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1. The component in which liquid vapor by absorbing heat is called?
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2. the best answer for an electrical grounding method?: Metal stake drive
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8 foot into the ground.
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3. A valve should be used for throttling purposes?: Globe
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4. What is the acceptable range for residual sodium sulfite in the
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boiler main- tain?: 30-70 n b nb nb




5. What is the BTU content of a gallon of #4 fuel oil?: 146,000
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6. What does a zeolite water softener system use as a means of rege
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neration?-
: brine
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7. What are the 4 steps for a Zeolite Rejuvenation water softener proc
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ess?: Back- wash, Brine, Rinse, Service
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8. Where medium temperature liquid found?: Condensern b n b n b n b n b




9. Where is high temperature vapor found?: At the discharge of the compressor
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or condenser
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10. What stays are used to support the burner chamber in a n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b




scotch marine boiler?: Diagonal Stays
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11. What type of safety valve is this?: ( Full) Crosby nozzle-
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type safety valve. Page 365 BOG
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12. Where do you get superheat reading?: Take suction line pressure nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb




13. Name the wire that connects all component of a system nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb n




bto a physical ground or water pipe?: Grounding electrode conductor
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14. Where do you get sub- nb nb nb nb




cooling reading?: Take liquid line pressure Cross reference to te
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mperature using a P/T Chart nb nb nb nb




Get liquid line temperature
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Subtract actual temperature from cross referenced tem
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perature Result is Sub coolingnb nb nb nb




15. On the boilers that have both Quick opening and Screw typ
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e blow down valves, the Quick opening valve must be located?: closest to th
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e boiler and followed by the screw-type valve
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16. High pressure boilers equipped with Quick opening and Scr n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b




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down how?: By opening the Quick opening valve first and
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closing it Last.
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17. ASME Code defines a slow opening valve as what?: One requiring at l
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east 5 full 360 degree turns between full open and close position.
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18. A 300 Horsepower boiler operating at 100psi has an avera
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ge load of 75% with 80% condensate return and 5% blow down.
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The treatment provides a chemical which costs $8.75 per gallon,
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and will treat 600 gallon. Find the amount of the chemical neede
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d for the day period, and the cost of the chemical for a 30 days pe
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riod?: Water In = Water Out nb nb nb nb nb




Makeup + Condensate Return = Evaporator + Blow Down
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Average Evaporator Rate = 300 x 34.5 pph x .75% load = 7762, 50 pph
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1 Month + .8( 7762.50 pph) = 7762.50 pph + 0500 m
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1 Month + 6210 pph = 7762.50 pph + .0500 m
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1 Month = 1552.5 pph + .0500
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.9500 m = 1552.5 pph
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1Month = 1,634.21 pph nb nb nb




Gallons per Month = 1634..33 x 24 x 30 = 141, 252.24 gallons per month
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Chemical needed = 141,252.24 gallon / 600 gallon = 235, 40 gallon
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Cost per month = 235, 40 gallon x 8.75 = $2,059.75
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19. During a 24 hours operation how often should you check t n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b



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: once per shift
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20. How often do you check the high limit switch?: Annually nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb




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inspection of a boiler?: once per shift n b n b n b nb nb nb




22. What is the first thing to do when shutting down a boiler?: To tur nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb



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23. A flow control should be blown down when?: once per shift
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