Journeyman Oil Maine Fuel Board Rules Questions and Answers Graded A+

Journeyman Oil Maine Fuel Board Rules Questions and Answers Graded A+ What must you do if you notice code violations in a homeowners house? Notify them and recommend ways to address them What must be done when performing an annual tune-up on a heating system? A combustion efficiency test and a copy must be posted on site Whenever a furnace, direct fired hot water heater, or boiler is installed the total installation must be brought into compliance with what requirements BEFORE appliance can be fired? NFPA 31 When an emergency arises that does not allow adequate time to get a chimney lined/and or repaired before installing the new heating appliance the licensee may defer the required repairs for how long? 90 days What must be performed before a new installation? A heat loss system design and load calculation. A copy must be retained to be presented upon request of board inspector All oil fired BOILERS must be provided with a properly installed and operating what? Low Water cut off Where shall a low water cutoff be installed? At the level recommended by the manufacture, but in no case below the crown sheet If the low water cut off is not installed directly in the boiler where may it be installed? Main supply line (vertical riser) as close to boiler as possible, or in a water column of continuous piping attached directly to the boiler A listed lever or wheel thermally operated oil shut off valve must be installed where? At the burner and the oil supply tank When outside tanks are used a thermally operated shut off valve must be installed where? The supply line enters the inside of the building and where the oil line enters the room where the appliance is located When inside tanks are used and the oil supply tank is installed in a separate room, a thermally shutoff valve must be installed where? Where the line enters the room where the appliance is located Whenever the oil supply is taken from the top of an oil tank a thermally operated wheel or lever type shut-off valve must be installed where? At the tank and at the burner What may be installed in the supply line but not a return line? A check valve All copper oil supply and return lines must be encased in a continuous piece of no metallic liquid tight conduit such as PVC, ENT, coated copper tubing. The end of the conduit shall not exceed how far from any connection except the connection at fuel tank? 2 inches In order to avoid undetected oil leaks under floors, the conduit must be how much bigger than the supply and return lines? One pipe size