NFPA 211 - Journeyman Exam Practice
Test Solutions
\._______________ is a structure containing one or more vertical or near vertical passageways
for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. - Answer- A chimney. NFPA 211
3.3.28.1.1
\.A barometric draft regulator if used shall be installed _______? - Answer- In the same room
or enclosure as the appliance. NFPA 211 9.11.3
\.A barometric draft regulator, if used, shall be installed where? - Answer- In the same room
or enclosure as the appliance in such a manner that no difference in pressure between the air in
the vicinity of the regulator and the combustion air supply will be permitted. NFPA 211 9.11.3
\.A chamber in which heat resulting directly from the combustion of fuel is transferred through
the walls of the chamber to air passing through is called a _______? - Answer- Heat
exchanger NFPA 211 3.3.87
\.A chimney cap is used to ________? - Answer- Provide a protective covering for the top of
the chimney to prevent entry of rain, snow, animals and birds and to prevent downdrafts.
\.A chimney connector shall be? - Answer- As short and straight as practicable. NFPA 211 9.3
\.A fixed or removable ring tube or lining usually located in the hole where the chimney
connector or vent connector passes through a wall or enters a chimney or vent is called a ? -
Answer- Thimble. NFPA 211 3.3.132
, \.A fuel-burning appliance for heating water to a temperature not more than 200F is known as a
_____________? - Answer- Water heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.4
\.A self-contained heating appliance that is intended for the heating of a space in which it is
installed is known as a ______? - Answer- Unit heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.3
\.A vertical or nearly vertical vent composed of factory-built components conveying gases from
oil and gas appliances or their vent connectors to the outside atmosphere. - Answer- Type L
vent. NFPA 211 3.3.142.3
\.Automatically operated dampers shall meet what criteria? - Answer- They shall be listed
and they shall be installed by a qualified installer. NFPA 211 9.9.4
\.Chimney selection is based on tupe of appliance connected, fuel used, and pressure within the
chimney and ______? - Answer- The temperature of the flue gas at the appliance outlet.
NFPA 211 5.2.1
\.Clean out openings must be made from? - Answer- Ferrous metal, stainless steel, precast
cement or other approved non-combustible doors and frames. NFPA 211 7.1.4.2
\.Cleanout doors shall be permanently marked with a message equivalent to the following. -
Answer- Warning: do not obstruct. Keep combustible material at least 18" away from this
door. NFPA 211 7.1.4.6
\.Connectors shall maintain a pitch or rise of? - Answer- At least 1/4 inch per foot of the
horizontal length of pipe from the appliance to the chimney. NFPA 211 9.7.7
\.Constituents resulting from the combustion of a fuel with oxygen of the air including the inert
but excluding excess air. - Answer- Combustion products. NFPA 211 3.3.45
Test Solutions
\._______________ is a structure containing one or more vertical or near vertical passageways
for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. - Answer- A chimney. NFPA 211
3.3.28.1.1
\.A barometric draft regulator if used shall be installed _______? - Answer- In the same room
or enclosure as the appliance. NFPA 211 9.11.3
\.A barometric draft regulator, if used, shall be installed where? - Answer- In the same room
or enclosure as the appliance in such a manner that no difference in pressure between the air in
the vicinity of the regulator and the combustion air supply will be permitted. NFPA 211 9.11.3
\.A chamber in which heat resulting directly from the combustion of fuel is transferred through
the walls of the chamber to air passing through is called a _______? - Answer- Heat
exchanger NFPA 211 3.3.87
\.A chimney cap is used to ________? - Answer- Provide a protective covering for the top of
the chimney to prevent entry of rain, snow, animals and birds and to prevent downdrafts.
\.A chimney connector shall be? - Answer- As short and straight as practicable. NFPA 211 9.3
\.A fixed or removable ring tube or lining usually located in the hole where the chimney
connector or vent connector passes through a wall or enters a chimney or vent is called a ? -
Answer- Thimble. NFPA 211 3.3.132
, \.A fuel-burning appliance for heating water to a temperature not more than 200F is known as a
_____________? - Answer- Water heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.4
\.A self-contained heating appliance that is intended for the heating of a space in which it is
installed is known as a ______? - Answer- Unit heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.3
\.A vertical or nearly vertical vent composed of factory-built components conveying gases from
oil and gas appliances or their vent connectors to the outside atmosphere. - Answer- Type L
vent. NFPA 211 3.3.142.3
\.Automatically operated dampers shall meet what criteria? - Answer- They shall be listed
and they shall be installed by a qualified installer. NFPA 211 9.9.4
\.Chimney selection is based on tupe of appliance connected, fuel used, and pressure within the
chimney and ______? - Answer- The temperature of the flue gas at the appliance outlet.
NFPA 211 5.2.1
\.Clean out openings must be made from? - Answer- Ferrous metal, stainless steel, precast
cement or other approved non-combustible doors and frames. NFPA 211 7.1.4.2
\.Cleanout doors shall be permanently marked with a message equivalent to the following. -
Answer- Warning: do not obstruct. Keep combustible material at least 18" away from this
door. NFPA 211 7.1.4.6
\.Connectors shall maintain a pitch or rise of? - Answer- At least 1/4 inch per foot of the
horizontal length of pipe from the appliance to the chimney. NFPA 211 9.7.7
\.Constituents resulting from the combustion of a fuel with oxygen of the air including the inert
but excluding excess air. - Answer- Combustion products. NFPA 211 3.3.45
