CERTIFIED CHIMNEY SWEEP QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Heat, Air, Fuel - Answers - 3 elements needed for fire
Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal - Answers - 3 stages of combustion
Temperature, Turbulence, Time - Answers - 3 things necessary for complete
combustion
Smoke Density - Answers - amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas
Residence Time - Answers - length of time smoke remains in the venting system
Catalytic combustors - Answers - raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower
particulate emissions
500 degrees, 10 minutes - Answers - To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be
preheated to ________ for about ________
Damper - Answers - a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the
flow of air or smoke.
Connector - Answers - the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or
vent
Combustion - Answers - the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of
heat and light
Chimney Fire - Answers - Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney
systems
Level 2 inspection - Answers - What must a chimney sweep recommend after a
chimney fire has occurred?
8200 BTU's per pound - Answers - The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers,
recommend that pellet fuel should have how many BTU's per pound?
Latent - Answers - Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up
in the form of a material
Creosote - Answers - natural product of burning wood
Carcinogen - Answers - Creosote is a ______
, BTU - Answers - measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F
Chase - Answers - An enclosure for a chimney that is used to separate the chimney
from the living area or to hide an exterior chimney from view is called a
Chimney - Answers - One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying
flue gases from the appliance to the outside atmosphere
Flue Collar - Answers - Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a
chimney, vent connector or a draft hood is a
Flashing - Answers - Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys,
hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof
Cricket - Answers - A device designed for use with the chimneys that penetrate the
roof at a location other than the roof peak and will often shed water away from the
chimney
Corbel - Answers - Units of masonry projecting from or stepping outward and upward
from the face of a wall or chimney in courses to form a support or ledge for a beam or
rafter or used to change the shape or direction of a chimney are called
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Answers - colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced
during complete combustion of fuel
Carbon Monoxide (CO) - Answers - Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from
incomplete combustion of fuel
in a chimney with a width over 30" - Answers - According to the IRC when is a cricket
needed?
Integrity, Teamwork, Education - Answers - Jack Pixley's Core Values
Chimney or Vent - Answers - This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for
conducting flue gases to the atmosphere
Flue - Answers - Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to
the outside atmosphere
1000 degrees - Answers - Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential
chimney
103 or 103 HT - Answers - Factory built chimneys should be listed according to U.L. #
BW - Answers - These vents are permitted to be installed in a wall cavity
ANSWERS
Heat, Air, Fuel - Answers - 3 elements needed for fire
Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal - Answers - 3 stages of combustion
Temperature, Turbulence, Time - Answers - 3 things necessary for complete
combustion
Smoke Density - Answers - amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas
Residence Time - Answers - length of time smoke remains in the venting system
Catalytic combustors - Answers - raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower
particulate emissions
500 degrees, 10 minutes - Answers - To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be
preheated to ________ for about ________
Damper - Answers - a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the
flow of air or smoke.
Connector - Answers - the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or
vent
Combustion - Answers - the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of
heat and light
Chimney Fire - Answers - Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney
systems
Level 2 inspection - Answers - What must a chimney sweep recommend after a
chimney fire has occurred?
8200 BTU's per pound - Answers - The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers,
recommend that pellet fuel should have how many BTU's per pound?
Latent - Answers - Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up
in the form of a material
Creosote - Answers - natural product of burning wood
Carcinogen - Answers - Creosote is a ______
, BTU - Answers - measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F
Chase - Answers - An enclosure for a chimney that is used to separate the chimney
from the living area or to hide an exterior chimney from view is called a
Chimney - Answers - One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying
flue gases from the appliance to the outside atmosphere
Flue Collar - Answers - Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a
chimney, vent connector or a draft hood is a
Flashing - Answers - Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys,
hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof
Cricket - Answers - A device designed for use with the chimneys that penetrate the
roof at a location other than the roof peak and will often shed water away from the
chimney
Corbel - Answers - Units of masonry projecting from or stepping outward and upward
from the face of a wall or chimney in courses to form a support or ledge for a beam or
rafter or used to change the shape or direction of a chimney are called
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Answers - colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced
during complete combustion of fuel
Carbon Monoxide (CO) - Answers - Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from
incomplete combustion of fuel
in a chimney with a width over 30" - Answers - According to the IRC when is a cricket
needed?
Integrity, Teamwork, Education - Answers - Jack Pixley's Core Values
Chimney or Vent - Answers - This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for
conducting flue gases to the atmosphere
Flue - Answers - Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to
the outside atmosphere
1000 degrees - Answers - Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential
chimney
103 or 103 HT - Answers - Factory built chimneys should be listed according to U.L. #
BW - Answers - These vents are permitted to be installed in a wall cavity
