U1 UST INSTALLATION RETROFITTING EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔20. Place ______ barricades at the ends of tanks being tested. - ✔✔Warning
✔✔21. Avoid tank ends, man-ways, and fittings while the tank is under - ✔✔Pressure
✔✔22. Release pressure in the tank before disconnecting any - ✔✔gauges or test
fittings.
✔✔23. Be aware some manufactures do not tighten fittings to allow for _____________
_____________ during shipping and storage. - ✔✔Temperature changes
✔✔24. T-F: Air tests are inconclusive without soaping and careful inspection for
bubbles? - ✔✔True
✔✔25. Tanks gauges must have a scale that will permit detection of small changes in
__________ that might go undetected on gauges with a ___________ _________. -
✔✔Pressure, broader range.
✔✔26. Since the best accuracy of gauges is at mid-range, and test pressures must not
exceed 5 psig, use a gauge with a maximum limit of ____ or ______ - ✔✔10 or 15 psig
✔✔27. Check the gauges __________ and _________ before use - ✔✔operation and
accuracy
✔✔28. Underground storage systems may include vapor-recovery - ✔✔Piping and
equipment
✔✔29. What can cause premature storage-system failures _________ - ✔✔Debris and
other foreign materials
✔✔30. Tank installers should have gone through training programs to improve their
skills and insure the install is __________ - ✔✔Successful
✔✔31. __________ kinds of plans are required to obtain permits, solicit bids, and
provide precise guidance for installers - ✔✔written
✔✔32. ___________________ should insure that the equipment to be installed meets
all applicable regulatory requirements before beginning an instillation - ✔✔Owners
✔✔33. Tanks should be ___________ inspected before installation - ✔✔Visually
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔20. Place ______ barricades at the ends of tanks being tested. - ✔✔Warning
✔✔21. Avoid tank ends, man-ways, and fittings while the tank is under - ✔✔Pressure
✔✔22. Release pressure in the tank before disconnecting any - ✔✔gauges or test
fittings.
✔✔23. Be aware some manufactures do not tighten fittings to allow for _____________
_____________ during shipping and storage. - ✔✔Temperature changes
✔✔24. T-F: Air tests are inconclusive without soaping and careful inspection for
bubbles? - ✔✔True
✔✔25. Tanks gauges must have a scale that will permit detection of small changes in
__________ that might go undetected on gauges with a ___________ _________. -
✔✔Pressure, broader range.
✔✔26. Since the best accuracy of gauges is at mid-range, and test pressures must not
exceed 5 psig, use a gauge with a maximum limit of ____ or ______ - ✔✔10 or 15 psig
✔✔27. Check the gauges __________ and _________ before use - ✔✔operation and
accuracy
✔✔28. Underground storage systems may include vapor-recovery - ✔✔Piping and
equipment
✔✔29. What can cause premature storage-system failures _________ - ✔✔Debris and
other foreign materials
✔✔30. Tank installers should have gone through training programs to improve their
skills and insure the install is __________ - ✔✔Successful
✔✔31. __________ kinds of plans are required to obtain permits, solicit bids, and
provide precise guidance for installers - ✔✔written
✔✔32. ___________________ should insure that the equipment to be installed meets
all applicable regulatory requirements before beginning an instillation - ✔✔Owners
✔✔33. Tanks should be ___________ inspected before installation - ✔✔Visually
