance heat is - ANSWERS✔-1 to 1