OIL BURNERS STATE
Oil Burners State Test Questions With
All Correct Answers 100% Verified.
How should an oil tank be supported - ✔✔✔ - Ridgid non-combustible supports to prevent
settling, sliding, or lifting
What is the wire gauge used on oil burner circuits - ✔✔✔ - 14 gauge minimum
How is an oil burner wired - ✔✔✔ - oil burners are wired intermittent or interrupted
What does intermittent or interrupted mean - ✔✔✔ - intermittent - Transformer stays on
throughout the burner firing cycle
Interrupted - Transformer drops out after flame established
Who approves oil burners in Mass - ✔✔✔ - the fire marshal
What does the term Marshall mean - ✔✔✔ - State Fire Marshal
What size vent pipe is required with a 2-inch fill pipe - ✔✔✔ - 2 inch minimum
What are the elements found in fuel oil - ✔✔✔ - 85% carbon
15% hydrogen
What is fuel oil - ✔✔✔ - a hydrocarbon
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How must fuel oil be prepared for combustion - ✔✔✔ - it must be atomized or vaporized, and
mixed with air
What is a BTU (British Thermal Unit)? - ✔✔✔ - the amount of heat necessary to raise 1 lb of
water, 1° Fahrenheit
How many btus are there in a gallon of number 2 fuel - ✔✔✔ - 140000
What determines the GPH of a nozzle - ✔✔✔ - the orifice
What is a degree day - ✔✔✔ - 65 degrees Fahrenheit minus the daily average temperature
Can materials other than steel be used in fuel oil tanks - ✔✔✔ - yes, is approved
What does the word approved mean - ✔✔✔ - accepted by the Marshall, or by a laboratory,
which is by the Marshall
When is a combustion efficiency test required by law - ✔✔✔ - after installations and alterations
What control shuts off the oil burner in the event of excessive heat temperature in the appliance
- ✔✔✔ - the high limit
Name three functions of an oil pump - ✔✔✔ - pick up, pressurize, and strain oil
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Oil Burners State Test Questions With
All Correct Answers 100% Verified.
How should an oil tank be supported - ✔✔✔ - Ridgid non-combustible supports to prevent
settling, sliding, or lifting
What is the wire gauge used on oil burner circuits - ✔✔✔ - 14 gauge minimum
How is an oil burner wired - ✔✔✔ - oil burners are wired intermittent or interrupted
What does intermittent or interrupted mean - ✔✔✔ - intermittent - Transformer stays on
throughout the burner firing cycle
Interrupted - Transformer drops out after flame established
Who approves oil burners in Mass - ✔✔✔ - the fire marshal
What does the term Marshall mean - ✔✔✔ - State Fire Marshal
What size vent pipe is required with a 2-inch fill pipe - ✔✔✔ - 2 inch minimum
What are the elements found in fuel oil - ✔✔✔ - 85% carbon
15% hydrogen
What is fuel oil - ✔✔✔ - a hydrocarbon
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, OIL BURNERS STATE
How must fuel oil be prepared for combustion - ✔✔✔ - it must be atomized or vaporized, and
mixed with air
What is a BTU (British Thermal Unit)? - ✔✔✔ - the amount of heat necessary to raise 1 lb of
water, 1° Fahrenheit
How many btus are there in a gallon of number 2 fuel - ✔✔✔ - 140000
What determines the GPH of a nozzle - ✔✔✔ - the orifice
What is a degree day - ✔✔✔ - 65 degrees Fahrenheit minus the daily average temperature
Can materials other than steel be used in fuel oil tanks - ✔✔✔ - yes, is approved
What does the word approved mean - ✔✔✔ - accepted by the Marshall, or by a laboratory,
which is by the Marshall
When is a combustion efficiency test required by law - ✔✔✔ - after installations and alterations
What control shuts off the oil burner in the event of excessive heat temperature in the appliance
- ✔✔✔ - the high limit
Name three functions of an oil pump - ✔✔✔ - pick up, pressurize, and strain oil
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