CERTIFIED CHIMNEY SWEEP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
3 elements needed for fire - Answers Heat, Air, Fuel
3 stages of combustion - Answers Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal
3 things necessary for complete combustion - Answers Temperature, Turbulence, Time
amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas - Answers Smoke Density
length of time smoke remains in the venting system - Answers Residence Time
raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower particulate emissions - Answers Catalytic
combustors
To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be preheated to ________ for about ________ -
Answers 500 degrees, 10 minutes
a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the flow of air or smoke. -
Answers Damper
the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or vent - Answers Connector
the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of heat and light - Answers
Combustion
Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney systems - Answers Chimney Fire
What must a chimney sweep recommend after a chimney fire has occurred? - Answers Level 2
inspection
The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers, recommend that pellet fuel should have how
many BTU's per pound? - Answers 8200 BTU's per pound
Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up in the form of a material -
Answers Latent
natural product of burning wood - Answers Creosote
Creosote is a ______ - Answers Carcinogen
measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F - Answers BTU
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 - Answers Chase
One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying flue gases from the appliance to
the outside atmosphere - Answers Chimney
, Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a chimney, vent connector or a draft
hood is a - Answers Flue Collar
Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips or the angle between a
chimney and a roof - Answers Flashing
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 - Answers Cricket
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 - Answers Corbel
colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced during complete combustion of fuel -
Answers Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from incomplete combustion of fuel - Answers Carbon
Monoxide (CO)
According to the IRC when is a cricket needed? - Answers in a chimney with a width over 30"
Jack Pixley's Core Values - Answers Integrity, Teamwork, Education
This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for conducting flue gases to the
atmosphere - Answers Chimney or Vent
Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere -
Answers Flue
Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential chimney - Answers 1000 degrees
Factory built chimneys should be listed according to U.L. # - Answers 103 or 103 HT
These vents are permitted to be installed in a wall cavity - Answers BW
Which type vents are used for venting appliances with a draft hood? - Answers Type B
Factory built fireplaces consisting of a factory made firebox and an integral chimney assembly
are listed together under U.L. _____ - Answers 127
the 2 categories of heating appliances are? - Answers Space and Central
Appliances that are partially or completely inserted into a fireplace firebox - Answers Inserts
are listed under U.L. 1482 - Answers Pellet Stoves
heat producing appliance that transfers heated air or liquid to areas remote from the appliance's
location - Answers Central Heaters
3 elements needed for fire - Answers Heat, Air, Fuel
3 stages of combustion - Answers Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal
3 things necessary for complete combustion - Answers Temperature, Turbulence, Time
amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas - Answers Smoke Density
length of time smoke remains in the venting system - Answers Residence Time
raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower particulate emissions - Answers Catalytic
combustors
To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be preheated to ________ for about ________ -
Answers 500 degrees, 10 minutes
a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the flow of air or smoke. -
Answers Damper
the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or vent - Answers Connector
the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of heat and light - Answers
Combustion
Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney systems - Answers Chimney Fire
What must a chimney sweep recommend after a chimney fire has occurred? - Answers Level 2
inspection
The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers, recommend that pellet fuel should have how
many BTU's per pound? - Answers 8200 BTU's per pound
Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up in the form of a material -
Answers Latent
natural product of burning wood - Answers Creosote
Creosote is a ______ - Answers Carcinogen
measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F - Answers BTU
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 - Answers Chase
One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying flue gases from the appliance to
the outside atmosphere - Answers Chimney
, Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a chimney, vent connector or a draft
hood is a - Answers Flue Collar
Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips or the angle between a
chimney and a roof - Answers Flashing
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 - Answers Cricket
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 - Answers Corbel
colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced during complete combustion of fuel -
Answers Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from incomplete combustion of fuel - Answers Carbon
Monoxide (CO)
According to the IRC when is a cricket needed? - Answers in a chimney with a width over 30"
Jack Pixley's Core Values - Answers Integrity, Teamwork, Education
This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for conducting flue gases to the
atmosphere - Answers Chimney or Vent
Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere -
Answers Flue
Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential chimney - Answers 1000 degrees
Factory built chimneys should be listed according to U.L. # - Answers 103 or 103 HT
These vents are permitted to be installed in a wall cavity - Answers BW
Which type vents are used for venting appliances with a draft hood? - Answers Type B
Factory built fireplaces consisting of a factory made firebox and an integral chimney assembly
are listed together under U.L. _____ - Answers 127
the 2 categories of heating appliances are? - Answers Space and Central
Appliances that are partially or completely inserted into a fireplace firebox - Answers Inserts
are listed under U.L. 1482 - Answers Pellet Stoves
heat producing appliance that transfers heated air or liquid to areas remote from the appliance's
location - Answers Central Heaters
