BLACK SEAL EXAMPREP VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL STUDY
PACKAGE
●● By definition, a boiler is an open vessel in which water is turned to
steam under pressure by the application of heat. True or False?
Answer: False
●● By N.J.A.C. rules, a school with a boiler plant with a total
interconnected capacity of 100 BHP would require a properly licensed
operator to be present whenever the building was deemed occupied. True
or False?
Answer: False
●● According to state boiler regulations, where should the boiler
registration number be located?
Answer: on the front of the boiler
●● A boiler operator's log shall be maintained in each plant containing
over:
Answer: 100 Boiler Hp
,●● If in good standing, an expired license can be renewed within a
period of:
Answer: 3 years
●● The low pressure black seal license will permit you to operate boiler
plants of up to:
Answer: no limit
●● What is the maximum penalty for performing the duties of a boiler
operator with an expired license?
Answer: $5,000.00
●● Where on the Certificate of Inspection would you find the State of
New Jersey jurisdiction number?
Answer: upper left corner
●● What is the maximum temperature and pressure a hot water supply
boiler can have to be considered a low pressure boiler?
Answer: 160 psi at 250 degrees F
●● The observed pressure of a heating system when it is in an idle or
non-operating mode is called:
Answer: This is known as the static pressure of the system
, ●● The primary purpose of establishing a set of plant safety rules is to:
Answer: protect the workers and equipment
●● What are the four systems required to operate a steam boiler?
Answer: steam, feedwater, fuel and draft
●● Low pressure boilers shall comply with what section of the ASME
code?
Answer: IV
●● What is the official ASME letter stamp used to denote low pressure
heating boilers?
Answer: H
●● Which of the following statements regarding a hydronic heating
system is accurate in its description?
1. the water circulation must take the water from the boiler and move it
through the individual terminals or heating units where the heat is
emitted and then return the water to the condensate tank.
2. the water circulator takes the water from the feed pump discharge and
moves it through the individual terminals or heating units where the heat
is absorbed and any remaining steam turns to liquid then it is returned to
the boiler to be reused again.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL STUDY
PACKAGE
●● By definition, a boiler is an open vessel in which water is turned to
steam under pressure by the application of heat. True or False?
Answer: False
●● By N.J.A.C. rules, a school with a boiler plant with a total
interconnected capacity of 100 BHP would require a properly licensed
operator to be present whenever the building was deemed occupied. True
or False?
Answer: False
●● According to state boiler regulations, where should the boiler
registration number be located?
Answer: on the front of the boiler
●● A boiler operator's log shall be maintained in each plant containing
over:
Answer: 100 Boiler Hp
,●● If in good standing, an expired license can be renewed within a
period of:
Answer: 3 years
●● The low pressure black seal license will permit you to operate boiler
plants of up to:
Answer: no limit
●● What is the maximum penalty for performing the duties of a boiler
operator with an expired license?
Answer: $5,000.00
●● Where on the Certificate of Inspection would you find the State of
New Jersey jurisdiction number?
Answer: upper left corner
●● What is the maximum temperature and pressure a hot water supply
boiler can have to be considered a low pressure boiler?
Answer: 160 psi at 250 degrees F
●● The observed pressure of a heating system when it is in an idle or
non-operating mode is called:
Answer: This is known as the static pressure of the system
, ●● The primary purpose of establishing a set of plant safety rules is to:
Answer: protect the workers and equipment
●● What are the four systems required to operate a steam boiler?
Answer: steam, feedwater, fuel and draft
●● Low pressure boilers shall comply with what section of the ASME
code?
Answer: IV
●● What is the official ASME letter stamp used to denote low pressure
heating boilers?
Answer: H
●● Which of the following statements regarding a hydronic heating
system is accurate in its description?
1. the water circulation must take the water from the boiler and move it
through the individual terminals or heating units where the heat is
emitted and then return the water to the condensate tank.
2. the water circulator takes the water from the feed pump discharge and
moves it through the individual terminals or heating units where the heat
is absorbed and any remaining steam turns to liquid then it is returned to
the boiler to be reused again.
