CSIA EXAMINATION TEST VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A cricket is designed to_________.
Answer: redirect water and snow away from the chimney
●● What is a wythe?
Answer: A course of brick separating flues within a chimney
●● When a round flue is used for the lining of a fireplace chimney the
proper fireplace opening to flue size ratio should be?
Answer: 12:1
●● Where unlined the smoke chamber walls shall be what thickness?
Answer: 8"
●● When the opening of the fireplace is 6 square feet the extension of
the hearth should be __________ ?
Answer: 20 inches
●● The inner surfaces of the smoke chamber shall not be inclined more
than 45 degrees from vertical: true or false?
,Answer: True
●● A level II inspection includes inspection of accessible areas of attics,
basements,and crawlspaces: true or false?
Answer: True
●● The purpose of a heat reclaimer is to _______?
Answer: extract heat from the flue gases.
●● What answer best describes the allowable free air space around a flue
tile?
Answer: 1/2" to 4"
●● Crickets are recommended whenever the chimney is ____ wide or
more.
Answer: 30"
●● The maximum allowable slope of an offset in a vertical flue is
___________.
Answer: 30 degrees
●● The net area of the spark arrestor must not be less than three times
the net free area if the chimney flue: true or false?
, Answer: True
●● What is the minimum thickness of a wythe?
Answer: Four inches nominal
●● Chimney liners are listed to what standard?
Answer: UL 1777
●● NFPA 211 recommends annual cleaning of chimneys,fireplaces, and
vents: true or false?
Answer: False
●● The horizontal length of a single-wall connector to a natural draft
chimney or vent serving a single appliance shall be not more than
______ of the height of the vertical height of the chimney.
Answer: 75%
●● The effective area of a connector for a single appliance shall be ____
the area of the appliance flue collar.
Answer: not less than
●● Cleanout openings shall be provided in all chimney flues serving
freestanding appliances: true or false?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A cricket is designed to_________.
Answer: redirect water and snow away from the chimney
●● What is a wythe?
Answer: A course of brick separating flues within a chimney
●● When a round flue is used for the lining of a fireplace chimney the
proper fireplace opening to flue size ratio should be?
Answer: 12:1
●● Where unlined the smoke chamber walls shall be what thickness?
Answer: 8"
●● When the opening of the fireplace is 6 square feet the extension of
the hearth should be __________ ?
Answer: 20 inches
●● The inner surfaces of the smoke chamber shall not be inclined more
than 45 degrees from vertical: true or false?
,Answer: True
●● A level II inspection includes inspection of accessible areas of attics,
basements,and crawlspaces: true or false?
Answer: True
●● The purpose of a heat reclaimer is to _______?
Answer: extract heat from the flue gases.
●● What answer best describes the allowable free air space around a flue
tile?
Answer: 1/2" to 4"
●● Crickets are recommended whenever the chimney is ____ wide or
more.
Answer: 30"
●● The maximum allowable slope of an offset in a vertical flue is
___________.
Answer: 30 degrees
●● The net area of the spark arrestor must not be less than three times
the net free area if the chimney flue: true or false?
, Answer: True
●● What is the minimum thickness of a wythe?
Answer: Four inches nominal
●● Chimney liners are listed to what standard?
Answer: UL 1777
●● NFPA 211 recommends annual cleaning of chimneys,fireplaces, and
vents: true or false?
Answer: False
●● The horizontal length of a single-wall connector to a natural draft
chimney or vent serving a single appliance shall be not more than
______ of the height of the vertical height of the chimney.
Answer: 75%
●● The effective area of a connector for a single appliance shall be ____
the area of the appliance flue collar.
Answer: not less than
●● Cleanout openings shall be provided in all chimney flues serving
freestanding appliances: true or false?
