NORA Oil Heat Exam | Actual Questions and Answers Latest
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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What is the final adjustment you make when tuning up an oil burner?
i. - ✔✔Combustion Air
ii. Draft
iii. Change nozzle
iv. Oil pressure
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What is the effect of having a dirty burner squirrel cage fan?
- ✔✔Incomplete Combustion
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New burners produce "high static pressure" this helps...
- ✔✔Push flue gases through tighter boilers
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Water in oil tanks...
- ✔✔Provides a place for bacteria to grow
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Water enters tanks through
i. - ✔✔All
ii. fill caps
iii. vents
iv. delivery truck
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A "vent alarm"
- ✔✔Tells delivery person when to stop filling the tank
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The best way to clear a clogged oil line is...
- ✔✔Use a hand pump to suck the dirt out
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T or F
The vacuum expected on the pump can be calculated by 1" hg for every foot lift and 1" for every 10" run
- ✔✔True
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If there is an air leak in the oil suction line to burner
- ✔✔The flame may pulse
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
What is the final adjustment you make when tuning up an oil burner?
i. - ✔✔Combustion Air
ii. Draft
iii. Change nozzle
iv. Oil pressure
•
What is the effect of having a dirty burner squirrel cage fan?
- ✔✔Incomplete Combustion
•
New burners produce "high static pressure" this helps...
- ✔✔Push flue gases through tighter boilers
•
Water in oil tanks...
- ✔✔Provides a place for bacteria to grow
•
Water enters tanks through
i. - ✔✔All
ii. fill caps
iii. vents
iv. delivery truck
•
A "vent alarm"
- ✔✔Tells delivery person when to stop filling the tank
•
The best way to clear a clogged oil line is...
- ✔✔Use a hand pump to suck the dirt out
•
T or F
The vacuum expected on the pump can be calculated by 1" hg for every foot lift and 1" for every 10" run
- ✔✔True
•
If there is an air leak in the oil suction line to burner
- ✔✔The flame may pulse
