CSIA UPDATED EXAMS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Pellet fuel produces approximately _____ of heat per pound. - ✔✔8200 BTU "s
✔✔Cordwood fuel produces approximately ______Of heat per pound. - ✔✔8600 BTU
"s
✔✔A heat exchanger is ___________. - ✔✔An area in the appliance where heat is
transferred to air or water
✔✔A combustion chamber is ______________________. - ✔✔An area in the appliance
where heat is produced
✔✔A _____ is a fixed metal plate between the firebox and stove flue collar designed to
increase combustion efficiency by slowing the passage of smoke. - ✔✔baffle
✔✔When the furnace blower is located on the return side of the furnace it will create
______pressure around the furnace exchanger. - ✔✔Positive
✔✔Horizontal sections of connector pipe should be installed with the seams on the
________. - ✔✔top
✔✔A barometric damper ______ draft. - ✔✔reduces
✔✔IF a ladder is used to reach a roof line that is 16 feet high, the base of the ladder
should be ______from the building. - ✔✔4 feet
✔✔Hypothermia is a potential hazard for chimney technicians. It is caused by
______________. - ✔✔Exposure to cold
✔✔Raising the height of the chimney ___________________. - ✔✔Increases draft
, ✔✔The customer thinks their chimney was damaged during a recent hurricane. You
should recommend which level of inspection? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔To help establish draft in a cold chimney when lighting the fire you could
______________________. - ✔✔Hold a burning newspaper wand up in the damper
✔✔Video scanning the chimney is a required part of a Level 1 inspection: true or false?
- ✔✔False
✔✔Which organization regulates woodstoves & fireplaces in mobile homes? - ✔✔HUD
✔✔The best shoes for walking on roofs are ______________________. - ✔✔Sneakers
or boots with crepe or gum soles
✔✔Creosote is _______. - ✔✔Carcinogenic
✔✔How do you reset a stack control on an oil fired appliance? - ✔✔Pull the lever out of
1/4 of an inch, then release slowly
✔✔Backpuffing is described as ___________________________. - ✔✔Smoke coming
into the room in short sharp bursts
✔✔Sensible heat is heat that you can feel: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔Latent heat is heat that you can feel: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Having the customer sign your documentation is important because
_________________________. - ✔✔It gives them the burden to act on any issues you
have noted
✔✔Natural gas has approximately ___________ BTU's per cubic foot of gas. - ✔✔1000
✔✔Propane gas has approximately ___________ BTU's per cubic foot of gas. -
✔✔2500
✔✔A ridge hook
____________________________________________________________ . -
✔✔attaches to a ladder and projects over the peak of the roof
✔✔ What is a corbel? - ✔✔masonry projecting upward and outward from a wall or
chimney
SET A+
✔✔Pellet fuel produces approximately _____ of heat per pound. - ✔✔8200 BTU "s
✔✔Cordwood fuel produces approximately ______Of heat per pound. - ✔✔8600 BTU
"s
✔✔A heat exchanger is ___________. - ✔✔An area in the appliance where heat is
transferred to air or water
✔✔A combustion chamber is ______________________. - ✔✔An area in the appliance
where heat is produced
✔✔A _____ is a fixed metal plate between the firebox and stove flue collar designed to
increase combustion efficiency by slowing the passage of smoke. - ✔✔baffle
✔✔When the furnace blower is located on the return side of the furnace it will create
______pressure around the furnace exchanger. - ✔✔Positive
✔✔Horizontal sections of connector pipe should be installed with the seams on the
________. - ✔✔top
✔✔A barometric damper ______ draft. - ✔✔reduces
✔✔IF a ladder is used to reach a roof line that is 16 feet high, the base of the ladder
should be ______from the building. - ✔✔4 feet
✔✔Hypothermia is a potential hazard for chimney technicians. It is caused by
______________. - ✔✔Exposure to cold
✔✔Raising the height of the chimney ___________________. - ✔✔Increases draft
, ✔✔The customer thinks their chimney was damaged during a recent hurricane. You
should recommend which level of inspection? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔To help establish draft in a cold chimney when lighting the fire you could
______________________. - ✔✔Hold a burning newspaper wand up in the damper
✔✔Video scanning the chimney is a required part of a Level 1 inspection: true or false?
- ✔✔False
✔✔Which organization regulates woodstoves & fireplaces in mobile homes? - ✔✔HUD
✔✔The best shoes for walking on roofs are ______________________. - ✔✔Sneakers
or boots with crepe or gum soles
✔✔Creosote is _______. - ✔✔Carcinogenic
✔✔How do you reset a stack control on an oil fired appliance? - ✔✔Pull the lever out of
1/4 of an inch, then release slowly
✔✔Backpuffing is described as ___________________________. - ✔✔Smoke coming
into the room in short sharp bursts
✔✔Sensible heat is heat that you can feel: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔Latent heat is heat that you can feel: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Having the customer sign your documentation is important because
_________________________. - ✔✔It gives them the burden to act on any issues you
have noted
✔✔Natural gas has approximately ___________ BTU's per cubic foot of gas. - ✔✔1000
✔✔Propane gas has approximately ___________ BTU's per cubic foot of gas. -
✔✔2500
✔✔A ridge hook
____________________________________________________________ . -
✔✔attaches to a ladder and projects over the peak of the roof
✔✔ What is a corbel? - ✔✔masonry projecting upward and outward from a wall or
chimney
