MA Oil Burners Test| 94 Questions
and Answers (Graded A)
Air Heater. - ANSWER-. An indirect-fired appliance intended to supply heated
air for space heating and other purposes, but not intended for permanent
installation.
Air pressure switch . - ANSWER-An electrical switch designed to prove that
the proper draft has been established by the power venter or burner and
allows the burner to operate. If the power venter or burner is not performing
so as to satisfy the operating requirements of the equipment for safe
performance, the switch will de-energize the burner control circuit
preventing the burner from operating.
Anti-flooding Device - ANSWER-. A primary safety control that causes the
flow of fuel to be shut off upon a rise in fuel level or upon receiving excess
fuel, and which operates before the hazardous discharge of fuel can occur
,Application Permit/Certificate of Completion. - ANSWER-A standard form
issued for use in all jurisdictions
throughout the Commonwealth
Approved - ANSWER-. Unless otherwise indicated, listed or approved by a
nationally recognized testing
laboratory
Authority Having Jurisdiction. - ANSWER-. The state fire marshal or his
designee
Boiler. - ANSWER-. A closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is
generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, by the
application of heat from combustible fuels in a self-contained or attached
furnace.
Central Heating Appliance. - ANSWER-stationary heating appliance
comprising the following classifications: boilers, central furnaces, floor
furnaces, and wall furnaces. A floor-mounted unit heater to be connected to
a duct system is classified also as a central heating appliance
, Centralized Oil Distribution System. - ANSWER-A system of piping through
which oil is supplied from a separate central supply tank or tanks to more
than one building, mobile home, recreational vehicle, or other structure.
Certificate of Completion - ANSWER-A standard form issued for use in all
jurisdictions throughout the
Commonwealth.
Chimney Connector.. - ANSWER-. The pipe that connects a fuel-burning
appliance to a chimney.
Appliances; industrial - ANSWER-(a) Low-Heat Industrial Appliance. An
industrial appliance such as a commercial cooking range, pressing machine
boiler at any pressure, bake oven, candy furnace, stereotype furnace, drying
and curing appliance, and other process appliances in which materials are
heated or melted at temperatures (excluding flue-gas temperatures) not
exceeding 600°F (316°C).
and Answers (Graded A)
Air Heater. - ANSWER-. An indirect-fired appliance intended to supply heated
air for space heating and other purposes, but not intended for permanent
installation.
Air pressure switch . - ANSWER-An electrical switch designed to prove that
the proper draft has been established by the power venter or burner and
allows the burner to operate. If the power venter or burner is not performing
so as to satisfy the operating requirements of the equipment for safe
performance, the switch will de-energize the burner control circuit
preventing the burner from operating.
Anti-flooding Device - ANSWER-. A primary safety control that causes the
flow of fuel to be shut off upon a rise in fuel level or upon receiving excess
fuel, and which operates before the hazardous discharge of fuel can occur
,Application Permit/Certificate of Completion. - ANSWER-A standard form
issued for use in all jurisdictions
throughout the Commonwealth
Approved - ANSWER-. Unless otherwise indicated, listed or approved by a
nationally recognized testing
laboratory
Authority Having Jurisdiction. - ANSWER-. The state fire marshal or his
designee
Boiler. - ANSWER-. A closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is
generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, by the
application of heat from combustible fuels in a self-contained or attached
furnace.
Central Heating Appliance. - ANSWER-stationary heating appliance
comprising the following classifications: boilers, central furnaces, floor
furnaces, and wall furnaces. A floor-mounted unit heater to be connected to
a duct system is classified also as a central heating appliance
, Centralized Oil Distribution System. - ANSWER-A system of piping through
which oil is supplied from a separate central supply tank or tanks to more
than one building, mobile home, recreational vehicle, or other structure.
Certificate of Completion - ANSWER-A standard form issued for use in all
jurisdictions throughout the
Commonwealth.
Chimney Connector.. - ANSWER-. The pipe that connects a fuel-burning
appliance to a chimney.
Appliances; industrial - ANSWER-(a) Low-Heat Industrial Appliance. An
industrial appliance such as a commercial cooking range, pressing machine
boiler at any pressure, bake oven, candy furnace, stereotype furnace, drying
and curing appliance, and other process appliances in which materials are
heated or melted at temperatures (excluding flue-gas temperatures) not
exceeding 600°F (316°C).
