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1. Heat Load
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used to measure appliance capacity
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

2. Furnace
Used to measure appliance capacity
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
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

3. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

4. Volume BAS
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
natural draf and fan assisted draft
.35 * Volume/60

5. 3 Elements required for combustion
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Combustion Appliance Zone
POSITIVE pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

6. CO >35 ppm
Combustion Appliance Zone
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

7. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
POSITIVE pressure

8. CFM50
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Backdrafting
base of the chimney liner or flue
CFMn*NC

9. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in hydronic and steam systems

10. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Backdrafting
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

11. Combustion
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
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
CFMn*NC

12. Carbon Monoxide
POSITIVE pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used to measure appliance capacity
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

13. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
.35 * Volume/60

14. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

15. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
5 minutes
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
base of the chimney liner or flue

16. Category IV includes...
5 minutes
Used to measure appliance capacity
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

17. Occupancy BAS
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
250 Pascals
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

18. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
CFMn*NC
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
NEGATIVE draft pressure

19. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
100 -000

20. Seasonal Efficiency
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

21. One inch of Water Column
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
250 Pascals
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

22. AFUE
POSITIVE pressure
not done
5 minutes
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

23. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
100 -000

24. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
CFMn*NC
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

25. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Used in forced hot air system
POSITIVE pressure
3412
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

26. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
natural draf and fan assisted draft
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
250 Pascals
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

27. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Backdrafting
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done
Used in hydronic and steam systems

28. Combustion by-products
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
100 -000

29. NC
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

30. Continuous Spillage
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
5 minutes
Backdrafting

31. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Combustion Appliance Zone
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
60 Seconds

32. Draft
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

33. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

34. Boiler
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
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

35. CAZ
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
250 Pascals
Used to measure appliance capacity
Combustion Appliance Zone

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