Journeyman Oil Burner Technician 1&2 Oils (Up To 15 GPH) Complete Questions and Solutions

How long is the emergency replacement chimney forum good for and who's responsibility is art to see that it is replaced? - ANSWER 90 days What needs to be preformed before all new heat installations? - ANSWER Heat loss and Load calculations a fill pipe should be how many feet from any building opening? - ANSWER 2 feet What must be done when preforming an annual tune-up on a heating system? - ANSWER Efficiency test/copy 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? - ANSWER NFPA 31 When outside tanks are used a thermally operated shut off valve must be installed where? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER At the tank and at the burner what can be installed in the supply line but not the return? - ANSWER Check Valve/Back flow Preventer 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? - ANSWER 2 inches In order to avoid undetected oil leaks under floors, the conduit must be how much bigger than the supply and return lines? - ANSWER One pipe size larger An oil line that penetrates a foundation wall must be? - ANSWER Sealed When an oil filter or other accessory equipment is connected to a copper piping smaller than 3/4 "and is not directly connected to the oil tank or burner the filter or other device must be what? - ANSWER Rigidly supported by hangers or mounted brackets What must supply and return lines be connected with? - ANSWER Flare fittings What fittings shall not be used unless for introduction of lines at top of the tank with a single or double tap bushing? - ANSWER Compression All connections of supply or return oil