Journeyman Oil Maine Fuel Board Rules Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
What must you do if you notice code violations in the boiler where may it be installed? -
a homeowners house? - ANSWER -Notify ANSWER -Main supply line (vertical riser)
them and recommend ways to address them as close to boiler as possible, or in a water
column of continuous piping attached directly to
the boiler
What must be done when performing an annual
tune-up on a heating system? - ANSWER -
A combustion efficiency test and a copy must be A listed lever or wheel thermally operated oil shut
posted on site off valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -At the burner and the oil supply
tank
Whenever a furnace, direct fired hot water
heater, or boiler is installed the total installation
must be brought into compliance with what When outside tanks are used a thermally
requirements BEFORE appliance can be fired? - operated shut off valve must be installed where?
ANSWER -NFPA 31 - ANSWER -The supply line enters the
inside of the building and where the oil line enters
the room where the appliance is located
When an emergency arises that does not allow
adequate time to get a chimney lined/and or
repaired before installing the new heating When inside tanks are used and the oil supply
appliance the licensee may defer the required tank is installed in a separate room, a thermally
repairs for how long? - ANSWER -90 days shutoff valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -Where the line enters the room
where the appliance is located
What must be performed before a new
installation? - ANSWER -A heat loss
system design and load calculation. A copy must Whenever the oil supply is taken from the top of
be retained to be presented upon request of an oil tank a thermally operated wheel or lever
board inspector type shut-off valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -At the tank and at the burner
All oil fired BOILERS must be provided with a
properly installed and operating what? - What may be installed in the supply line but not a
ANSWER -Low Water cut off return line? - ANSWER -A check valve
Where shall a low water cutoff be installed? - All copper oil supply and return lines must be
ANSWER -At the level recommended by encased in a continuous piece of no metallic
the manufacture, but in no case below the crown liquid tight conduit such as PVC, ENT, coated
sheet copper tubing. The end of the conduit shall not
exceed how far from any connection except the
connection at fuel tank? - ANSWER -2
If the low water cut off is not installed directly in inches
, Journeyman Oil Maine Fuel Board Rules Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
All fuel oil supply tanks must be a minimum of
In order to avoid undetected oil leaks under how many feet from any gas or solid fuel burning
floors, the conduit must be how much bigger than appliance? - ANSWER -5 feet
the supply and return lines? - ANSWER -
One pipe size larger
Outside oil tanks shall not be installed on what? -
ANSWER -Wood or other combustible
An oil supply line that penetrates a foundation surfaces
wall must be what? - ANSWER -Sealed
In all tank instillation's the pipe flanges must be in
What must coated copper tubing have installed direct contact with reinforced concrete pad or
at the tank when used underground? - solid concrete blocks, what is not permitted? -
ANSWER -Oils Safety Valve or PRV ANSWER -Use of shims
When an oil filter or other accessory equipment In order to prevent oil spills, outside tanks and
is connected to a copper piping smaller than 3/4 piping must be located such that they are not
"and is not directly connected to the oil tank or subject to snow or falling ice. To meet this
burner the filter or other device must be what? - requirement the tank and outdoor piping must be
ANSWER -Rigidly supported by wall or installed where? - ANSWER -With a
floor mounted brackets protective cover over tank valve, oil filter, and any
piping which is either without structural support or
not attached of side of building
What must supply and return lines be connected
with? - ANSWER -Flare fittings
Where shall oil shut off valves be installed -
ANSWER -Immediately adjacent to the
What fittings shall not be used unless for burner supply connections at the bottom of the
introduction of lines at top of the tank with a supply tank
single or double tap bushing? - ANSWER -
Compression fittings
All No.1 and No.2 fuel oil tanks from 11 to 5,000
gallons located inside a structure must have
All connections of supply or return oil lines what? - ANSWER -A vent alarm
located outside must be made with what? -
ANSWER -Flare frost fittings
All No.1 and No.2 fuel oil tanks from 65 to 5,000
gallon capacity located outside must have what?
Manholes 16 inches in diameter or larger must - ANSWER -Vent alarm
be installed in the top of all tanks over what? -
ANSWER -5,000 gallons or more
All oil supply tanks must be liquid tight. Leaking
Answers Rated A
What must you do if you notice code violations in the boiler where may it be installed? -
a homeowners house? - ANSWER -Notify ANSWER -Main supply line (vertical riser)
them and recommend ways to address them as close to boiler as possible, or in a water
column of continuous piping attached directly to
the boiler
What must be done when performing an annual
tune-up on a heating system? - ANSWER -
A combustion efficiency test and a copy must be A listed lever or wheel thermally operated oil shut
posted on site off valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -At the burner and the oil supply
tank
Whenever a furnace, direct fired hot water
heater, or boiler is installed the total installation
must be brought into compliance with what When outside tanks are used a thermally
requirements BEFORE appliance can be fired? - operated shut off valve must be installed where?
ANSWER -NFPA 31 - ANSWER -The supply line enters the
inside of the building and where the oil line enters
the room where the appliance is located
When an emergency arises that does not allow
adequate time to get a chimney lined/and or
repaired before installing the new heating When inside tanks are used and the oil supply
appliance the licensee may defer the required tank is installed in a separate room, a thermally
repairs for how long? - ANSWER -90 days shutoff valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -Where the line enters the room
where the appliance is located
What must be performed before a new
installation? - ANSWER -A heat loss
system design and load calculation. A copy must Whenever the oil supply is taken from the top of
be retained to be presented upon request of an oil tank a thermally operated wheel or lever
board inspector type shut-off valve must be installed where? -
ANSWER -At the tank and at the burner
All oil fired BOILERS must be provided with a
properly installed and operating what? - What may be installed in the supply line but not a
ANSWER -Low Water cut off return line? - ANSWER -A check valve
Where shall a low water cutoff be installed? - All copper oil supply and return lines must be
ANSWER -At the level recommended by encased in a continuous piece of no metallic
the manufacture, but in no case below the crown liquid tight conduit such as PVC, ENT, coated
sheet copper tubing. The end of the conduit shall not
exceed how far from any connection except the
connection at fuel tank? - ANSWER -2
If the low water cut off is not installed directly in inches
, Journeyman Oil Maine Fuel Board Rules Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
All fuel oil supply tanks must be a minimum of
In order to avoid undetected oil leaks under how many feet from any gas or solid fuel burning
floors, the conduit must be how much bigger than appliance? - ANSWER -5 feet
the supply and return lines? - ANSWER -
One pipe size larger
Outside oil tanks shall not be installed on what? -
ANSWER -Wood or other combustible
An oil supply line that penetrates a foundation surfaces
wall must be what? - ANSWER -Sealed
In all tank instillation's the pipe flanges must be in
What must coated copper tubing have installed direct contact with reinforced concrete pad or
at the tank when used underground? - solid concrete blocks, what is not permitted? -
ANSWER -Oils Safety Valve or PRV ANSWER -Use of shims
When an oil filter or other accessory equipment In order to prevent oil spills, outside tanks and
is connected to a copper piping smaller than 3/4 piping must be located such that they are not
"and is not directly connected to the oil tank or subject to snow or falling ice. To meet this
burner the filter or other device must be what? - requirement the tank and outdoor piping must be
ANSWER -Rigidly supported by wall or installed where? - ANSWER -With a
floor mounted brackets protective cover over tank valve, oil filter, and any
piping which is either without structural support or
not attached of side of building
What must supply and return lines be connected
with? - ANSWER -Flare fittings
Where shall oil shut off valves be installed -
ANSWER -Immediately adjacent to the
What fittings shall not be used unless for burner supply connections at the bottom of the
introduction of lines at top of the tank with a supply tank
single or double tap bushing? - ANSWER -
Compression fittings
All No.1 and No.2 fuel oil tanks from 11 to 5,000
gallons located inside a structure must have
All connections of supply or return oil lines what? - ANSWER -A vent alarm
located outside must be made with what? -
ANSWER -Flare frost fittings
All No.1 and No.2 fuel oil tanks from 65 to 5,000
gallon capacity located outside must have what?
Manholes 16 inches in diameter or larger must - ANSWER -Vent alarm
be installed in the top of all tanks over what? -
ANSWER -5,000 gallons or more
All oil supply tanks must be liquid tight. Leaking
