Massachusetts oil burner study guide exam
questions with correct answers
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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24 volts
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What are the 8 steps of a no heat call - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 talk to
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customer 2 check tt.3 check to make sure an emergency switch is on
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4check to make sure there is oil in the tank 5 check to make sure the
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main power going to the unit is on six check to make sure that tank shut
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off valve is open 7 know whether the tank is located above or below the
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burner I know the type and style of the system that is being used on a
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one or two pipe system
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What is a cad cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A device containing
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condominium sulfide used to prove the flame in oil burner furnace | | | | | | | | | |
How much air is needed to burn a gallon of number 2 fuel oil and why. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In 2015 most oil burners are set up to burn with
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approximately 50% excess air because it would be dangerous to set up a | | | | | | | | | | | |
burner for exactly the correct amount of air
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,What is the term InStep mean - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The stack relay is
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operating correctly
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What is normal pump pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100 PSI
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How is combustion achieved - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Atomization, air,
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ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Primary
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air, air that is introduced to a furnace burner before the combustion
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process has taken place. secondary air, air that is introduced to the
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furnace after combustion has taken place and that supports combustion
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How should an oil tank be supported - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It shall be
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secured attached to a non-combustible supports
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What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-14 gauge 15 amp fuse | | | |
How is an oil burner wired - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shall be wired on its
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own circuit. All protective control and emergency devices shall be series
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connected in the grounded line conductors. all the electrical wiring shall
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be in accordance with 527 CMR 12.00 Massachusetts electrical code
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, What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A fill pipe shall not be greater than the vent pipe. The
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minimum the fill pipe in the state of Massachusetts is one and one
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quarter inch. |
Explain interrupted ignition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ignition
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Transformer drops out of the circuit once a flame is established
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What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2 - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons | | | |
What is a BTU - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A British thermal unit is the
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amount of heat needed to raise one pound of water 1 degree
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Fahrenheit
How many BTUs are in one gallon number 2 fuel oil - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-140,000 BTUs |
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus | | | | | | |
What is a series circuit - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an electrical or piping
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circuit where all of the current or fluid flows through the entire circuit
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questions with correct answers
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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24 volts
|
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 talk to
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customer 2 check tt.3 check to make sure an emergency switch is on
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
4check to make sure there is oil in the tank 5 check to make sure the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
main power going to the unit is on six check to make sure that tank shut
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
off valve is open 7 know whether the tank is located above or below the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
burner I know the type and style of the system that is being used on a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
one or two pipe system
| | | |
What is a cad cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A device containing
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condominium sulfide used to prove the flame in oil burner furnace | | | | | | | | | |
How much air is needed to burn a gallon of number 2 fuel oil and why. -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In 2015 most oil burners are set up to burn with
| | | | | | | | | | | |
approximately 50% excess air because it would be dangerous to set up a | | | | | | | | | | | |
burner for exactly the correct amount of air
| | | | | | | |
,What is the term InStep mean - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The stack relay is
| | | | | | | | | | |
operating correctly
| |
What is normal pump pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100 PSI
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How is combustion achieved - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Atomization, air,
| | | | | | | |
ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Primary
| | | | | | | | | |
air, air that is introduced to a furnace burner before the combustion
| | | | | | | | | | | |
process has taken place. secondary air, air that is introduced to the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
furnace after combustion has taken place and that supports combustion
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How should an oil tank be supported - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It shall be
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secured attached to a non-combustible supports
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What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-14 gauge 15 amp fuse | | | |
How is an oil burner wired - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Shall be wired on its
| | | | | | | | | | | |
own circuit. All protective control and emergency devices shall be series
| | | | | | | | | | |
connected in the grounded line conductors. all the electrical wiring shall
| | | | | | | | | | |
be in accordance with 527 CMR 12.00 Massachusetts electrical code
| | | | | | | | | |
, What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A fill pipe shall not be greater than the vent pipe. The
| | | | | | | | | | | |
minimum the fill pipe in the state of Massachusetts is one and one
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
quarter inch. |
Explain interrupted ignition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ignition
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Transformer drops out of the circuit once a flame is established
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What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2 - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons | | | |
What is a BTU - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A British thermal unit is the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
amount of heat needed to raise one pound of water 1 degree
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Fahrenheit
How many BTUs are in one gallon number 2 fuel oil - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-140,000 BTUs |
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus | | | | | | |
What is a series circuit - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an electrical or piping
| | | | | | | | | | |
circuit where all of the current or fluid flows through the entire circuit
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