NFPA 211 - JOURNEYMAN EXAM
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS $
ANSWERS LATEST
1. The conduit conveying flue gas from the appliance to the chimney is called
the _______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Breeching. NFPA 211 3.3.15
2. A chimney cap is used to ________? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Provide a
protective covering for the top of the chimney to prevent entry of rain, snow,
animals and birds and to prevent downdrafts.
3. _______________ is a structure containing one or more vertical or near
vertical passageways for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔- A chimney. NFPA 211 3.3.28.1.1
4. What is the temperature restriction for a Factory-built, building heating
appliance-type chimney? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- 1000F NFPA 211
3.3.28.1.1
5. What is a heat exchanger intended to be installed in a chimney connector
between the appliance and the chimney to transfer heat from the flue gases
through metal to air or water? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Chimney
connector-type heat reclaimer NFPA 211 3.3.31
6. What is an opening near the base of a chimney designed to allow access to
the flue for purposes of removal of ash soot and other matter that becomes
trapped called? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Cleanout opening NFPA 211
3.3.45
7. Constituents resulting from the combustion of a fuel with oxygen of the air
including the inert but excluding excess air. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔-
Combustion products. NFPA 211 3.3.45
8. What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a
chimney? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Chimney connector. NFPA 211
3.3.47.1
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, 9. What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a gas
vent or a type L vent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Vent connector. NFPA
211 3.3.47.2
10.A chamber in which heat resulting directly from the combustion of fuel is
transferred through the walls of the chamber to air passing through is called
a _______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Heat exchanger NFPA 211 3.3.87
11.A self-contained heating appliance that is intended for the heating of a space
in which it is installed is known as a ______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔-
Unit heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.3
12.A fuel-burning appliance for heating water to a temperature not more than
200F is known as a _____________? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Water
heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.4
13.What test is used to ascertain the tightness of a chimney and for detecting
any cracks in the masonry flue? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Smoke test.
NFPA 211 3.3.119
14.A fixed or removable ring tube or lining usually located in the hole where
the chimney connector or vent connector passes through a wall or enters a
chimney or vent is called a ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Thimble. NFPA
211 3.3.132
15.A vertical or nearly vertical vent composed of factory-built components
conveying gases from oil and gas appliances or their vent connectors to the
outside atmosphere. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Type L vent. NFPA 211
3.3.142.3
16.What is the purpose of a mechanical draft system? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔- Used to increase draft or capacity. NFPA 211 4.1.2
17.Masonry chimney height requirements are? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- 3
feet above the highest point at which it passes through the roof and 2 feet
above anything within 10' measure horizontally. NFPA 211 4.2 and 4.2.1
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PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS $
ANSWERS LATEST
1. The conduit conveying flue gas from the appliance to the chimney is called
the _______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Breeching. NFPA 211 3.3.15
2. A chimney cap is used to ________? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Provide a
protective covering for the top of the chimney to prevent entry of rain, snow,
animals and birds and to prevent downdrafts.
3. _______________ is a structure containing one or more vertical or near
vertical passageways for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔- A chimney. NFPA 211 3.3.28.1.1
4. What is the temperature restriction for a Factory-built, building heating
appliance-type chimney? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- 1000F NFPA 211
3.3.28.1.1
5. What is a heat exchanger intended to be installed in a chimney connector
between the appliance and the chimney to transfer heat from the flue gases
through metal to air or water? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Chimney
connector-type heat reclaimer NFPA 211 3.3.31
6. What is an opening near the base of a chimney designed to allow access to
the flue for purposes of removal of ash soot and other matter that becomes
trapped called? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Cleanout opening NFPA 211
3.3.45
7. Constituents resulting from the combustion of a fuel with oxygen of the air
including the inert but excluding excess air. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔-
Combustion products. NFPA 211 3.3.45
8. What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a
chimney? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Chimney connector. NFPA 211
3.3.47.1
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, 9. What is the name of the pipe that connects a fuel-burning appliance to a gas
vent or a type L vent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Vent connector. NFPA
211 3.3.47.2
10.A chamber in which heat resulting directly from the combustion of fuel is
transferred through the walls of the chamber to air passing through is called
a _______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Heat exchanger NFPA 211 3.3.87
11.A self-contained heating appliance that is intended for the heating of a space
in which it is installed is known as a ______? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔-
Unit heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.3
12.A fuel-burning appliance for heating water to a temperature not more than
200F is known as a _____________? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Water
heater. NFPA 211 3.3.88.4
13.What test is used to ascertain the tightness of a chimney and for detecting
any cracks in the masonry flue? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Smoke test.
NFPA 211 3.3.119
14.A fixed or removable ring tube or lining usually located in the hole where
the chimney connector or vent connector passes through a wall or enters a
chimney or vent is called a ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Thimble. NFPA
211 3.3.132
15.A vertical or nearly vertical vent composed of factory-built components
conveying gases from oil and gas appliances or their vent connectors to the
outside atmosphere. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- Type L vent. NFPA 211
3.3.142.3
16.What is the purpose of a mechanical draft system? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔- Used to increase draft or capacity. NFPA 211 4.1.2
17.Masonry chimney height requirements are? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔- 3
feet above the highest point at which it passes through the roof and 2 feet
above anything within 10' measure horizontally. NFPA 211 4.2 and 4.2.1
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