Oil Burners State Test Questions with Answers
Oil Burners State Test Questions with Answers How should an oil tank be supported? - Answer-Ridgid non-combustible supports to prevent settling, sliding, or lifting What gauge wire is used on most oil burner circuits? - Answer-14 gauge minimum What does intermittent or interrupted mean? - Answer-Intermittent - Transformer stays on throughout the burner firing cycle Interrupted - Transformer drops out after flame is established Who approves oil burner installations? - Answer-the AHJ What size vent pipe is required with a 2-inch fill pipe? - Answer-2 inch minimum What are the elements found in fuel oil? - Answer-85% carbon 15% hydrogen What is fuel oil? - Answer-a hydrocarbon How must the fuel oil be prepared for combustion? - Answer-it must be atomized or vaporized, and mixed with air What is a BTU? - Answer-the amount of heat necessary to raise 1 lb of water, 1° Fahrenheit How many BTUs are there in a gallon of number 2 fuel? - Answer-140000 What determines the GPH of a nozzle? - Answer-the orifice What is a degree day? - Answer-65 degrees Fahrenheit minus the daily average temperature Can materials other than steel be used in fuel oil tanks? - Answer-yes What does the word approved mean? - Answer-accepted by the AHJ
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