P-99 / LOW PSI OIL BURNER OPERATOR 2026|WELL REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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P-99 / LOW PSI OIL BURNER OPERATOR
2026|WELL REVISED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



Where will the remote control for oil burner typically be located? - correct-

answer - Outside the entrance to the room in which the burner is located.




Assuming an outside location is impractical, where can the remote control for oil

burner be located? - correct-answer - Immediately inside the room in which the

burner is located.




For what purpose is pressure in a storage tank prohibited? - correct-answer -

Discharging oil.

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For manually operated burners using storage tanks with 60 gallons or less

capacity, where can the remote control for oil burner be installed? - correct-

answer - In the supply lines between the tank and burner.




Where in an oil pump discharge line shall a relief valve be installed? - correct-

answer - Between the pump and first shut-off valve.




Dampers in flues shall be constructed so that they cannot completely ____ the

passage of flue gases at any time. - correct-answer - Cut off.




Tight closing ____ may be installed with approved automatic draft and

combustion controls. - correct-answer - Dampers.

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If ventilation for the purpose of combustion is supplied mechanically, the

ventilating system shall be ____ interlocked with the burner. - correct-answer -

Electrically.




What removes most contaminants from the oil before it reaches the burner? -

correct-answer - Strainer/filter.




What is present in the fuel-oil coming from the storage tank. - correct-answer -

Dirt and sediment.




What circulates the oil throughout the system? - correct-answer - Suction line.




Which device measures pressure below atmospheric pressure? - correct-answer -

Vacuum gauge.