Oil Burner Test 42 Questions With
100% Verified Answers.
Number 2 oil has what btu's - ✔✔✔ - 140,000
Which fuel oil has the lowest viscosity - ✔✔✔ - #1
Fuel oil is made up of mostly - ✔✔✔ - Hydrogen/carbon
Flash point of #2 fuel oil is - ✔✔✔ - 115 degrees
Combustion triangle - ✔✔✔ - oxygen, heat, fuel
vent pipes must be atleast ______ feet above or _______ feet below any window or door. they must
also be _____ get away from property line to prevent sewer gas from drifting to neighbors house
- ✔✔✔ - 3 feet above or 5 feet below door or window.
3 feet from property line
To make combustion efficiency test, a whole must be made - ✔✔✔ - In the flue pipe before the
draft control
What three colors does the NEC allowed to be used for ground wire? - ✔✔✔ - Green, bare of
green with yellow stripe
Is zero smoke and low CO2 or high 02 reading at the flue pipe and over the fire is an indication
of what - ✔✔✔ - Too much air
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A fan attached to the flu pipe at the exit terminal from the building, to pull the products of
combustion out of the heating unit - ✔✔✔ - Power venting
Static pressure created by the burner fan, pushes the combustion gases through the heat
exchanger and out of the building - ✔✔✔ - Direct venting
Expansion tanks are needed, and what type of system - ✔✔✔ - Hot water
A direct vented boiler is a positive pressure system, and no chimney is needed - ✔✔✔ - True
What are nozzles rated at? - ✔✔✔ - Nozzles are rated in gallons per hour at 100 pounds
pressure
Zone control valves are controlled by - ✔✔✔ - Thermostats
When a nozzle breaks fuel down into tiny droplets to create enough service area for oxygen to
better surround droplets - ✔✔✔ - Atomizing
The thickness of fuel and resistance to flow - ✔✔✔ - Viscosity
The temperature at which waxy Joe crystals form in the oil - ✔✔✔ - Cloud point
What is oils, carbon and hydrogen percentage? - ✔✔✔ - 85% carbon, 15% hydrogen
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