CERTIFIED CHIMNEY SWEEP (CSIA) EXAM
WITH COMPLETE AND PERFECT SOLUTION
3 elements needed for fire Correct Answer -Heat, Air, Fuel
3 stages of combustion Correct Answer -Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal
3 things necessary for complete combustion Correct Answer -Temperature,
Turbulence, Time
amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas Correct Answer -Smoke Density
length of time smoke remains in the venting system Correct Answer -Residence
Time
raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower particulate emissions Correct
Answer -Catalytic combustors
To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be preheated to ________ for about
________ Correct Answer -500 degrees, 10 minutes
a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the flow of air or smoke.
Correct Answer -Damper
the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or vent Correct Answer
-Connector
the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of heat and light Correct
Answer -Combustion
Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney systems Correct Answer -
Chimney Fire
What must a chimney sweep recommend after a chimney fire has occurred? Correct
Answer -Level 2 inspection
The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers, recommend that pellet fuel should have
how many BTU's per pound? Correct Answer -8200 BTU's per pound
Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up in the form of a
material Correct Answer -Latent
natural product of burning wood Correct Answer -Creosote
, Creosote is a ______ Correct Answer -Carcinogen
measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F Correct Answer
-BTU
An enclosure for a chimney that is used to separate the chimney from the living area or
to hide an exterior chimney from view is called a Correct Answer -Chase
One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying flue gases from the
appliance to the outside atmosphere Correct Answer -Chimney
Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a chimney, vent connector or
a draft hood is a Correct Answer -Flue Collar
Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips or the angle
between a chimney and a roof Correct Answer -Flashing
A device designed for use with the chimneys that penetrate the roof at a location other
than the roof peak and will often shed water away from the chimney Correct Answer
-Cricket
Units of masonry projecting from or stepping outward and upward from the face of a
wall or chimney in courses to form a support or ledge for a beam or rafter or used to
change the shape or direction of a chimney are called Correct Answer -Corbel
colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced during complete combustion of fuel
Correct Answer -Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from incomplete combustion of fuel Correct
Answer -Carbon Monoxide (CO)
According to the IRC when is a cricket needed? Correct Answer -in a chimney with
a width over 30"
Jack Pixley's Core Values Correct Answer -Integrity, Teamwork, Education
This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for conducting flue gases to the
atmosphere Correct Answer -Chimney or Vent
Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to the outside
atmosphere Correct Answer -Flue
Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential chimney Correct Answer -1000
degrees
WITH COMPLETE AND PERFECT SOLUTION
3 elements needed for fire Correct Answer -Heat, Air, Fuel
3 stages of combustion Correct Answer -Drying, Pyrolysis, Charcoal
3 things necessary for complete combustion Correct Answer -Temperature,
Turbulence, Time
amount of unburned hydrocarbons in the flue gas Correct Answer -Smoke Density
length of time smoke remains in the venting system Correct Answer -Residence
Time
raise the effeciency of the wood stove and lower particulate emissions Correct
Answer -Catalytic combustors
To acheive light off the catalytic unit should be preheated to ________ for about
________ Correct Answer -500 degrees, 10 minutes
a vavle, usually a moveable or retractable plate for controlling the flow of air or smoke.
Correct Answer -Damper
the pipe that connects a fuel burning appliance to a chimney or vent Correct Answer
-Connector
the rapid oxidation of fuel accompanied by the production of heat and light Correct
Answer -Combustion
Primary reason creosote must be removed from chimney systems Correct Answer -
Chimney Fire
What must a chimney sweep recommend after a chimney fire has occurred? Correct
Answer -Level 2 inspection
The Association of Pellet Fuel Manufacturers, recommend that pellet fuel should have
how many BTU's per pound? Correct Answer -8200 BTU's per pound
Heat that cannot be felt or measured but is potential heat bound up in the form of a
material Correct Answer -Latent
natural product of burning wood Correct Answer -Creosote
, Creosote is a ______ Correct Answer -Carcinogen
measure of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree F Correct Answer
-BTU
An enclosure for a chimney that is used to separate the chimney from the living area or
to hide an exterior chimney from view is called a Correct Answer -Chase
One or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying flue gases from the
appliance to the outside atmosphere Correct Answer -Chimney
Portion of an appliance that is designed for attachment of a chimney, vent connector or
a draft hood is a Correct Answer -Flue Collar
Sheet metal or other materials used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips or the angle
between a chimney and a roof Correct Answer -Flashing
A device designed for use with the chimneys that penetrate the roof at a location other
than the roof peak and will often shed water away from the chimney Correct Answer
-Cricket
Units of masonry projecting from or stepping outward and upward from the face of a
wall or chimney in courses to form a support or ledge for a beam or rafter or used to
change the shape or direction of a chimney are called Correct Answer -Corbel
colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas produced during complete combustion of fuel
Correct Answer -Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced from incomplete combustion of fuel Correct
Answer -Carbon Monoxide (CO)
According to the IRC when is a cricket needed? Correct Answer -in a chimney with
a width over 30"
Jack Pixley's Core Values Correct Answer -Integrity, Teamwork, Education
This contains a vertical or nearly vertical passageway for conducting flue gases to the
atmosphere Correct Answer -Chimney or Vent
Passageway within the chimney or vent for conveying flue gases to the outside
atmosphere Correct Answer -Flue
Maximum continuous flue gas temp for a residential chimney Correct Answer -1000
degrees
