CSIA C-DET: Accurate Answers To All Questions
Appliance Correct Answer - Eqipment, usually built in standardized sizes
or types, installed or connected as a unit
Approved Correct Answer - Acceptable to the authority having
jurisdiction.
American society for testing materials Correct Answer - ASTM
Authority having Jurisdiction Correct Answer - The organization, office
or individual responsible for approving equipment, installations or
procedures
Baffle Correct Answer - Object placed in an appliance to change the
direction, extend the path, or slow the flow of air, air-fuel mixtures, or flue
gasses
BOCA Correct Answer - Building Officials Code Administrators
International, an organization that develops model Building codes
Borescope Correct Answer - A device used for internal inspection of
hard to see areas.
British Thermal Unit. BTU Correct Answer - The amount of heat
required to raise 1lb or water 1 degree Fahrenheit
CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute, Correct Answer - as used to measure air
flow
Clearance Correct Answer - Distance between a heat producing
appliance, chimney, chimney connector, vent, vent connector or plenum, and
other surfaces.
Combustion Correct Answer - The rapid oxidation of fuel usually
accompanied by the production of heat and light.
, Combustion Chamber Correct Answer - A heavily constructed area
designed to withstand direct contact with combustion and to optimize
conditions necessary to burn fuel efficiently.
Confined Space Correct Answer - A space whose volume is less than 50
cu ft per 1,000 btu/hr of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed
in that space. Also defined as 512 cubic feet.
Connector Correct Answer - The pipe that connects the clothes dryer to
the exhaust duct, also known as the transition duct.
Duct Correct Answer - Any tube or canal by which a fluid, air or other
substances is conducted or conveyed
Exhaust Correct Answer - The discharge of used gas, moisture, etc. and
the pipe through which it is released
Flashing Correct Answer - Sheet metal used in waterproofing roof
valleys, hips, or the angle between a chimney or vent and a roof
Flow Correct Answer - Amount (Volume) of gases that actually pass
through the venting system
Flow Capacity Correct Answer - The amount of air or gases able to flow
through a venting system in a given time and at a given system resistance
Flue Gases Correct Answer - Combustion products from fuel burning
appliances plus excess air
FPM feet per minute Correct Answer - As used to measure air flow
Gasketing Correct Answer - Special Rope like or tape like
noncombustible and compressible material that is used to make airtight seals
Guage or Gage Correct Answer - As used to describe a tool
Heat Exchanger Correct Answer - Chamber in a heating appliance where
heat, often resulting from combustion of fuel, is transferred through the wall
of the chamber to air or water passing through the exchanger
Appliance Correct Answer - Eqipment, usually built in standardized sizes
or types, installed or connected as a unit
Approved Correct Answer - Acceptable to the authority having
jurisdiction.
American society for testing materials Correct Answer - ASTM
Authority having Jurisdiction Correct Answer - The organization, office
or individual responsible for approving equipment, installations or
procedures
Baffle Correct Answer - Object placed in an appliance to change the
direction, extend the path, or slow the flow of air, air-fuel mixtures, or flue
gasses
BOCA Correct Answer - Building Officials Code Administrators
International, an organization that develops model Building codes
Borescope Correct Answer - A device used for internal inspection of
hard to see areas.
British Thermal Unit. BTU Correct Answer - The amount of heat
required to raise 1lb or water 1 degree Fahrenheit
CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute, Correct Answer - as used to measure air
flow
Clearance Correct Answer - Distance between a heat producing
appliance, chimney, chimney connector, vent, vent connector or plenum, and
other surfaces.
Combustion Correct Answer - The rapid oxidation of fuel usually
accompanied by the production of heat and light.
, Combustion Chamber Correct Answer - A heavily constructed area
designed to withstand direct contact with combustion and to optimize
conditions necessary to burn fuel efficiently.
Confined Space Correct Answer - A space whose volume is less than 50
cu ft per 1,000 btu/hr of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed
in that space. Also defined as 512 cubic feet.
Connector Correct Answer - The pipe that connects the clothes dryer to
the exhaust duct, also known as the transition duct.
Duct Correct Answer - Any tube or canal by which a fluid, air or other
substances is conducted or conveyed
Exhaust Correct Answer - The discharge of used gas, moisture, etc. and
the pipe through which it is released
Flashing Correct Answer - Sheet metal used in waterproofing roof
valleys, hips, or the angle between a chimney or vent and a roof
Flow Correct Answer - Amount (Volume) of gases that actually pass
through the venting system
Flow Capacity Correct Answer - The amount of air or gases able to flow
through a venting system in a given time and at a given system resistance
Flue Gases Correct Answer - Combustion products from fuel burning
appliances plus excess air
FPM feet per minute Correct Answer - As used to measure air flow
Gasketing Correct Answer - Special Rope like or tape like
noncombustible and compressible material that is used to make airtight seals
Guage or Gage Correct Answer - As used to describe a tool
Heat Exchanger Correct Answer - Chamber in a heating appliance where
heat, often resulting from combustion of fuel, is transferred through the wall
of the chamber to air or water passing through the exchanger