The Official CSIA Exam Study
Cards Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
WhatBisBaBcorbel?B-
BAnswerBmasonryBprojectingBupwardBandBoutwardBfromBaBwallBorBchimney
ABcricketBisBdesignedBto_________.B-
BAnswerBredirectBwaterBandBsnowBawayBfromBtheBchimney
WhatBisBaBwythe?B-BAnswerBABcourseBofBbrickBseparatingBfluesBwithinBaBchimney
WhenBaBroundBflueBisBusedBforBtheBliningBofBaBfireplaceBchimneyBtheBproperBfirepla
ceBopeningBtoBflueBsizeBratioBshouldBbe?B-BAnswerB12:1
WhereBunlinedBtheBsmokeBchamberBwallsBshallBbeBwhatBthickness?B-BAnswerB8"
WhenBtheBopeningBofBtheBfireplaceBisB6BsquareBfeetBtheBextensionBofBtheBhearthBsh
ouldBbeB__________B?B-BAnswerB20Binches
TheBinnerBsurfacesBofBtheBsmokeBchamberBshallBnotBbeBinclinedBmoreBthanB45Bdegr
eesBfromBvertical:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
ABlevelBIIBinspectionBincludesBinspectionBofBaccessibleBareasBofBattics,Bbasements,and
Bcrawlspaces:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBpurposeBofBaBheatBreclaimerBisBtoB_______?B-
BAnswerBextractBheatBfromBtheBflueBgases.
WhatBAnswerBbestBdescribesBtheBallowableBfreeBairBspaceBaroundBaBflueBtile?B-
BAnswerB1/2"BtoB4"
,CricketsBareBrecommendedBwheneverBtheBchimneyBisB____BwideBorBmore.B-
BAnswerB30"
TheBmaximumBallowableBslopeBofBanBoffsetBinBaBverticalBflueBisB___________.B-
BAnswerB30Bdegrees
TheBnetBareaBofBtheBsparkBarrestorBmustBnotBbeBlessBthanBthreeBtimesBtheBnetBfree
BareaBifBtheBchimneyBflue:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
WhatBisBtheBminimumBthicknessBofBaBwythe?B-BAnswerBFourBinchesBnominal
ChimneyBlinersBareBlistedBtoBwhatBstandard?B-BAnswerBULB1777
NFPAB211BrecommendsBannualBcleaningBofBchimneys,fireplaces,BandBvents:BtrueBorBfa
lse?B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBhorizontalBlengthBofBaBsingle-
wallBconnectorBtoBaBnaturalBdraftBchimneyBorBventBservingBaBsingleBapplianceBshallB
beBnotBmoreBthanB______BofBtheBheightBofBtheBverticalBheightBofBtheBchimney.B-
BAnswerB75%
TheBeffectiveBareaBofBaBconnectorBforBaBsingleBapplianceBshallBbeB____BtheBareaBof
BtheBapplianceBflueBcollar.B-BAnswerBnotBlessBthan
CleanoutBopeningsBshallBbeBprovidedBinBallBchimneyBfluesBservingBfreestandingBapplia
nces:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBtrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBspeciesBmayBcauseBanaphylacticBshock?B-BAnswerBbees
ABtypeB3BladderBisBratedBforB______B.B-BAnswerB200lbs
, WoodBburnsBinBthreeBidentifiableBstages:B____________,B____________,BandB_______
_____.B-BAnswerBdrying,BpyrolysisB,Bcharcoal
TheBvolumeBofBgasesBwhichBactuallyBpassBthroughBtheBsystemBasBaBresultBofBdraftBis
___________.B-BAnswerBflow
RectangularBfluesBwithBaspectBratiosBgreaterBthanB2BtoB1BshallBbeBsizedBatBleastB___
_BofBfireplaceBopening.B-BAnswerB1:8
SingleBwallBconnectorBclearanceBforBanBunlistedBgasBapplianceBwithBaBdraftBhoodBis_
____________.B-BAnswerB9Binches
ABLevelB_____BinspectionBisBdoneBwithBladdersBandBcommonBhandBtools.B-
BAnswerB2
DraftBisBtheBforceBorBpressureBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBinsideBandBtheBoutsideBofBthe
BventingBsystem:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBidealBliftBisBtoB____.B-BAnswerBliftBwithByourBlegsBandBkeepByourBbackBstraight
DraftBisB____________.B-
BAnswerBtheBpressureBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBinsideBandBtheBoutsideBofBtheBventing
Bsystem
NFPAB211BrecommendsBchimneyBfluesBshouldBbeBinspectedB_____________Band_____
__________.B-BAnswerBannually,BuponBaBrealBestateBtransfer
TwoBmajorBfactorsBthatBeffectBdraftBareB____________BandB____________.B-
BAnswerBtemperatureBdifferentialBandBchimneyBheight
Cards Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
WhatBisBaBcorbel?B-
BAnswerBmasonryBprojectingBupwardBandBoutwardBfromBaBwallBorBchimney
ABcricketBisBdesignedBto_________.B-
BAnswerBredirectBwaterBandBsnowBawayBfromBtheBchimney
WhatBisBaBwythe?B-BAnswerBABcourseBofBbrickBseparatingBfluesBwithinBaBchimney
WhenBaBroundBflueBisBusedBforBtheBliningBofBaBfireplaceBchimneyBtheBproperBfirepla
ceBopeningBtoBflueBsizeBratioBshouldBbe?B-BAnswerB12:1
WhereBunlinedBtheBsmokeBchamberBwallsBshallBbeBwhatBthickness?B-BAnswerB8"
WhenBtheBopeningBofBtheBfireplaceBisB6BsquareBfeetBtheBextensionBofBtheBhearthBsh
ouldBbeB__________B?B-BAnswerB20Binches
TheBinnerBsurfacesBofBtheBsmokeBchamberBshallBnotBbeBinclinedBmoreBthanB45Bdegr
eesBfromBvertical:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
ABlevelBIIBinspectionBincludesBinspectionBofBaccessibleBareasBofBattics,Bbasements,and
Bcrawlspaces:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBpurposeBofBaBheatBreclaimerBisBtoB_______?B-
BAnswerBextractBheatBfromBtheBflueBgases.
WhatBAnswerBbestBdescribesBtheBallowableBfreeBairBspaceBaroundBaBflueBtile?B-
BAnswerB1/2"BtoB4"
,CricketsBareBrecommendedBwheneverBtheBchimneyBisB____BwideBorBmore.B-
BAnswerB30"
TheBmaximumBallowableBslopeBofBanBoffsetBinBaBverticalBflueBisB___________.B-
BAnswerB30Bdegrees
TheBnetBareaBofBtheBsparkBarrestorBmustBnotBbeBlessBthanBthreeBtimesBtheBnetBfree
BareaBifBtheBchimneyBflue:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
WhatBisBtheBminimumBthicknessBofBaBwythe?B-BAnswerBFourBinchesBnominal
ChimneyBlinersBareBlistedBtoBwhatBstandard?B-BAnswerBULB1777
NFPAB211BrecommendsBannualBcleaningBofBchimneys,fireplaces,BandBvents:BtrueBorBfa
lse?B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBhorizontalBlengthBofBaBsingle-
wallBconnectorBtoBaBnaturalBdraftBchimneyBorBventBservingBaBsingleBapplianceBshallB
beBnotBmoreBthanB______BofBtheBheightBofBtheBverticalBheightBofBtheBchimney.B-
BAnswerB75%
TheBeffectiveBareaBofBaBconnectorBforBaBsingleBapplianceBshallBbeB____BtheBareaBof
BtheBapplianceBflueBcollar.B-BAnswerBnotBlessBthan
CleanoutBopeningsBshallBbeBprovidedBinBallBchimneyBfluesBservingBfreestandingBapplia
nces:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBtrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBspeciesBmayBcauseBanaphylacticBshock?B-BAnswerBbees
ABtypeB3BladderBisBratedBforB______B.B-BAnswerB200lbs
, WoodBburnsBinBthreeBidentifiableBstages:B____________,B____________,BandB_______
_____.B-BAnswerBdrying,BpyrolysisB,Bcharcoal
TheBvolumeBofBgasesBwhichBactuallyBpassBthroughBtheBsystemBasBaBresultBofBdraftBis
___________.B-BAnswerBflow
RectangularBfluesBwithBaspectBratiosBgreaterBthanB2BtoB1BshallBbeBsizedBatBleastB___
_BofBfireplaceBopening.B-BAnswerB1:8
SingleBwallBconnectorBclearanceBforBanBunlistedBgasBapplianceBwithBaBdraftBhoodBis_
____________.B-BAnswerB9Binches
ABLevelB_____BinspectionBisBdoneBwithBladdersBandBcommonBhandBtools.B-
BAnswerB2
DraftBisBtheBforceBorBpressureBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBinsideBandBtheBoutsideBofBthe
BventingBsystem:BtrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBidealBliftBisBtoB____.B-BAnswerBliftBwithByourBlegsBandBkeepByourBbackBstraight
DraftBisB____________.B-
BAnswerBtheBpressureBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBinsideBandBtheBoutsideBofBtheBventing
Bsystem
NFPAB211BrecommendsBchimneyBfluesBshouldBbeBinspectedB_____________Band_____
__________.B-BAnswerBannually,BuponBaBrealBestateBtransfer
TwoBmajorBfactorsBthatBeffectBdraftBareB____________BandB____________.B-
BAnswerBtemperatureBdifferentialBandBchimneyBheight