CSIA CORRECT EXAMS ALL ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Connector pipes or thimble should extend into the flue how far? - ✔✔flush with
interior flue wall
✔✔Connector pipes must be secured with at least ______screws. - ✔✔3
✔✔The formula for determining the cross sectional area of a square or rectangular flue
is pi x r2: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Two major factors influence the amount of draft, which two (of the choices below)
best describe them?
-height and btus of chimney
-temperature difference between the outside and the flue gas temperature,chimney
height
-lateral run of connector pipe and heights of chimney
-temperature of flue gases and cross sectional area of flue - ✔✔temperature difference
between the outside and the flue gas temperature,chimney height
✔✔The height of the smoke chamber should be no taller than _____. - ✔✔width of
fireplace opening
✔✔Connectors shall maintain a pitch or rise of ________inch per foot of horizontal
length of pipe from the appliance to the chimney or vent. - ✔✔1/4
✔✔Thermal shock can be caused from ___________. - ✔✔a sudden rise in
temperature or drastic reduction in temperature
✔✔Vent and chimney connectors shall not be covered with insulation. - ✔✔True
✔✔Where constructed of standard brick without a firebrick liner, the smoke chamber
wall thickness shall not be less than _____________. - ✔✔8 inches
, ✔✔Woodwork such as mantels and other combustible material can be placed within 5
inches of fireplace opening: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔If the fireplace opening of a fireplace is less than 6 square feet the minimum hearth
requirements would be __________. - ✔✔8" to each side of the opening and 16" in front
of opening
✔✔For a fireplace opening 38" wide and 27" high, the hearth should extend____ inches
in front of the fireplace and____inches to each side of the fireplace opening. - ✔✔20, 12
✔✔A 26 gauge thick smoke pipe should be used for a pipe diameter of __________. -
✔✔less than 6 inches
✔✔Any residential chimney must terminate through the roofline at least _____above the
point the pass through the roof. - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔Combustible materials must be spaced ____from the back wall of a masonry
fireplace. - ✔✔4 inches
✔✔The smoke chamber depth should not exceed __________. - ✔✔?
✔✔Minimum air space allowed between the flue lining and the interior masonry wall is
__________. - ✔✔not less than 1/2 inch
✔✔The lintel prov ides a transition from the smoke chamber to the flue lining: true or
false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Wood burns in three identifiable stages. Which is the second stage? - ✔✔pyrolysis
✔✔The color code for a type 1 ladder is blue: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔When walking on a roof you should walk ___________. - ✔✔near the ridges and
valleys
✔✔OSHA states that a proper ladder angle or slope is ________. - ✔✔4 to 1
✔✔The area of a 8" round pipe is approximately ________. - ✔✔50 Square inches
✔✔The ideal moisture content of wood should range between ________ to ________. -
✔✔15 to 25 percent
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Connector pipes or thimble should extend into the flue how far? - ✔✔flush with
interior flue wall
✔✔Connector pipes must be secured with at least ______screws. - ✔✔3
✔✔The formula for determining the cross sectional area of a square or rectangular flue
is pi x r2: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Two major factors influence the amount of draft, which two (of the choices below)
best describe them?
-height and btus of chimney
-temperature difference between the outside and the flue gas temperature,chimney
height
-lateral run of connector pipe and heights of chimney
-temperature of flue gases and cross sectional area of flue - ✔✔temperature difference
between the outside and the flue gas temperature,chimney height
✔✔The height of the smoke chamber should be no taller than _____. - ✔✔width of
fireplace opening
✔✔Connectors shall maintain a pitch or rise of ________inch per foot of horizontal
length of pipe from the appliance to the chimney or vent. - ✔✔1/4
✔✔Thermal shock can be caused from ___________. - ✔✔a sudden rise in
temperature or drastic reduction in temperature
✔✔Vent and chimney connectors shall not be covered with insulation. - ✔✔True
✔✔Where constructed of standard brick without a firebrick liner, the smoke chamber
wall thickness shall not be less than _____________. - ✔✔8 inches
, ✔✔Woodwork such as mantels and other combustible material can be placed within 5
inches of fireplace opening: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔If the fireplace opening of a fireplace is less than 6 square feet the minimum hearth
requirements would be __________. - ✔✔8" to each side of the opening and 16" in front
of opening
✔✔For a fireplace opening 38" wide and 27" high, the hearth should extend____ inches
in front of the fireplace and____inches to each side of the fireplace opening. - ✔✔20, 12
✔✔A 26 gauge thick smoke pipe should be used for a pipe diameter of __________. -
✔✔less than 6 inches
✔✔Any residential chimney must terminate through the roofline at least _____above the
point the pass through the roof. - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔Combustible materials must be spaced ____from the back wall of a masonry
fireplace. - ✔✔4 inches
✔✔The smoke chamber depth should not exceed __________. - ✔✔?
✔✔Minimum air space allowed between the flue lining and the interior masonry wall is
__________. - ✔✔not less than 1/2 inch
✔✔The lintel prov ides a transition from the smoke chamber to the flue lining: true or
false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Wood burns in three identifiable stages. Which is the second stage? - ✔✔pyrolysis
✔✔The color code for a type 1 ladder is blue: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔When walking on a roof you should walk ___________. - ✔✔near the ridges and
valleys
✔✔OSHA states that a proper ladder angle or slope is ________. - ✔✔4 to 1
✔✔The area of a 8" round pipe is approximately ________. - ✔✔50 Square inches
✔✔The ideal moisture content of wood should range between ________ to ________. -
✔✔15 to 25 percent
