Mass oil burner / NFPA 31 & NORA Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Cast iron fittings can be used in heating fuel systems? - Answer✔️✔️-False
Tank vent shall terminate - Answer✔️✔️-Within 12 feet of the fill and visible from
the fill
Tanks exceeding 330 gallons must have - Answer✔️✔️-Top supply connection
Fuel return piping from an appliance shall - Answer✔️✔️-Enter the top of the tank
Oil appliances burning used oil shall only be installed - Answer✔️✔️-In commercial
or industrial occupancies
Technician must be present for filling of new oil tank - Answer✔️✔️-False
A common tank vent pipe shall be - Answer✔️✔️-One pipe size larger than the
largest individual vent pipe connected to it
If oil supply piping is not visible for inspection you must - Answer✔️✔️-Pressure or
vacuum test the line
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Installation instructions for the care and operation of the appliance must be posted -
Answer✔️✔️-True
Oil burning appliances shall have - Answer✔️✔️-Limit control for pressure in steam,
temperature in water boiler, and temperature in furnace
Above ground tank installed inside must be pitched - Answer✔️✔️-Torwards the
supply at a pitch of 1/4 inch per foot
Outdoor tanks must be located - Answer✔️✔️-Five feet from property line for 275g
or smaller, ten feet for more than 275 but not exceeding 660g. Must be on concrete
slab
A chimney connector shall maintain a pitch or rise of - Answer✔️✔️-1/4 inch per
foot
Minimal gauge thickness for steel flue pipe connectors less than nine inches in
diameter - Answer✔️✔️-26 gauge
Oil fired water heater must be equipped with water temp, pressure, and vacuum
relief device - Answer✔️✔️-True
Tank vent piping shall be - Answer✔️✔️-Pitched forward tank, terminate two feet
minimum from building openings, corrosion resistant weatherproof cap
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Direct vent systems shall terminate - Answer✔️✔️-4 feet horizontally from a
building opening
Fuel can be transferred from tank to appliance by pressurizing the tank -
Answer✔️✔️-False
Fusible link safety shutoff valves shall be located - Answer✔️✔️-Within six inches
of the filter between the tank and filter
Before installation of new oil burner you are required to - Answer✔️✔️-Inspect the
combustion chamber
A crankcase oil burner can be installed in any location where a standard oil burner
was located - Answer✔️✔️-False
Can tanks be installed in garages - Answer✔️✔️-Yes, if protected from vehicle
impacts by barriers
Teflon tape can be used on oil lines - Answer✔️✔️-False
The trial for ignition period for oil burners less than 20 GPM is? - Answer✔️✔️-15
seconds
Fusible switches shall operate at a temp of - Answer✔️✔️-165F