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Massachusetts Oil Burner Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔24 volts
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔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
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What is the term InStep mean - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The stack relay is operating
correctly
What is normal pump pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔100 PSI
How is combustion achieved - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atomization, air, ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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
How should an oil tank be supported - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It shall be secured attached
to a non-combustible supports
What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔14 gauge 15
amp fuse
How is an oil burner wired - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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
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What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the ignition Transformer drops out
of the circuit once a flame is established
What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Carbon
hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
What is a BTU - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔140,000
BTUs
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manufacturer
,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
What is a series circuit - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an electrical or piping circuit where all of
the current or fluid flows through the entire circuit
What is a degree day - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The average temp for the day - 65
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Massachusetts Oil Burner Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔24 volts
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔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
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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What is the term InStep mean - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The stack relay is operating
correctly
What is normal pump pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔100 PSI
How is combustion achieved - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Atomization, air, ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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
How should an oil tank be supported - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It shall be secured attached
to a non-combustible supports
What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔14 gauge 15
amp fuse
How is an oil burner wired - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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
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What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the ignition Transformer drops out
of the circuit once a flame is established
What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Carbon
hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
What is a BTU - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔140,000
BTUs
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manufacturer
,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
What is a series circuit - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an electrical or piping circuit where all of
the current or fluid flows through the entire circuit
What is a degree day - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The average temp for the day - 65
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