FAE (FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER) ILLINOIS EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
62.5 lbs - (answer)What does one cubic foot of water weigh?
1.728 cubic inches - (answer)What does One cubic foot of water contain in inches?
7.5 gallons - (answer)What does One cubic foot of water contain in gallons?
8.35 lbs - (answer)What does One gallon of water weigh?
231 cubic inches - (answer)What does One gallon of water contain in inches?
2.304 feet - (answer)How high will One psi elevate water?
14.7 psi - (answer)What is atmospheric pressure at sea level?
34 feet - (answer)What is the maximum lift for drafting? (Theoretically)
1.13 feet of lift - (answer)How high does One inch (1") mercury (inches in vacuum) lift?
10 psi - (answer)What is the recommended minimum psi that should be maintained on the compound
gauge when taking water from a hydrant?
Stored or potential energy that is available to force water through pipes and fittings, fire hose, and
adapters. - (answer)What is Static pressure?
1. 2 Hour: 100% @ 150 psi
, FAE (FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER) ILLINOIS EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
2. 1/2 hour: 70% @ 200 psi
3. 1/2 hour: 50% @ 250 psi
4. 10 minutes: 100% @ 165 psi (overload or spurt test) - (answer)What are all the steps in Certification
Test (pre-service tests)?
100% @ 165 psi (done in certification test for 10 minutes) - (answer)What is a Spurt or Overload test?
1. 20 minutes: 100% @ 150 psi
2. 10 minutes: 70 % @ 200 psi
3. 10 minutes: 50% @ 250 psi
Optional: 100% @ 165 psi (overload or spurt test) - (answer)What are all the steps in a Service Test?
100% capacity @ 150 psi net pump pressure
70% capacity @ 200 psi net pump pressure
50% capacity @ 250 psi net pump pressure - (answer)What are Pump Tests?
Net Pump Pressure (NEP) is the measurement of the total work performed by the pump:
a. To lift water into the pump (drafting)
b. To discharge water from the pump
NEP= Suction Side Work(drafting) + Discharge Side Work - (answer)What is Net Engine/Pump Pressure
(NEP)?
Suction Side Work(psi)= Lift (ft)+Intake Hose FL(Friction Loss) (psi) Divided by 2.3 - (answer)How do you
figure out Suction Side Work ?
100 psi - (answer)What is Fog nozzle pressure for Hand held nozzle and Master Stream?
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
62.5 lbs - (answer)What does one cubic foot of water weigh?
1.728 cubic inches - (answer)What does One cubic foot of water contain in inches?
7.5 gallons - (answer)What does One cubic foot of water contain in gallons?
8.35 lbs - (answer)What does One gallon of water weigh?
231 cubic inches - (answer)What does One gallon of water contain in inches?
2.304 feet - (answer)How high will One psi elevate water?
14.7 psi - (answer)What is atmospheric pressure at sea level?
34 feet - (answer)What is the maximum lift for drafting? (Theoretically)
1.13 feet of lift - (answer)How high does One inch (1") mercury (inches in vacuum) lift?
10 psi - (answer)What is the recommended minimum psi that should be maintained on the compound
gauge when taking water from a hydrant?
Stored or potential energy that is available to force water through pipes and fittings, fire hose, and
adapters. - (answer)What is Static pressure?
1. 2 Hour: 100% @ 150 psi
, FAE (FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER) ILLINOIS EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
2. 1/2 hour: 70% @ 200 psi
3. 1/2 hour: 50% @ 250 psi
4. 10 minutes: 100% @ 165 psi (overload or spurt test) - (answer)What are all the steps in Certification
Test (pre-service tests)?
100% @ 165 psi (done in certification test for 10 minutes) - (answer)What is a Spurt or Overload test?
1. 20 minutes: 100% @ 150 psi
2. 10 minutes: 70 % @ 200 psi
3. 10 minutes: 50% @ 250 psi
Optional: 100% @ 165 psi (overload or spurt test) - (answer)What are all the steps in a Service Test?
100% capacity @ 150 psi net pump pressure
70% capacity @ 200 psi net pump pressure
50% capacity @ 250 psi net pump pressure - (answer)What are Pump Tests?
Net Pump Pressure (NEP) is the measurement of the total work performed by the pump:
a. To lift water into the pump (drafting)
b. To discharge water from the pump
NEP= Suction Side Work(drafting) + Discharge Side Work - (answer)What is Net Engine/Pump Pressure
(NEP)?
Suction Side Work(psi)= Lift (ft)+Intake Hose FL(Friction Loss) (psi) Divided by 2.3 - (answer)How do you
figure out Suction Side Work ?
100 psi - (answer)What is Fog nozzle pressure for Hand held nozzle and Master Stream?
