BOILER STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT RESPONSE.

BOILER STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
RESPONSE
QUESTIONSI1.IWhichIvalvesIareIlocatedIbetweenItheIboilerIandItheIfeedwaterIpumpI?I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-


soIthatItheIboilerIcanIbeIisolatedIinItheIFeedwaterIStopIValveIisIalwaysIAnswerI:IFeedwaterIStopIValv
eI&IFeedwaterICheckIValveI.ITheIlocatedIasIcloseItoItheIboilerIasIpossibleIeventIofIaIleakingIcheckIval
veIorIpipingI.



2.IWhatIisItheIfunctionIofItheIcheckIvalveI?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
AnswerI:IToIpreventItheIboilerIpressureIfromIforcingItheIboilerIwaterIAllowsIflowIinIonlyIoneIdirectio
nI.IbackIintoIaIfeedwaterItankIorIdeaeratorIwhenItheIpumpIshutsIoffI.



AllowsIFourIsafetyIfeaturesIrequiredIonItheIsteamIboilerIareI:I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
safetyIAnswerI:ISafetyIreliefIvalveI,IblowI-IdownIvalveI,IlowIwaterIcutI-IoffI,IandIpressureIgauge



SafetyIreliefIvalvesIshouldIbeIsetIbyI:I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
AnswerI:IAIQualifiedIsafetyIvalveItechnicianIorIrepresentativeIofItheImanufacturerI.



WhichIpressureIisIconsideredItoIbeIthatIofIaIlowI-IpressureIboilerI?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
oIAnswerI:I0-15IPSIIMAWP



offI,IrepresentativeIboilerI?IWhatIcouldIhappenIifIaIsteamIvalveIisIopenedIquicklyI?I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-


waterIoffI.IoffI,IandIrepresentativeIofI?IAnswerI:ICarryoverIandIPrimingIofItheIBoilerIWaterI,IcausingIt
heIboilerIwaterItoIbeIsiphonedIoutIofItheIboilerIresultingIinIwaterIhammerItoItheIsteamIlinesI&Iequip
mentI.

, NoIvalveIofIanyIdescriptionIshallIbeIplacedIbetweenItheIrequiredIsafetyIreliefIvalveIorIvalvesIandItheI
boilerI,IorIonItheIdischargeIpipeIbetweenItheIsafetyIvalveIandItheIatmosphereI!I-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-True




8.IAIhighI-IpressureIboilerIisIoneIwhichIgeneratesIsteamIorIvaporIatIpressureIofIaboveI-
ICORRECTIANSWERS-AboveI15IPSI




HowImayItheIwaterI-IgaugeIglassIonIaIBoilerIindicateIaIfalseIwaterIlevelI?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
AnswerI:IThereImayIbeIanIobstructionI(IsI)IinItheIwaterIgaugeIfixtureIwaterIcolumnI,IorItheIpipingIcon
nectingItheIcolumnItoItheIboilerIproperIorItheIgaugeIglassIvalvesIareIclosedI!



10.IWhatIconditionIwillIcauseIsmokeIandIsootIresultingIinIaIlossIofIheatItransferIefficiencyIandItheIcre
ationIofIdangerousIcarbonImonoxideIgasesI?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
AnswerI:IIncompleteICombustion



WhatIisItheIpurposeIofIaIRefractoryIShelfIorIaIbaffleIwallIinIaIboilerI?I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
AnswerI:IToIcauseImultipleIpassesIinIaIfiretubeIboilerIforIefficiencyIdistributeIflameIevenlyIinIaIgener
ationIsectionIofIaIwatertubeIboilerIforIbetterIheatItransferI.



12.IAIResidueIformedIinIaIboilerIbyIaddingIfeedwaterIchemicalsItoItheIboilerIwaterItoIpreventItheIsca
leIfromIformingIonItheItubesIandIturnItheIscaleIformingIsaltsI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
?IAnswerI:IIntoIaINonI-IAdheringISludge



HighI-
IPressureISteamIBoilersImustIbeIinspectedIinternallyIandIexternallyIatIleastIonceIeachIyearI.ITheIinsp


ectionIshouldIbeImadeIduringItheIsameIcalendarImonthIeachIyearIifIpossibleI.I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
True



boilerIoperatorIoperatingIaIboilerIwithoutIaIlicenseIshallIbeIguiltyIofIaImisdemeanorIandIuponIconvi
ctionIthereofIshallIbeIpunishedIbyIaIfineIofInotIlessIthanI$I25.00IandInotImoreIthanI$I100.00I,IandIinIa