Oil burner test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A fuel oil storage tank cannot be installed: - CORRECT ANSWER - In the furnace room 5
feet within heating unit
What temperature does a thermal wheel automatically activate at - CORRECT ANSWER -
165°F
Who inspects an oil burner installation - CORRECT ANSWER - State fire marshal
Any valve used on a oil burner install must be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fusible valve
What form is used to pull an oil burner permit - CORRECT ANSWER - CMR.4
What size pipe is used to CrossConnect tank outlet piping - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/2
inch
When is an oil safety valve used - CORRECT ANSWER - On an existing installation
when a burner boiler furnace or tank is replaced.
When must you install a draft regulator - CORRECT ANSWER - When not exempt by
manufacturer
What type of boiler must be equipped with a low water cut off - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water boilers over 500,000 BTUs & all steam boilers
All new oil burner controls must be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Interrupted ignition
, How far must continuous concrete slab extend beyond the tank perimeter - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 inches
All protective control and emergency devices shall be series connected from the electrical
distribution panel: - CORRECT ANSWER - Through the emergency switch, through the
terminal switch, to the service switch in the ungrounded line conductor
If the ceiling above the burner boiler or burner furnace exceeds 12 feet in height, and additional
thermal switch shall be installed at a height of_______ and connected in series with the lower
switch. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 feet
An oil safety valve can perform the following functions: - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce
pressure from its inlet to its outlet & prevent gravity flow
Fuel oil filters should be selected for the following: - CORRECT ANSWER - Micron
range & flow rate
Ultra low sulfur fuel has no benefit to a fuel oil system - CORRECT ANSWER - False
To ensure the best mechanical seal throughout a fuel oil delivery system the following should be
used: - CORRECT ANSWER - Flared fittings and pipe dope
Adding a pre-heater to an oil burner will - CORRECT ANSWER - Allow oil with a high
paraffin base to flow more easily & decrease the viscosity of a fuel oil
A probe type low-water cut off for steam should be checked - CORRECT ANSWER -
Once a year
The proper value for a resistor used to verify the F-F terminals of a Honeywell primary control
should be - CORRECT ANSWER - 1500 ohms
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A fuel oil storage tank cannot be installed: - CORRECT ANSWER - In the furnace room 5
feet within heating unit
What temperature does a thermal wheel automatically activate at - CORRECT ANSWER -
165°F
Who inspects an oil burner installation - CORRECT ANSWER - State fire marshal
Any valve used on a oil burner install must be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Fusible valve
What form is used to pull an oil burner permit - CORRECT ANSWER - CMR.4
What size pipe is used to CrossConnect tank outlet piping - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/2
inch
When is an oil safety valve used - CORRECT ANSWER - On an existing installation
when a burner boiler furnace or tank is replaced.
When must you install a draft regulator - CORRECT ANSWER - When not exempt by
manufacturer
What type of boiler must be equipped with a low water cut off - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water boilers over 500,000 BTUs & all steam boilers
All new oil burner controls must be: - CORRECT ANSWER - Interrupted ignition
, How far must continuous concrete slab extend beyond the tank perimeter - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 inches
All protective control and emergency devices shall be series connected from the electrical
distribution panel: - CORRECT ANSWER - Through the emergency switch, through the
terminal switch, to the service switch in the ungrounded line conductor
If the ceiling above the burner boiler or burner furnace exceeds 12 feet in height, and additional
thermal switch shall be installed at a height of_______ and connected in series with the lower
switch. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 feet
An oil safety valve can perform the following functions: - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce
pressure from its inlet to its outlet & prevent gravity flow
Fuel oil filters should be selected for the following: - CORRECT ANSWER - Micron
range & flow rate
Ultra low sulfur fuel has no benefit to a fuel oil system - CORRECT ANSWER - False
To ensure the best mechanical seal throughout a fuel oil delivery system the following should be
used: - CORRECT ANSWER - Flared fittings and pipe dope
Adding a pre-heater to an oil burner will - CORRECT ANSWER - Allow oil with a high
paraffin base to flow more easily & decrease the viscosity of a fuel oil
A probe type low-water cut off for steam should be checked - CORRECT ANSWER -
Once a year
The proper value for a resistor used to verify the F-F terminals of a Honeywell primary control
should be - CORRECT ANSWER - 1500 ohms
