CSIA STUDYS GUIDE 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔The two major principles at work in a chimney are __________ and _________. -
✔✔flow, draft
✔✔A connector is a UL listed pipe to connect a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or
vent: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Smoke density is the _______________. - ✔✔amount of unburned hydrocarbons in
the flue gas
✔✔Proper clearance to combustibles, inspection of accessible attics, and rooftop
inspection would be considered what level of inspection? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔The net free area of the spark arrestor must not be less than 3 times the net free
area of the chimney flue it serves: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔When installing smoke pipe on a woodstove which end of the smoke pipe goes
down (toward the appliance)? - ✔✔male
✔✔Mobile home and manufactured homes must meet stringent NFPA 211 standards:
true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Vents are used for venting solid fuel burning appliances only: true or false? -
✔✔False
✔✔A draft hood should be installed on a woodstove when:
-the manufactures instructions cannot be found
-when draft is needed to be increased
-if there is negative pressure in the room
-none of the above - ✔✔none of the above
✔✔Single wall connectors less than or equal to what diameter will be permitted to pass
through a partition or wall:
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔The two major principles at work in a chimney are __________ and _________. -
✔✔flow, draft
✔✔A connector is a UL listed pipe to connect a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or
vent: true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Smoke density is the _______________. - ✔✔amount of unburned hydrocarbons in
the flue gas
✔✔Proper clearance to combustibles, inspection of accessible attics, and rooftop
inspection would be considered what level of inspection? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔The net free area of the spark arrestor must not be less than 3 times the net free
area of the chimney flue it serves: true or false? - ✔✔True
✔✔When installing smoke pipe on a woodstove which end of the smoke pipe goes
down (toward the appliance)? - ✔✔male
✔✔Mobile home and manufactured homes must meet stringent NFPA 211 standards:
true or false? - ✔✔False
✔✔Vents are used for venting solid fuel burning appliances only: true or false? -
✔✔False
✔✔A draft hood should be installed on a woodstove when:
-the manufactures instructions cannot be found
-when draft is needed to be increased
-if there is negative pressure in the room
-none of the above - ✔✔none of the above
✔✔Single wall connectors less than or equal to what diameter will be permitted to pass
through a partition or wall:
