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1. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Combustion Appliance Zone
NEGATIVE draft pressure

2. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
60 Seconds
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

3. NC
.35 * Volume/60
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Combustion Appliance Zone
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

4. CFM50
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system

5. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
POSITIVE pressure
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used in hydronic and steam systems
.35 * Volume/60

6. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used to measure appliance capacity
POSITIVE pressure
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

7. CO >35 ppm
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
base of the chimney liner or flue
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

8. Continuous Spillage
Backdrafting
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'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

9. Occupancy BAS
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

10. Boiler
3412
60 Seconds
Used in hydronic and steam systems
NEGATIVE draft pressure

11. Category IV includes...
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used to measure appliance capacity
5 minutes
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

12. Furnace
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Used in forced hot air system
CFMn*NC

13. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

14. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Used to measure appliance capacity
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

15. Distribution Type
POSITIVE pressure
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

16. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Backdrafting
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done

17. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Combustion Appliance Zone
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

18. Category I includes...
3412
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
NEGATIVE draft pressure
natural draf and fan assisted draft

19. CAZ
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Combustion Appliance Zone
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
250 Pascals

20. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
not done
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
3412
250 Pascals

21. Draft
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
.35 * Volume/60
Combustion Appliance Zone

22. Seasonal Efficiency
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure

23. AFUE
3412
250 Pascals
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

24. Heat Load
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity
Backdrafting
Combustion Appliance Zone

25. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
not done
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
POSITIVE pressure
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

26. Combustion by-products
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
POSITIVE pressure
Used to measure appliance capacity
.35 * Volume/60

27. Carbon Monoxide
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

28. Volume BAS
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
.35 * Volume/60
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

29. One inch of Water Column
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
100 -000
250 Pascals

30. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
natural draf and fan assisted draft
base of the chimney liner or flue
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

31. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
CFMn*NC

32. Heat Loss
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

33. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

34. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
POSITIVE pressure
100 -000
natural draf and fan assisted draft

35. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Combustion Appliance Zone
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

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