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BOILERMAKER MAINTENANCE EXAM (NCCER EXAM)
| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+
| LATEST VERSION | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting
equipment - (ANSWER)OSHA
Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - (ANSWER)high pressure
system
All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except -
(ANSWER)Slide fastener
The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - (ANSWER)Union
What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened -
(ANSWER)Torque
What is the purpose of a gasket? - (ANSWER)to create a seal between 2
stationary parts
What is the first consideration when making a gasket - (ANSWER)material
compatibility
In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use
to lift the bundle is a - (ANSWER)drift pin
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ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - (ANSWER)Number of
bolts
Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - (ANSWER)Away from
handle
Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - (ANSWER)The pressure is
both the same
When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... -
(ANSWER)Stop, something is wrong
When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in
between the floating tube sheet and test ring? - (ANSWER)Permatex
For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - (ANSWER)gasket
If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all
of the following except - (ANSWER)The partition plate being to short
Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel -
(ANSWER)relief valve
BOILERMAKER MAINTENANCE EXAM (NCCER EXAM)
| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+
| LATEST VERSION | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which organization requires a person to be trained to operate personal lifting
equipment - (ANSWER)OSHA
Where would the usage of a RTJ Gasket be found - (ANSWER)high pressure
system
All of the following are examples of internal manway hardware except -
(ANSWER)Slide fastener
The fitting that makes it easy to dissemble threaded pipe is - (ANSWER)Union
What type of wrench measures how much a fastener is being tightened -
(ANSWER)Torque
What is the purpose of a gasket? - (ANSWER)to create a seal between 2
stationary parts
What is the first consideration when making a gasket - (ANSWER)material
compatibility
In order to get the bundle to line up with the shell side gasket the best tool to use
to lift the bundle is a - (ANSWER)drift pin
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ring gaskets may be affected by all of the following except - (ANSWER)Number of
bolts
Which way should the teeth face on a hacksaw blade - (ANSWER)Away from
handle
Pressure of a 1" and 10" pipe when both are 20" tall - (ANSWER)The pressure is
both the same
When making a threaded connection and it stops on 2nd thread.... -
(ANSWER)Stop, something is wrong
When using a sealing ring on heat exchanger, what material is used to seal off in
between the floating tube sheet and test ring? - (ANSWER)Permatex
For duct bolted together there is usually some kind of - (ANSWER)gasket
If the end of a tube sheet of an exchanger has been smashed this is caused by all
of the following except - (ANSWER)The partition plate being to short
Which of the following should be removed when pressure testing the vessel -
(ANSWER)relief valve
