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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
.35 * Volume/60
250 Pascals
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
NEGATIVE draft pressure

2. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Used to measure appliance capacity
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
base of the chimney liner or flue
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

3. Combustion by-products
not done
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

4. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
base of the chimney liner or flue

5. Furnace
Backdrafting
Used in forced hot air system
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
.35 * Volume/60

6. Category I includes...
100 -000
natural draf and fan assisted draft
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

7. CFM50
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
CFMn*NC

8. NC
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
not done
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

9. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
3412

10. Seasonal Efficiency
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
not done
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

11. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
CFMn*NC
60 Seconds
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

12. Combustion
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
60 Seconds
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

13. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
not done
250 Pascals
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

14. Boiler
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
100 -000
POSITIVE pressure
Used in hydronic and steam systems

15. AFUE
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
250 Pascals
NEGATIVE draft pressure

16. Occupancy BAS
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
250 Pascals
CFMn*NC

17. Category IV includes...
.35 * Volume/60
base of the chimney liner or flue
CFMn*NC
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

18. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
3412
60 Seconds
100 -000
natural draf and fan assisted draft

19. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
POSITIVE pressure
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

20. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Combustion Appliance Zone
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
CFMn*NC

21. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
.35 * Volume/60
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity

22. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

23. Volume BAS
Used in forced hot air system
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
.35 * Volume/60
3412

24. CO >35 ppm
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
5 minutes

25. Carbon Monoxide
CFMn*NC
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

26. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
base of the chimney liner or flue
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
250 Pascals

27. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
NEGATIVE draft pressure
250 Pascals
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

28. Distribution Type
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used to measure appliance capacity
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

29. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
not done
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

30. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
natural draf and fan assisted draft
NEGATIVE draft pressure

31. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Used in forced hot air system
CFMn*NC
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

32. One inch of Water Column
250 Pascals
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

33. Continuous Spillage
Backdrafting
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
3412

34. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Used in forced hot air system
POSITIVE pressure
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
NEGATIVE draft pressure

35. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
not done
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

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