MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals
Correct answer: 24 volts
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call
Correct 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
Correct 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.
,MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
Correct 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
What is the term InStep mean
Correct answer: The stack relay is operating correctly
What is normal pump pressure
Correct answer: 100 PSI
How is combustion achieved
Correct answer: Atomization, air, ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air
Correct 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
,MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
How should an oil tank be supported
Correct answer: It shall be secured attached to a non-combustible supports
What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits
Correct answer: 14 gauge 15 amp fuse
How is an oil burner wired
Correct 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
What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe
Correct 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
Correct answer: the ignition Transformer drops out of the circuit once a flame is established
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2
Correct answer: Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
What is a BTU
Correct 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
Correct answer: 140,000 BTUs
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle
Correct answer: Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
What is a series circuit
Correct answer: an electrical or piping circuit where all of the current or fluid flows through the
entire circuit
MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
What is the voltage found at the TT terminals
Correct answer: 24 volts
What are the 8 steps of a no heat call
Correct 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
Correct 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.
,MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
Correct 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
What is the term InStep mean
Correct answer: The stack relay is operating correctly
What is normal pump pressure
Correct answer: 100 PSI
How is combustion achieved
Correct answer: Atomization, air, ignition.
What is primary air and secondary air
Correct 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
,MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
How should an oil tank be supported
Correct answer: It shall be secured attached to a non-combustible supports
What is the wire gauge use an oil burner circuits
Correct answer: 14 gauge 15 amp fuse
How is an oil burner wired
Correct 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
What size vent pipe is required with a 2 inch fill pipe
Correct 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
Correct answer: the ignition Transformer drops out of the circuit once a flame is established
, MASSACHUSETTS OIL BURNER EXAM
What are the elements are found in fuel oil number 2
Correct answer: Carbon hydrogen oxygen and hydrocarbons
What is a BTU
Correct 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
Correct answer: 140,000 BTUs
What determines the gallons per hour of a nozzle
Correct answer: Manufacturer ,the bore size, pump pressure or Orphus
What is a series circuit
Correct answer: an electrical or piping circuit where all of the current or fluid flows through the
entire circuit
