NFPA 211 Journeyman Exam ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: A chimney cap is used to ________? - ANSWER-Provide a protective covering for
the top of the chimney to prevent entry of rain, snow, animals and birds and to prevent
downdrafts.
QUESTION: _______________ is a structure containing one or more vertical or near vertical
passageways for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. - ANSWER-A chimney. NFPA
211 3.3.28.1.1
QUESTION: What is the temperature restriction for a Factory-built, building heating appliance-
type chimney? - ANSWER-1000F NFPA 211 3.3.28.1.1
QUESTION: What is a heat exchanger intended to be installed in a chimney connector between
the appliance and the chimney to transfer heat from the flue gases through metal to air or
water? - ANSWER-Chimney connector-type heat reclaimer NFPA 211 3.3.31
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QUESTION: What is an opening near the base of a chimney designed to allow access to the flue
for purposes of removal of ash soot and other matter that becomes trapped called? - ANSWER-
Cleanout opening NFPA 211 3.3.45
QUESTION: Constituents resulting from the combustion of a fuel with oxygen of the air
including the inert but excluding excess air. - ANSWER-Combustion products. NFPA 211 3.3.45
QUESTION: What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a chimney? -
ANSWER-Chimney connector. NFPA 211 3.3.47.1
QUESTION: What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a gas vent or
a type L vent? - ANSWER-Vent connector. NFPA 211 3.3.47.2
QUESTION: A chamber in which heat resulting directly from the combustion of fuel is
transferred through the walls of the chamber to air passing through is called a _______? -
ANSWER-Heat exchanger NFPA 211 3.3.87
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