MASTER OIL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MOST RECENT VERSION
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The continued use of an existing connection of a solid fuel burning appliance to a chimney flue to which
another appliance burning oil or solid fuel is connected for any chimney existing and in use before feb 2,
1998 shall be permitted assuming... - CORRECT ANSWER -Sufficent draft for each appliance, the
chimney is lined and structuraly intact, a carbon monoxide detector is installed near a bedroom
The connection of a solid fuel burning appliance to a chimney flue to which another appliance burning oil
or solid fuel is connected for any chimney existing and in use on or after February 2, 1998 shall be
permitted as long as... - CORRECT ANSWER -Sufficient draft is available for each appliance, the
chimney is lined and structurally intact, a carbon monoxide detector installed near a bedroom, the solid
fuel appliance has been listed by an independent nationally recognized testing lab approved by the board,
the solid fuel burning appliance is installed in accordance with manufacturers specs.
Fuel oil licenses expire... - CORRECT ANSWER -Every 2 years
If the owner, occupant of any building or an installer neglects or refuses without justification for more than
____ days to comply with any order of a state fuel inspector, the person commits a civil violation for a fine
of $100 each day neglected - CORRECT ANSWER -10
A person ordered by a state fuel inspector to correct a deficiency or to vacate a building or structure may
appeal the order by filling a written notice of appeal with the board within ____ days after receipt of the
order - CORRECT ANSWER -30
An apprentice oil burner technician may assist in making oil installations and repairing/servicing of oil
burning equipment under the ____________ of a master or journeyman oil tech who holds the same or
higher authority - CORRECT ANSWER -Direct supervision
,an apprentice oil burner tech may - CORRECT ANSWER -Bleed an oil burner without direct supervision
An apprentice oil burner tech may clean oil burning equipment without direct supervision if the apprentice
has - CORRECT ANSWER -Successfully completed 160hrs of training approved by the board or
completed at least one year of supervised oil burner work experience
An apprentice oil burner technician is permitted to replace a t stat without direct supervision of a
journeymen or master oil tech - CORRECT ANSWER -False
After passing a journeymen/master oil burner exam, a technician has ____ days to file for license before
having to retest - CORRECT ANSWER -2 years
An apprentice oil burner tech who has completed atleast one year of supervised work experience is
permitted to ____________ without direct supervision - CORRECT ANSWER -Brush/vacuum heating
appliance, replace nozzles/belts/filters/electrodes, preform combustion efficiency test/test safety controls
The master oil burner tech is permitted to hook up to a water feed for a boiler________ - CORRECT
ANSWER -Only to existing piping within the same room
A journeyman oil tech must at all times be under the indirect supervision of a master oil technician who
accepts full responsibility for the ___________ of the journeymen tech - CORRECT ANSWER -Work
ethic, performance, training required
It is the duty of the master oil technician to _______ any installation work performed by any licensee for
whom the master is responsible for at the conclusion of an installation - CORRECT ANSWER -Inspect
personally
,Whenever a master oil tech ceases to be an apprentice or journeymen's supervising master, they must
notify the ________ in writing, a copy of which shall be kept in both the supervisee's and and former
supervising masters file - CORRECT ANSWER -Board/supervisee
A master oil tech who sells, contracts, dispatches, or subcontracts any work or installation to another
master oil tech or other licensee is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER -The completion of the
installation and the work performed
A master or journeyman oil tech may clean a combination solid fuel and oil unit and service/repair the oil
burner assembly without direct supervision if _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -They are licensed as
an apprentice solid fuel technician
A journeyman oil tech must at all times be under the indirect supervision of a master oil burning who
accepts _______ for the work ethic and performance of the journeyman oil tech - CORRECT ANSWER -
Full responsibility
A journeyman or apprentice oil tech shall not work on any oil equipment if he - CORRECT ANSWER -
Does not have a supervising master
A journeyman oil tech shall not have more than _____ apprentice techs working under the journeyman's
direct supervision at one time - CORRECT ANSWER -2
Where the circumstances or conditions of any particular installation are so unusual as to render the strict
application of a standard imposed by the boards rules impractical, the board may permit such
modifications provide - CORRECT ANSWER -There is equivalent degree of safety, it is consistent with
good engineering practice, it is reviewed and approved by the senior fuel inspector
When performing any service on a customers heating system, the licensee must notify the property owner
in writing of - CORRECT ANSWER -Any code violations/make recommendations to address them
, When performing annual tune up on a heating system or new installation, a _________ must be conducted
and a copy of results must be posted on site - CORRECT ANSWER -Combustion efficiency test
Whenever a furnace, direct fired water heater, or boiler is installed, _______ must be brought into
compliance of NFPA 31 and all other rules of the board - CORRECT ANSWER -The total installation
________ is NOT required whenever a new burner is installed - CORRECT ANSWER -Properly
installed service receptacle
A new heating system installation requires - CORRECT ANSWER -A heat loss system design, a system
load calculation, a combustion efficiency test
When an emergency situation arises that does not allow adequate time to get the chimney lined and or
repaired before installing the new heating appliance, the licensee may defer the required repairs for up to -
CORRECT ANSWER -90 days
The low water cutoff shall be installed - CORRECT ANSWER -Above the boiler crown sheet
A thermally operated oil shutoff valve must be located at the - CORRECT ANSWER -Oil burner and oil
supply tank
Shut off valves or other obstructive devices are prohibited between the boiler and - CORRECT
ANSWER -Safety controls
A check valve may be used in the oil supply line from the tank to the burner - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
COMPLETE STUDY MATERIAL 2026/2027 || PETROLEUM & ENERGY
INDUSTRY REVIEW || WELL OPERATIONS, SAFETY & REGULATIONS ||
UPDATED PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD
STUDY GUIDE || COMPLETE TEST BANK || GRADED A+
The continued use of an existing connection of a solid fuel burning appliance to a chimney flue to which
another appliance burning oil or solid fuel is connected for any chimney existing and in use before feb 2,
1998 shall be permitted assuming... - CORRECT ANSWER -Sufficent draft for each appliance, the
chimney is lined and structuraly intact, a carbon monoxide detector is installed near a bedroom
The connection of a solid fuel burning appliance to a chimney flue to which another appliance burning oil
or solid fuel is connected for any chimney existing and in use on or after February 2, 1998 shall be
permitted as long as... - CORRECT ANSWER -Sufficient draft is available for each appliance, the
chimney is lined and structurally intact, a carbon monoxide detector installed near a bedroom, the solid
fuel appliance has been listed by an independent nationally recognized testing lab approved by the board,
the solid fuel burning appliance is installed in accordance with manufacturers specs.
Fuel oil licenses expire... - CORRECT ANSWER -Every 2 years
If the owner, occupant of any building or an installer neglects or refuses without justification for more than
____ days to comply with any order of a state fuel inspector, the person commits a civil violation for a fine
of $100 each day neglected - CORRECT ANSWER -10
A person ordered by a state fuel inspector to correct a deficiency or to vacate a building or structure may
appeal the order by filling a written notice of appeal with the board within ____ days after receipt of the
order - CORRECT ANSWER -30
An apprentice oil burner technician may assist in making oil installations and repairing/servicing of oil
burning equipment under the ____________ of a master or journeyman oil tech who holds the same or
higher authority - CORRECT ANSWER -Direct supervision
,an apprentice oil burner tech may - CORRECT ANSWER -Bleed an oil burner without direct supervision
An apprentice oil burner tech may clean oil burning equipment without direct supervision if the apprentice
has - CORRECT ANSWER -Successfully completed 160hrs of training approved by the board or
completed at least one year of supervised oil burner work experience
An apprentice oil burner technician is permitted to replace a t stat without direct supervision of a
journeymen or master oil tech - CORRECT ANSWER -False
After passing a journeymen/master oil burner exam, a technician has ____ days to file for license before
having to retest - CORRECT ANSWER -2 years
An apprentice oil burner tech who has completed atleast one year of supervised work experience is
permitted to ____________ without direct supervision - CORRECT ANSWER -Brush/vacuum heating
appliance, replace nozzles/belts/filters/electrodes, preform combustion efficiency test/test safety controls
The master oil burner tech is permitted to hook up to a water feed for a boiler________ - CORRECT
ANSWER -Only to existing piping within the same room
A journeyman oil tech must at all times be under the indirect supervision of a master oil technician who
accepts full responsibility for the ___________ of the journeymen tech - CORRECT ANSWER -Work
ethic, performance, training required
It is the duty of the master oil technician to _______ any installation work performed by any licensee for
whom the master is responsible for at the conclusion of an installation - CORRECT ANSWER -Inspect
personally
,Whenever a master oil tech ceases to be an apprentice or journeymen's supervising master, they must
notify the ________ in writing, a copy of which shall be kept in both the supervisee's and and former
supervising masters file - CORRECT ANSWER -Board/supervisee
A master oil tech who sells, contracts, dispatches, or subcontracts any work or installation to another
master oil tech or other licensee is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER -The completion of the
installation and the work performed
A master or journeyman oil tech may clean a combination solid fuel and oil unit and service/repair the oil
burner assembly without direct supervision if _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -They are licensed as
an apprentice solid fuel technician
A journeyman oil tech must at all times be under the indirect supervision of a master oil burning who
accepts _______ for the work ethic and performance of the journeyman oil tech - CORRECT ANSWER -
Full responsibility
A journeyman or apprentice oil tech shall not work on any oil equipment if he - CORRECT ANSWER -
Does not have a supervising master
A journeyman oil tech shall not have more than _____ apprentice techs working under the journeyman's
direct supervision at one time - CORRECT ANSWER -2
Where the circumstances or conditions of any particular installation are so unusual as to render the strict
application of a standard imposed by the boards rules impractical, the board may permit such
modifications provide - CORRECT ANSWER -There is equivalent degree of safety, it is consistent with
good engineering practice, it is reviewed and approved by the senior fuel inspector
When performing any service on a customers heating system, the licensee must notify the property owner
in writing of - CORRECT ANSWER -Any code violations/make recommendations to address them
, When performing annual tune up on a heating system or new installation, a _________ must be conducted
and a copy of results must be posted on site - CORRECT ANSWER -Combustion efficiency test
Whenever a furnace, direct fired water heater, or boiler is installed, _______ must be brought into
compliance of NFPA 31 and all other rules of the board - CORRECT ANSWER -The total installation
________ is NOT required whenever a new burner is installed - CORRECT ANSWER -Properly
installed service receptacle
A new heating system installation requires - CORRECT ANSWER -A heat loss system design, a system
load calculation, a combustion efficiency test
When an emergency situation arises that does not allow adequate time to get the chimney lined and or
repaired before installing the new heating appliance, the licensee may defer the required repairs for up to -
CORRECT ANSWER -90 days
The low water cutoff shall be installed - CORRECT ANSWER -Above the boiler crown sheet
A thermally operated oil shutoff valve must be located at the - CORRECT ANSWER -Oil burner and oil
supply tank
Shut off valves or other obstructive devices are prohibited between the boiler and - CORRECT
ANSWER -Safety controls
A check valve may be used in the oil supply line from the tank to the burner - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
