Massachusetts oil burner study guide
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What is the voltage found at the TT terminals - ✔✔24 volts
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call - ✔✔1 talk to customer 2 check tt.3 check to make sure an emergency
switch is on 4check to make sure there is oil in the tank 5 check to make sure the main power going to the
unit is on six check to make sure that tank shut off valve is open 7 know whether the tank is located
above or below the burner I know the type and style of the system that is being used on a one or two pipe
system
What is a cad cell - ✔✔A device containing condominium sulfide used to prove the flame in oil burner
furnace
How much air is needed to burn a gallon of number 2 fuel oil and why. - ✔✔In 2015 most oil burners are
set up to burn with approximately 50% excess air because it would be dangerous to set up a burner for
exactly the correct amount of air
What is the term InStep mean - ✔✔The stack relay is operating correctly
What is normal pump pressure - ✔✔100 PSI
How is combustion achieved - ✔✔Atomization, air, ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air - ✔✔Primary air, air that is introduced to a furnace burner before
the combustion process has taken place. secondary air, air that is introduced to the furnace after
combustion has taken place and that supports combustion
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How should an oil tank be supported - ✔✔It shall be secured attached to a non-combustible supports
What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits - ✔✔14 gauge 15 amp fuse
How is an oil burner wired - ✔✔Shall be wired on its own circuit. All protective control and emergency
devices shall be series connected in the grounded line conductors. all the electrical wiring shall be in
accordance with 527 CMR 12.00 Massachusetts electrical code
What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe - ✔✔A fill pipe shall not be greater than the vent
pipe. The minimum the fill pipe in the state of Massachusetts is one and one quarter inch.
Explain interrupted ignition - ✔✔the ignition Transformer drops out of the circuit once a flame is
established
What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2 - ✔✔Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
What is a BTU - ✔✔A British thermal unit is the amount of heat needed to raise one pound of water 1
degree Fahrenheit
How many BTUs are in one gallon number 2 fuel oil - ✔✔140,000 BTUs
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle - ✔✔Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or
Orphus
What is a series circuit - ✔✔an electrical or piping circuit where all of the current or fluid flows through
the entire circuit
What is a degree day - ✔✔The average temp for the day - 65
What is the flash point of number 2 fuel oil - ✔✔115 degrees Fahrenheit
When does the law require a combustion efficiency test - ✔✔During installation and maintenance
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