MINNESOTA SPECIAL ENGINEER BOILER EVALUATION
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔A log book should be kept on a daily basis and made available to the inspector -
✔✔true
✔✔If an ASME rated safety valve or safety relief valve leaks you should - ✔✔have the
valve replaced
✔✔The safety valve and the safety relief valve can be tested by - ✔✔lifting the lest lever
AND raising the boiler up to the popping pressure
✔✔After filling a hot water boiler with water, what must be done? - ✔✔vent out all the air
✔✔Why do boiler operators blow down water columns, gauge glasses and low water
cut offs? - ✔✔so they are free and open
✔✔What can be done to a boiler to check it for leaks? - ✔✔hydrostatic test
✔✔Can a boiler be operated with a broken sight glass? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What must be on all boiler feed piping to prevent contamination of the city water
supply? - ✔✔backflow preventer
✔✔The ____________ tells the operator the true water level in a boiler - ✔✔tri cocks
✔✔What would you do if you came into the boiler room and there was no water in the
boiler? - ✔✔shut the boiler down
✔✔Before lighting off any boiler you should check for ____________ - ✔✔water in the
boiler
✔✔How much time do you have to wait before you can go up for the 2nd class exam? -
✔✔one year
✔✔What is the BEST way to check a safety valve on a steam boiler? - ✔✔raise the
steam pressure until the valve pops
✔✔When is the BEST time to blow down a boiler while it is on line? - ✔✔when the load
is light
✔✔How should a boiler blow down be opened? - ✔✔slowly
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔A log book should be kept on a daily basis and made available to the inspector -
✔✔true
✔✔If an ASME rated safety valve or safety relief valve leaks you should - ✔✔have the
valve replaced
✔✔The safety valve and the safety relief valve can be tested by - ✔✔lifting the lest lever
AND raising the boiler up to the popping pressure
✔✔After filling a hot water boiler with water, what must be done? - ✔✔vent out all the air
✔✔Why do boiler operators blow down water columns, gauge glasses and low water
cut offs? - ✔✔so they are free and open
✔✔What can be done to a boiler to check it for leaks? - ✔✔hydrostatic test
✔✔Can a boiler be operated with a broken sight glass? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What must be on all boiler feed piping to prevent contamination of the city water
supply? - ✔✔backflow preventer
✔✔The ____________ tells the operator the true water level in a boiler - ✔✔tri cocks
✔✔What would you do if you came into the boiler room and there was no water in the
boiler? - ✔✔shut the boiler down
✔✔Before lighting off any boiler you should check for ____________ - ✔✔water in the
boiler
✔✔How much time do you have to wait before you can go up for the 2nd class exam? -
✔✔one year
✔✔What is the BEST way to check a safety valve on a steam boiler? - ✔✔raise the
steam pressure until the valve pops
✔✔When is the BEST time to blow down a boiler while it is on line? - ✔✔when the load
is light
✔✔How should a boiler blow down be opened? - ✔✔slowly
