MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTION
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
1. What is the voltage found at the TT 24 volts
terminals
2. What are the 8 steps of a no heat 1 talk to customer 2 check tt.3 check to make sure an
call 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
3. What is a cad cell A device containing condominium sulfide used to prove
the flame in oil burner furnace
4. How much air is needed to burn In 2015 most oil burners are set up to burn with ap-
a gallon of number 2 fuel oil and proximately 50% excess air because it would be dan-
why. gerous to set up a burner for exactly the correct amount
of air
5. What is the term InStep mean The stack relay is operating correctly
6. What is normal pump pressure 100 PSI
7. How is combustion achieved Atomization, air, ignition.
8. What is primary air and secondary Primary air, air that is introduced to a furnace burner
air before the combustion process has taken place. sec-
ondary air, air that is introduced to the furnace after
combustion has taken place and that supports com-
bustion
9.
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTION
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
How should an oil tank be support- It shall be secured attached to a non-combustible sup-
ed ports
10. What is the wire gauge use an oil 14 gauge 15 amp fuse
burner circuits
11. How is an oil burner wired 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
12. What size vent pipe is required with A fill pipe shall not be greater than the vent pipe. The
a 2 inch fill pipe minimum the fill pipe in the state of Massachusetts is
one and one quarter inch.
13. Explain interrupted ignition the ignition Transformer drops out of the circuit once a
flame is established
14. What are the elements are found in Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
fuel oil number 2
15. What is a BTU A British thermal unit is the amount of heat needed to
raise one pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit
16. How many BTUs are in one gallon 140,000 BTUs
number 2 fuel oil
17. What determines the gallons per Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
hour of a nozzle
18. What is a series circuit
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTION
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
an electrical or piping circuit where all of the current or
fluid flows through the entire circuit
19. What is a degree day The average temp for the day - 65
20. What is the flash point of number 2 115 degrees Fahrenheit
fuel oil
21. When does the law require a com- During installation and maintenance
bustion efficiency test
22. What controller shuts off the oil The high limit switch
burner in the event of excessive
temperature in the appliance
23. What are the three functions of an 1- filters 2- pressurizes 3- pumps fuel to the burner
oil pump
24. How is an oil burner circuit wired In series on its own circuit
25. How is oil flow adjusted in a rotary Constant level and metering valve
burner
26. What does InStep mean The stack relay is operating properly
27. How is combustion achieved Atomization ,air ,ignition.
28. What is the minimum size oil line 3/8 inch
for residential burners
29. How is safety timing checked on a Remove the stack relay from the duck and let it run .it
stack relay switch should shut off in 45 seconds.
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
1. What is the voltage found at the TT 24 volts
terminals
2. What are the 8 steps of a no heat 1 talk to customer 2 check tt.3 check to make sure an
call 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
3. What is a cad cell A device containing condominium sulfide used to prove
the flame in oil burner furnace
4. How much air is needed to burn In 2015 most oil burners are set up to burn with ap-
a gallon of number 2 fuel oil and proximately 50% excess air because it would be dan-
why. gerous to set up a burner for exactly the correct amount
of air
5. What is the term InStep mean The stack relay is operating correctly
6. What is normal pump pressure 100 PSI
7. How is combustion achieved Atomization, air, ignition.
8. What is primary air and secondary Primary air, air that is introduced to a furnace burner
air before the combustion process has taken place. sec-
ondary air, air that is introduced to the furnace after
combustion has taken place and that supports com-
bustion
9.
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTION
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
How should an oil tank be support- It shall be secured attached to a non-combustible sup-
ed ports
10. What is the wire gauge use an oil 14 gauge 15 amp fuse
burner circuits
11. How is an oil burner wired 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
12. What size vent pipe is required with A fill pipe shall not be greater than the vent pipe. The
a 2 inch fill pipe minimum the fill pipe in the state of Massachusetts is
one and one quarter inch.
13. Explain interrupted ignition the ignition Transformer drops out of the circuit once a
flame is established
14. What are the elements are found in Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
fuel oil number 2
15. What is a BTU A British thermal unit is the amount of heat needed to
raise one pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit
16. How many BTUs are in one gallon 140,000 BTUs
number 2 fuel oil
17. What determines the gallons per Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
hour of a nozzle
18. What is a series circuit
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTION
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY
GRADED AND EXPERT APPROVED | NEW AND REVISED
an electrical or piping circuit where all of the current or
fluid flows through the entire circuit
19. What is a degree day The average temp for the day - 65
20. What is the flash point of number 2 115 degrees Fahrenheit
fuel oil
21. When does the law require a com- During installation and maintenance
bustion efficiency test
22. What controller shuts off the oil The high limit switch
burner in the event of excessive
temperature in the appliance
23. What are the three functions of an 1- filters 2- pressurizes 3- pumps fuel to the burner
oil pump
24. How is an oil burner circuit wired In series on its own circuit
25. How is oil flow adjusted in a rotary Constant level and metering valve
burner
26. What does InStep mean The stack relay is operating properly
27. How is combustion achieved Atomization ,air ,ignition.
28. What is the minimum size oil line 3/8 inch
for residential burners
29. How is safety timing checked on a Remove the stack relay from the duck and let it run .it
stack relay switch should shut off in 45 seconds.
