Oil burner test Questions and Graded Answers.
A fuel oil storage tank cannot be installed: - In the furnace room 5 feet within heating unit
What temperature does a thermal wheel automatically activate at - 165°F
Who inspects an oil burner installation - State fire marshal
Any valve used on a oil burner install must be: - Fusible valve
What form is used to pull an oil burner permit - CMR.4
What size pipe is used to CrossConnect tank outlet piping - 1/2 inch
When is an oil safety valve used - On an existing installation when a burner boiler furnace
or tank is replaced.
When must you install a draft regulator - When not exempt by manufacturer
What type of boiler must be equipped with a low water cut off - Water boilers over
500,000 BTUs & all steam boilers
All new oil burner controls must be: - Interrupted ignition
How far must continuous concrete slab extend beyond the tank perimeter - 8 inches
All protective control and emergency devices shall be series connected from the electrical
distribution panel: - Through the emergency switch, through the terminal switch, to the
service switch in the ungrounded line conductor
, If the ceiling above the burner boiler or burner furnace exceeds 12 feet in height, and additional
thermal switch shall be installed at a height of_______ and connected in series with the lower
switch. - 10 feet
An oil safety valve can perform the following functions: - Reduce pressure from its inlet
to its outlet & prevent gravity flow
Fuel oil filters should be selected for the following: - Micron range & flow rate
Ultra low sulfur fuel has no benefit to a fuel oil system - False
To ensure the best mechanical seal throughout a fuel oil delivery system the following should be
used: - Flared fittings and pipe dope
Adding a pre-heater to an oil burner will - Allow oil with a high paraffin base to flow
more easily & decrease the viscosity of a fuel oil
A probe type low-water cut off for steam should be checked - Once a year
The proper value for a resistor used to verify the F-F terminals of a Honeywell primary control
should be - 1500 ohms
Oil tanks can be produced as - Steel, fiberglass, epoxy coated steel
Black colored residue on a combustion head tells you - All the above
A white material in the flue pipe resembling beach sand is an indicator of - Unit that is
under fired
A fuel oil storage tank cannot be installed: - In the furnace room 5 feet within heating unit
What temperature does a thermal wheel automatically activate at - 165°F
Who inspects an oil burner installation - State fire marshal
Any valve used on a oil burner install must be: - Fusible valve
What form is used to pull an oil burner permit - CMR.4
What size pipe is used to CrossConnect tank outlet piping - 1/2 inch
When is an oil safety valve used - On an existing installation when a burner boiler furnace
or tank is replaced.
When must you install a draft regulator - When not exempt by manufacturer
What type of boiler must be equipped with a low water cut off - Water boilers over
500,000 BTUs & all steam boilers
All new oil burner controls must be: - Interrupted ignition
How far must continuous concrete slab extend beyond the tank perimeter - 8 inches
All protective control and emergency devices shall be series connected from the electrical
distribution panel: - Through the emergency switch, through the terminal switch, to the
service switch in the ungrounded line conductor
, If the ceiling above the burner boiler or burner furnace exceeds 12 feet in height, and additional
thermal switch shall be installed at a height of_______ and connected in series with the lower
switch. - 10 feet
An oil safety valve can perform the following functions: - Reduce pressure from its inlet
to its outlet & prevent gravity flow
Fuel oil filters should be selected for the following: - Micron range & flow rate
Ultra low sulfur fuel has no benefit to a fuel oil system - False
To ensure the best mechanical seal throughout a fuel oil delivery system the following should be
used: - Flared fittings and pipe dope
Adding a pre-heater to an oil burner will - Allow oil with a high paraffin base to flow
more easily & decrease the viscosity of a fuel oil
A probe type low-water cut off for steam should be checked - Once a year
The proper value for a resistor used to verify the F-F terminals of a Honeywell primary control
should be - 1500 ohms
Oil tanks can be produced as - Steel, fiberglass, epoxy coated steel
Black colored residue on a combustion head tells you - All the above
A white material in the flue pipe resembling beach sand is an indicator of - Unit that is
under fired
