PROPANE FINAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cylinders nmstored nmwithin nma nmresidential nmbuilding, nmincluding nmthe nmbasement nmor
nmany nmstorage nmarea nmin nma nmcommon nmbasement nmof nma nmmultiple-family nmbuilding
nmand nmattached nmor nmdetached nmgarages, nmshall nmbe nmlimited nmto nmcylinders nmeach
nmwith nma nmmaximum nmwater nmcapacity nmof nm_______ nmand nmshall nmNOT nmexceed
nm5.4 nmlb nmaggregate nmwater nmcapacity nmper nmeach nmliving nmspace nmunit. nm-
nmANSWERS--2.7 nmlbs
All nmnew nmClass nmI nmpermit nmholders nmmust nmprovide nmbulk nmstorage nmcapacity nmof
nmNOT nmless nmthan nman nmaggregate nmof nm___________ nmwater nmgallons. nm-
nmANSWERS--18,000
LP-gas nmcontainers nmshall nmbe nmlocated nm__________ nmunless nmspecifically nmallowed
nmto nmbe nminside. nm- nmANSWERS--Outside nmbuildings
Effective nmJanuary nm1, nm1993, nma nm________ nmshall nmbe nmapplied nmto nmall nmportable
nmrefillable nmLP-Gas nmcylinders nmof nm100 nmlbs nmor nmless nmNOT nmfilled nmon nmsite. nm-
nmANSWERS--Warning nmLabel
A nmType nmB nmor nmType nmL nmgas nmvent nmshall nmterminate nmat nmleast nm_________ nmin
nmvertical nmheight nmabove nmthe nmhighest nmconnected nmappliance nmdraft nmhood nmor
nmflue nmcollar. nm- nmANSWERS--5 nmfeet
All nmappliances nmusing nmelectrical nmcontrols nmshall nmhave nmthe nmcontrols nmconnected
nminto nma nm________. nm- nmANSWERS--Permanently nmlive nmcircuit
All nmLP nmgases nmshall nmbe nm_______ nmprior nmto nmdelivery nmwith nma nmwarning nmagent
nmdown nmto nma nmconcentration nmin nmair nmof nmNOT nmover nm1/5 nmthe nmlower
nmflammability nmlimit. nm- nmANSWERS--Odorized
All nmmetallic nmequipment nmand nmcomponents nmthat nmare nm______ nmshall nmbe nmcoated
nmor nmprotected nmand nmmaintained nmto nmminimize nmcorrosion. nm- nmANSWERS--Buried
nmor nmmounded
The nmupper nmflammability nmlimit nmof nmpropane nmvapor nmis nm_____. nm- nmANSWERS--
9.6
A nmsniff nmtest nmis nmdone nmto nm______ nmwhen nmLP-gas nmis nmdelivered nmto nmthe nmbulk
nmplant. nm- nmANSWERS--Detect nmodorization
A nmclearly nmidentified nmand nmaccessible nmswitch nmor nmcircuit nmbreaker nmshall nmbe
nminstalled nmat nma nmlocation nmNOT nmless nmthan nm_______ nmor nmmore nmthan nm100 nmfeet
, nmfrom nmthe nmdispensing nmdevice nmto nmshut nmoff nmpower nmin nmthe nmevent nmof nma nmfire,
nmaccident, nmor nmother nmemergency. nm- nmANSWERS--20 nmfeet
Where nmwork nmis nmbeing nmperformed nmon nmpiping nmthat nmcontains nmgas, nmprovisions
nmfor nm___________ nmshall nmbe nmmade nmbefore nmalterations nmare nmmade nmin nma
nmmetallic nmpiping nmsystem. nm- nmANSWERS--Electrical nmcontinuity
Air nmfor nmcooling, nmheating, nmor nmventilation nmdistributed nmto nmhabitable nmspaces nmis
nmknown nmas nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--Circulating nmair
ASME nmcode nmrefers nmto nmthe nm__________ nmof nmthe nmAmerican nmSociety nmof
nmMechanical nmEngineers. nm- nmANSWERS--Boiler nmand nmpressure nmvessel nmcode
A nmchimney nmfor nmresidential nmtype nmor nmlow nmheat nmappliances nmshall nmextend nmat
nmleast nm2 nmfeet nmhigher nmthan nmany nmportion nmof nma nmbuilding nmwith nma nmhorizontal
nmdistance nmof nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--10 nmfeet
The nmlocation nmwhere nmconnections nmand nmdisconnections nmare nmmade nmor nmwhere
nmLP-Gas nmvented nmto nmthe nmatmosphere nmin nmthe nmcourse nmof nmtransfer nmoperations
nmis nmknown nmas nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--Point nmof nmtransfer
Appliances nmor nmequipment nmthat, nmbecause nmof nmtheir nmintended nmmodes nmof nmuse
nmor nmoperation, nmare nmcapable nmof nmproviding nmsufficient nmthermal nmenergy nmto
nmignite nmflammable nmgas-air nmmixtures nmare nmknown nmas nm_________. nm-
nmANSWERS--Sources nmof nmignition
Where nm___________ nmare nmused, nmthey nmshall nmNOT nmextend nmfrom nmroom nmto
nmroom nmor nmpass nmthrough nmwalls. nm- nmANSWERS--Flexible nmconnectors
Illuminating nmappliances, nmclothes nmdryers, nm_________ nmand nmoutdoor nmgrills nmneed
nmnot nmbe nmequipped nmwith nmsediment nmtraps. nm- nmANSWERS--Ranges
___________ nmmust nmnever nmbe nmused nmfor nmroom nmheating. nm- nmANSWERS--
Ranges, nmhot nmplates, nmOR nmlaundry nmstoves
An nmapproved nmmanual nmshutoff nmshall nmbe nminstalled nmwithin nm________ nmof nmthe
nmappliance nmit nmserves. nm- nmANSWERS--6 nmfeet
Generally, nmwith nmaboveground nmcontainers nm________ nmpaint nmis nmpreferred
nmunless nmthe nmsystem nmis nminstalled nmin nman nmextremely nmcold nmclimate. nm-
nmANSWERS--Light nmreflecting
Vents nmor nmvent nmconnectors nmfor nmgas-fired nmtoilet nminstallations nmthat nmare nmcapable
nmof nmbeing nmcontacted nmduring nmcasual nmuse nmof nmthe nmroom nmin nmwhich nmthe nmtoilet
nmis nminstalled nmshall nmbe nm________ nmto nmprevent nmsuch nmcontact. nm- nmANSWERS--
Protected nmor nmShielded
Ventilating nmhoods nmand nmexhaust nmsystems nmshall nmbe nm_______ nminstalled nmin
nmcommercial nmapplications nmand nmto nmvent nmindustrial nmequipment. nm- nmANSWERS--
Permitted nmto nmvent nmgas nmappliances
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cylinders nmstored nmwithin nma nmresidential nmbuilding, nmincluding nmthe nmbasement nmor
nmany nmstorage nmarea nmin nma nmcommon nmbasement nmof nma nmmultiple-family nmbuilding
nmand nmattached nmor nmdetached nmgarages, nmshall nmbe nmlimited nmto nmcylinders nmeach
nmwith nma nmmaximum nmwater nmcapacity nmof nm_______ nmand nmshall nmNOT nmexceed
nm5.4 nmlb nmaggregate nmwater nmcapacity nmper nmeach nmliving nmspace nmunit. nm-
nmANSWERS--2.7 nmlbs
All nmnew nmClass nmI nmpermit nmholders nmmust nmprovide nmbulk nmstorage nmcapacity nmof
nmNOT nmless nmthan nman nmaggregate nmof nm___________ nmwater nmgallons. nm-
nmANSWERS--18,000
LP-gas nmcontainers nmshall nmbe nmlocated nm__________ nmunless nmspecifically nmallowed
nmto nmbe nminside. nm- nmANSWERS--Outside nmbuildings
Effective nmJanuary nm1, nm1993, nma nm________ nmshall nmbe nmapplied nmto nmall nmportable
nmrefillable nmLP-Gas nmcylinders nmof nm100 nmlbs nmor nmless nmNOT nmfilled nmon nmsite. nm-
nmANSWERS--Warning nmLabel
A nmType nmB nmor nmType nmL nmgas nmvent nmshall nmterminate nmat nmleast nm_________ nmin
nmvertical nmheight nmabove nmthe nmhighest nmconnected nmappliance nmdraft nmhood nmor
nmflue nmcollar. nm- nmANSWERS--5 nmfeet
All nmappliances nmusing nmelectrical nmcontrols nmshall nmhave nmthe nmcontrols nmconnected
nminto nma nm________. nm- nmANSWERS--Permanently nmlive nmcircuit
All nmLP nmgases nmshall nmbe nm_______ nmprior nmto nmdelivery nmwith nma nmwarning nmagent
nmdown nmto nma nmconcentration nmin nmair nmof nmNOT nmover nm1/5 nmthe nmlower
nmflammability nmlimit. nm- nmANSWERS--Odorized
All nmmetallic nmequipment nmand nmcomponents nmthat nmare nm______ nmshall nmbe nmcoated
nmor nmprotected nmand nmmaintained nmto nmminimize nmcorrosion. nm- nmANSWERS--Buried
nmor nmmounded
The nmupper nmflammability nmlimit nmof nmpropane nmvapor nmis nm_____. nm- nmANSWERS--
9.6
A nmsniff nmtest nmis nmdone nmto nm______ nmwhen nmLP-gas nmis nmdelivered nmto nmthe nmbulk
nmplant. nm- nmANSWERS--Detect nmodorization
A nmclearly nmidentified nmand nmaccessible nmswitch nmor nmcircuit nmbreaker nmshall nmbe
nminstalled nmat nma nmlocation nmNOT nmless nmthan nm_______ nmor nmmore nmthan nm100 nmfeet
, nmfrom nmthe nmdispensing nmdevice nmto nmshut nmoff nmpower nmin nmthe nmevent nmof nma nmfire,
nmaccident, nmor nmother nmemergency. nm- nmANSWERS--20 nmfeet
Where nmwork nmis nmbeing nmperformed nmon nmpiping nmthat nmcontains nmgas, nmprovisions
nmfor nm___________ nmshall nmbe nmmade nmbefore nmalterations nmare nmmade nmin nma
nmmetallic nmpiping nmsystem. nm- nmANSWERS--Electrical nmcontinuity
Air nmfor nmcooling, nmheating, nmor nmventilation nmdistributed nmto nmhabitable nmspaces nmis
nmknown nmas nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--Circulating nmair
ASME nmcode nmrefers nmto nmthe nm__________ nmof nmthe nmAmerican nmSociety nmof
nmMechanical nmEngineers. nm- nmANSWERS--Boiler nmand nmpressure nmvessel nmcode
A nmchimney nmfor nmresidential nmtype nmor nmlow nmheat nmappliances nmshall nmextend nmat
nmleast nm2 nmfeet nmhigher nmthan nmany nmportion nmof nma nmbuilding nmwith nma nmhorizontal
nmdistance nmof nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--10 nmfeet
The nmlocation nmwhere nmconnections nmand nmdisconnections nmare nmmade nmor nmwhere
nmLP-Gas nmvented nmto nmthe nmatmosphere nmin nmthe nmcourse nmof nmtransfer nmoperations
nmis nmknown nmas nm__________. nm- nmANSWERS--Point nmof nmtransfer
Appliances nmor nmequipment nmthat, nmbecause nmof nmtheir nmintended nmmodes nmof nmuse
nmor nmoperation, nmare nmcapable nmof nmproviding nmsufficient nmthermal nmenergy nmto
nmignite nmflammable nmgas-air nmmixtures nmare nmknown nmas nm_________. nm-
nmANSWERS--Sources nmof nmignition
Where nm___________ nmare nmused, nmthey nmshall nmNOT nmextend nmfrom nmroom nmto
nmroom nmor nmpass nmthrough nmwalls. nm- nmANSWERS--Flexible nmconnectors
Illuminating nmappliances, nmclothes nmdryers, nm_________ nmand nmoutdoor nmgrills nmneed
nmnot nmbe nmequipped nmwith nmsediment nmtraps. nm- nmANSWERS--Ranges
___________ nmmust nmnever nmbe nmused nmfor nmroom nmheating. nm- nmANSWERS--
Ranges, nmhot nmplates, nmOR nmlaundry nmstoves
An nmapproved nmmanual nmshutoff nmshall nmbe nminstalled nmwithin nm________ nmof nmthe
nmappliance nmit nmserves. nm- nmANSWERS--6 nmfeet
Generally, nmwith nmaboveground nmcontainers nm________ nmpaint nmis nmpreferred
nmunless nmthe nmsystem nmis nminstalled nmin nman nmextremely nmcold nmclimate. nm-
nmANSWERS--Light nmreflecting
Vents nmor nmvent nmconnectors nmfor nmgas-fired nmtoilet nminstallations nmthat nmare nmcapable
nmof nmbeing nmcontacted nmduring nmcasual nmuse nmof nmthe nmroom nmin nmwhich nmthe nmtoilet
nmis nminstalled nmshall nmbe nm________ nmto nmprevent nmsuch nmcontact. nm- nmANSWERS--
Protected nmor nmShielded
Ventilating nmhoods nmand nmexhaust nmsystems nmshall nmbe nm_______ nminstalled nmin
nmcommercial nmapplications nmand nmto nmvent nmindustrial nmequipment. nm- nmANSWERS--
Permitted nmto nmvent nmgas nmappliances
