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1. Occupancy BAS
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

2. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
60 Seconds
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
.35 * Volume/60

3. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
3412

4. AFUE
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

5. One inch of Water Column
base of the chimney liner or flue
250 Pascals
Used in hydronic and steam systems
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

6. Furnace
Used in forced hot air system
base of the chimney liner or flue
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

7. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
5 minutes
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
60 Seconds
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

8. Combustion
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Backdrafting
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

9. Seasonal Efficiency
.35 * Volume/60
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

10. CFM50
CFMn*NC
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Used in hydronic and steam systems
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

11. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Combustion Appliance Zone
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Used in hydronic and steam systems

12. Volume BAS
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
.35 * Volume/60
60 Seconds
Combustion Appliance Zone

13. Carbon Monoxide
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
5 minutes
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

14. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
5 minutes
Backdrafting
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

15. Continuous Spillage
100 -000
Used in forced hot air system
Backdrafting
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

16. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in hydronic and steam systems
.35 * Volume/60
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

17. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Combustion Appliance Zone
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Backdrafting
3412

18. Distribution Type
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
100 -000

19. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
not done
5 minutes
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

20. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
100 -000
250 Pascals
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

21. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

22. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
100 -000
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Used in forced hot air system

23. Category IV includes...
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

24. Combustion by-products
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

25. Boiler
CFMn*NC
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Used in hydronic and steam systems
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

26. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
60 Seconds
100 -000
3412

27. CO >35 ppm
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

28. Heat Loss
3412
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used in forced hot air system
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

29. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
250 Pascals
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
POSITIVE pressure
NEGATIVE draft pressure

30. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
100 -000
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

31. CAZ
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Combustion Appliance Zone
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

32. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Used in forced hot air system
CFMn*NC
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

33. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
100 -000
Backdrafting
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
not done

34. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
POSITIVE pressure

35. NC
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
POSITIVE pressure

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