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1. Seasonal Efficiency
not done
Backdrafting
base of the chimney liner or flue
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

2. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
.35 * Volume/60
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
POSITIVE pressure
CFMn*NC

3. CFM50
3412
natural draf and fan assisted draft
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system

4. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
3412
Backdrafting
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

5. 3 Elements required for combustion
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
60 Seconds
natural draf and fan assisted draft

6. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Combustion Appliance Zone
250 Pascals
not done

7. One inch of Water Column
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
250 Pascals
100 -000
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

8. Boiler
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
5 minutes
Combustion Appliance Zone

9. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
60 Seconds
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

10. AFUE
Used to measure appliance capacity
5 minutes
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

11. Combustion
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
250 Pascals
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

12. Furnace
Used in forced hot air system
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
not done

13. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
250 Pascals
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

14. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
base of the chimney liner or flue
3412

15. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used to measure appliance capacity

16. Occupancy BAS
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

17. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
100 -000
3412
60 Seconds
.35 * Volume/60

18. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Backdrafting
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
.35 * Volume/60

19. Carbon Monoxide
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

20. Draft
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
100 -000
5 minutes

21. Category IV includes...
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
base of the chimney liner or flue
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

22. CO >35 ppm
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Used in forced hot air system
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

23. Combustion by-products
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
NEGATIVE draft pressure

24. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
5 minutes
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

25. Continuous Spillage
250 Pascals
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Backdrafting

26. NC
Used in hydronic and steam systems
NEGATIVE draft pressure
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
3412

27. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

28. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

29. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

30. Heat Load
Combustion Appliance Zone
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Used to measure appliance capacity

31. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Combustion Appliance Zone
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

32. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
CFMn*NC
100 -000
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

33. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
5 minutes
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
base of the chimney liner or flue

34. Distribution Type
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
.35 * Volume/60
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
3412

35. Volume BAS
.35 * Volume/60
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

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