BOMA TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Usually, if a motor in a system feels hot and you think it is overloading you
should not open the flow valve further because? - ANSWER Increase in flow
will usually increase the horsepower requirements.
The net positive suction head is? - ANSWER The amount of absolute pressure
actually available at the suction inlet of the pump to force the liquid of the
pump.
The seal has just been replaced and if the pump leak slightly at start up first? -
ANSWER Allow the pump to continue to run for a short period of time and see
the leak stops.
It is ever necessary to reduce the pump flow temporarily, do so by? - ANSWER
Throttling the discharge.
There are several methods used to detection of incipid fires, temperature sensing
and smoke detection are the primary ones? - ANSWER True
Smoke detection is accomplished by either photoelectric scanning, ionize
chamber, smoke reflection devices? - ANSWER True
A sprinkler system with sprinklers that stay open all of the time is a? -
ANSWER Deluge
ANSWERS
Usually, if a motor in a system feels hot and you think it is overloading you
should not open the flow valve further because? - ANSWER Increase in flow
will usually increase the horsepower requirements.
The net positive suction head is? - ANSWER The amount of absolute pressure
actually available at the suction inlet of the pump to force the liquid of the
pump.
The seal has just been replaced and if the pump leak slightly at start up first? -
ANSWER Allow the pump to continue to run for a short period of time and see
the leak stops.
It is ever necessary to reduce the pump flow temporarily, do so by? - ANSWER
Throttling the discharge.
There are several methods used to detection of incipid fires, temperature sensing
and smoke detection are the primary ones? - ANSWER True
Smoke detection is accomplished by either photoelectric scanning, ionize
chamber, smoke reflection devices? - ANSWER True
A sprinkler system with sprinklers that stay open all of the time is a? -
ANSWER Deluge
