CSIA CERTIFICATION FULL TEST STUDY GUIDE – ALL ACCURATE SOLUTIONS (VERIFIED
EXAM)
Open thimbles with pie plate covers should be made of what materials if not going to be
used?
Brick and mortar
2 Names for the crown
Splay or Wash
When sweeping from top, you should close or open the damper?
close damper - unless you think you will need to open it afterwards becaue of debris
Work from the bottom when sweeping a blocked flue because...
allows gravity to help remove softer mass of a clog
After cleaning a clogged flue, double check that...
no obstructions still exist
To increase flue flow and decrease smoking out of the fireplace...
Increase flue size and decrease fireplace opening
,Is soot/ash easier to brush or vacuum from a smoke shelf?
vacuum
brick between flue liners is called a...
wythe
best choice tool to sweep a factory built chimney
rods with same diameter as the flue and a soft brush
chimneys _______ be replaced if they have suffered extreme heat
MUST
connector pipe from a stove inserts the flue, passing through a ______ and is ______ with the
inside of the flue
Thimble / Flush
illness related to creosote is directly correlated to what two factors?
quality of exposure / length of exposure (should keep exposure to a minimum to avoid
carcinogenic material)
,sweep stove connector pipes inside or outside?
outside
size of the connector should or should not be reduced for a wood burning stove?
should not
one pound of pellets for a pellet stove should ideally produce how many BTUs?
1 lb pellets = 8200 BTUs
good solution relative to damaged bricks in a wood stove is?
use full bricks from the floor of the fire box
a pipe that passes through a wall, goes up the wall, to a slanted cap, is called?
snorkel vent
weekly maintenance for a pellet stove includes...
1. Examine / clean heat exchanger tubes
2. clean the fire pot (as needed)
3. clean door glass (as needed)
4. clean ash trap (as needed)
, If elbow comes apart during service, it must...
be replaced
soot or creosote of what thickness should be removed from the chimney and connector?
1/8"
oil soot is often _______ than typical wood burning creosote?
lighter - in color and by weight
masonry chimney deterioration just below the roofline indicates what?
leaking flashing
stack control is the...
primary safety switch
stack control can be reset by...
drawing out the lever 1/4" to align contacts and releasing slowly
newer oil fired appliances use what as the stack control?
EXAM)
Open thimbles with pie plate covers should be made of what materials if not going to be
used?
Brick and mortar
2 Names for the crown
Splay or Wash
When sweeping from top, you should close or open the damper?
close damper - unless you think you will need to open it afterwards becaue of debris
Work from the bottom when sweeping a blocked flue because...
allows gravity to help remove softer mass of a clog
After cleaning a clogged flue, double check that...
no obstructions still exist
To increase flue flow and decrease smoking out of the fireplace...
Increase flue size and decrease fireplace opening
,Is soot/ash easier to brush or vacuum from a smoke shelf?
vacuum
brick between flue liners is called a...
wythe
best choice tool to sweep a factory built chimney
rods with same diameter as the flue and a soft brush
chimneys _______ be replaced if they have suffered extreme heat
MUST
connector pipe from a stove inserts the flue, passing through a ______ and is ______ with the
inside of the flue
Thimble / Flush
illness related to creosote is directly correlated to what two factors?
quality of exposure / length of exposure (should keep exposure to a minimum to avoid
carcinogenic material)
,sweep stove connector pipes inside or outside?
outside
size of the connector should or should not be reduced for a wood burning stove?
should not
one pound of pellets for a pellet stove should ideally produce how many BTUs?
1 lb pellets = 8200 BTUs
good solution relative to damaged bricks in a wood stove is?
use full bricks from the floor of the fire box
a pipe that passes through a wall, goes up the wall, to a slanted cap, is called?
snorkel vent
weekly maintenance for a pellet stove includes...
1. Examine / clean heat exchanger tubes
2. clean the fire pot (as needed)
3. clean door glass (as needed)
4. clean ash trap (as needed)
, If elbow comes apart during service, it must...
be replaced
soot or creosote of what thickness should be removed from the chimney and connector?
1/8"
oil soot is often _______ than typical wood burning creosote?
lighter - in color and by weight
masonry chimney deterioration just below the roofline indicates what?
leaking flashing
stack control is the...
primary safety switch
stack control can be reset by...
drawing out the lever 1/4" to align contacts and releasing slowly
newer oil fired appliances use what as the stack control?
