FDNY P-99 C OF F QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
Whatrrisrrarrgeneralrrrequirementrrofrrtherrlocationrrofrrtherrinstallationrrofrrarrboiler?rr-rrans-
Adequaterrclearancerrfromrrcombustilerrconstruction
Whatrrtemperaturerrmustrrtherrmaterialsrrremainrrunderrrduringrrcombustion?rr-rrans-
170rrdegrees
Whatrrisrrarrrequirementrrforrrtherraccessrrofrrtherrboiler?rr-rrans-
Accessrrforrroperationrrandrrmaintenancerrmustrrnotrrberrhazardous
Whatrrisrrrequiredrruponrrinstallationrrtorroperaterrarrboiler?rr-rrans-
Inspectionrrandrrtestrrresultingrrinrrequipmentrruserrpermitrrfromrrcommissioner
Howrroftenrrshouldrrarrboilerrrberrinspected?rr-rrans-Oncerrarryear
Whatrrdocumentationrrisrrrequiredrrfromrrarrcertificaterrholder?rr-rrans-
Ownersrrannualrrstatement
Whatrrisrrrequiredrrtorrhydrostaticallyrrtestrruponrrinstallationrrandrrwhorrshouldrrperformrrtheserrt
ests?rr-rrans-Liquidrrfuelrrpipingrrandrrfuelrroilrrstoragerrtanksrrbyrrtherrinstallingrrcontractor
Atrrwhatrrpressurerrshouldrrpipingrrberrtested?rr-rrans-
1/2rrmaxrrworkingrrpressurerrbutrrlessrrthanrrpressurerrrequiredrrforrrstoragerrtank
Atrrwhatrrpressurerrshouldrroilrrstoragerrtanksrrberrtested?rr-rrans-
Atrr1rr1/2xrrmaxrrworkingrrpressurerrbutrrneverrr<rr25rrpsi
Howrrlongrrshouldrrhydrostaticrrpressurerrberrmaintained?rr-rrans-
Untilrrallrrjointsrrandrrconnectionsrrarerrinspectedrrforrrleaksrrandrratrr30rrminutesrrhaverrpassed
Whorrisrrresponsiblerrforrrtestingrrgasrrdistributionrrpiping?rr-rrans-
Installingrrcontractorrrbeforerrclosingrrandrroperation
Whatrrisrrdescribedrronrrinstructionrrcardsrrandrrwhererrarerrtheyrrlocated?rr-rrans-
Carerrandrroperationrrofrroilrrburnerrrlocatedrrnearrrtherrequipment.
WhatrrtyperrofrrburnersrrrequirerrarrCrrofrrFrrholderrrtorroperaterrthem?rr-rrans-
Anyrrboilerrrthatrrisrrnotrrautomaticrrorrrrequiresrrpreheating.
, Whatrrisrrtherrlicenserrholderrrresponsiblerrforrrafterrrrepair?rr-rrans-
Inspectingrrtherrrepairs,rrandrrfunctioningrrofrrallrrcontrolrrdevicesrrandrrpositioningrrofrrvalves.
Whatrrtyperrofrrheatrrandrrcombustionrrequipmentrrarerrrequiredrrwithrrtherrairrrpollutionrrcontrolrrc
ode?rr-rrans-
Allrrburnersrrfirerrwithrrsolid,rrliquid,rrorrrgas.rrIncludingrrrubbishrrburners/incinerators.
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrlowrrtemperaturerrequipme
nt?rr-rrans-Lessrrthanrr600rrdegrees
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrmediumrrtemperaturerrequ
ipment?rr-rrans-6001000
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrhighrrtemperaturerrequipm
ent?rr-rrans-1000+
Howrrmuchrrcfmrrofrrairrrberrcapablerrofrrperrrgallonrrofrroilrrperrrhour?rr-rrans-36rrcfm
Ifrrventilationrrisrrsuppliedrrmechanically,rrwhatrrisrrrequiredrrofrrtherrpressure?rr-rrans-
Itrrmustrrberrgreaterrrthanrrtherratmosphericrrpressurerroutdoors
Howrrarerrfluerrdampersrrdesigned?rr-rrans-
Sorrthatrrtheyrrcannotrrcompletelyrrcutrroffrrpassagerrofrrfluerrgassesrratrranyrrtime
Whenrrcanrrtightrrclosingrrdampersrrberrinstalled?rr-rrans-
Whenrraccompaniedrrbyrrapprovedrrautomaticalrrdraftrrandrrcombustionrrcontrols.
Whatrrisrrtherrminimumrrflashpointrrforrrfuelrroilsrrtorrmeanrrhydrocarbonrroils?rr-rrans-
100rrdegrees
Whatrrtyperrofrroilsrrshouldrrberrusedrrinrrlowrrpressurerrburners?rr-rrans-
No.rr1(rangerroil),rrno.rr2(dieselrroil),rrno.rr4,rrno.rr5,rrno.rr6
Whatrroilrrisrrprohibited?rr-rrans-Crankrrcaserrrefuserroil
Whatrrisrrrequiredrrofrrtherrsizerrofrroverflowrrpipes?rr-rrans-
Theyrrshouldrratrrleastrrberrtherrsamerrsizerrasrrsupplyrrpipes
Whererrshouldrrarrreliefrrvalverrberrinstalled?rr-rrans-
Inrrtherrdischargerrlinerrbetweenrrtherrpumprrandrrtherrfirstrrshutrroffrrvalve
Howrrisrroilrrheatedrrinrrstoragerrtanks?rr-rrans-
Coilsrrusingrrlowrrpressurerrhotrrwater/steamrrorrrapprovedrrelectricrrheaters.
Whererrarerrshutrroffrrvalvesrrrequired?rr-rrans-
Onerratrrtherrsupplyrrlinerratrrtherrtankrrandrrandrronerratrrtherrsupplyrrlinerratrrtherrburner
ANSWERS
Whatrrisrrarrgeneralrrrequirementrrofrrtherrlocationrrofrrtherrinstallationrrofrrarrboiler?rr-rrans-
Adequaterrclearancerrfromrrcombustilerrconstruction
Whatrrtemperaturerrmustrrtherrmaterialsrrremainrrunderrrduringrrcombustion?rr-rrans-
170rrdegrees
Whatrrisrrarrrequirementrrforrrtherraccessrrofrrtherrboiler?rr-rrans-
Accessrrforrroperationrrandrrmaintenancerrmustrrnotrrberrhazardous
Whatrrisrrrequiredrruponrrinstallationrrtorroperaterrarrboiler?rr-rrans-
Inspectionrrandrrtestrrresultingrrinrrequipmentrruserrpermitrrfromrrcommissioner
Howrroftenrrshouldrrarrboilerrrberrinspected?rr-rrans-Oncerrarryear
Whatrrdocumentationrrisrrrequiredrrfromrrarrcertificaterrholder?rr-rrans-
Ownersrrannualrrstatement
Whatrrisrrrequiredrrtorrhydrostaticallyrrtestrruponrrinstallationrrandrrwhorrshouldrrperformrrtheserrt
ests?rr-rrans-Liquidrrfuelrrpipingrrandrrfuelrroilrrstoragerrtanksrrbyrrtherrinstallingrrcontractor
Atrrwhatrrpressurerrshouldrrpipingrrberrtested?rr-rrans-
1/2rrmaxrrworkingrrpressurerrbutrrlessrrthanrrpressurerrrequiredrrforrrstoragerrtank
Atrrwhatrrpressurerrshouldrroilrrstoragerrtanksrrberrtested?rr-rrans-
Atrr1rr1/2xrrmaxrrworkingrrpressurerrbutrrneverrr<rr25rrpsi
Howrrlongrrshouldrrhydrostaticrrpressurerrberrmaintained?rr-rrans-
Untilrrallrrjointsrrandrrconnectionsrrarerrinspectedrrforrrleaksrrandrratrr30rrminutesrrhaverrpassed
Whorrisrrresponsiblerrforrrtestingrrgasrrdistributionrrpiping?rr-rrans-
Installingrrcontractorrrbeforerrclosingrrandrroperation
Whatrrisrrdescribedrronrrinstructionrrcardsrrandrrwhererrarerrtheyrrlocated?rr-rrans-
Carerrandrroperationrrofrroilrrburnerrrlocatedrrnearrrtherrequipment.
WhatrrtyperrofrrburnersrrrequirerrarrCrrofrrFrrholderrrtorroperaterrthem?rr-rrans-
Anyrrboilerrrthatrrisrrnotrrautomaticrrorrrrequiresrrpreheating.
, Whatrrisrrtherrlicenserrholderrrresponsiblerrforrrafterrrrepair?rr-rrans-
Inspectingrrtherrrepairs,rrandrrfunctioningrrofrrallrrcontrolrrdevicesrrandrrpositioningrrofrrvalves.
Whatrrtyperrofrrheatrrandrrcombustionrrequipmentrrarerrrequiredrrwithrrtherrairrrpollutionrrcontrolrrc
ode?rr-rrans-
Allrrburnersrrfirerrwithrrsolid,rrliquid,rrorrrgas.rrIncludingrrrubbishrrburners/incinerators.
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrlowrrtemperaturerrequipme
nt?rr-rrans-Lessrrthanrr600rrdegrees
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrmediumrrtemperaturerrequ
ipment?rr-rrans-6001000
Whatrrtemperaturerrarerrtherrproductsrrofrrcombustionrruponrrexitrrinrrhighrrtemperaturerrequipm
ent?rr-rrans-1000+
Howrrmuchrrcfmrrofrrairrrberrcapablerrofrrperrrgallonrrofrroilrrperrrhour?rr-rrans-36rrcfm
Ifrrventilationrrisrrsuppliedrrmechanically,rrwhatrrisrrrequiredrrofrrtherrpressure?rr-rrans-
Itrrmustrrberrgreaterrrthanrrtherratmosphericrrpressurerroutdoors
Howrrarerrfluerrdampersrrdesigned?rr-rrans-
Sorrthatrrtheyrrcannotrrcompletelyrrcutrroffrrpassagerrofrrfluerrgassesrratrranyrrtime
Whenrrcanrrtightrrclosingrrdampersrrberrinstalled?rr-rrans-
Whenrraccompaniedrrbyrrapprovedrrautomaticalrrdraftrrandrrcombustionrrcontrols.
Whatrrisrrtherrminimumrrflashpointrrforrrfuelrroilsrrtorrmeanrrhydrocarbonrroils?rr-rrans-
100rrdegrees
Whatrrtyperrofrroilsrrshouldrrberrusedrrinrrlowrrpressurerrburners?rr-rrans-
No.rr1(rangerroil),rrno.rr2(dieselrroil),rrno.rr4,rrno.rr5,rrno.rr6
Whatrroilrrisrrprohibited?rr-rrans-Crankrrcaserrrefuserroil
Whatrrisrrrequiredrrofrrtherrsizerrofrroverflowrrpipes?rr-rrans-
Theyrrshouldrratrrleastrrberrtherrsamerrsizerrasrrsupplyrrpipes
Whererrshouldrrarrreliefrrvalverrberrinstalled?rr-rrans-
Inrrtherrdischargerrlinerrbetweenrrtherrpumprrandrrtherrfirstrrshutrroffrrvalve
Howrrisrroilrrheatedrrinrrstoragerrtanks?rr-rrans-
Coilsrrusingrrlowrrpressurerrhotrrwater/steamrrorrrapprovedrrelectricrrheaters.
Whererrarerrshutrroffrrvalvesrrrequired?rr-rrans-
Onerratrrtherrsupplyrrlinerratrrtherrtankrrandrrandrronerratrrtherrsupplyrrlinerratrrtherrburner
