OIL BURNER LICENSE PRACTICE EXAM 2024 WITH
200 QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
In an electric circuit for the wattage to remain the same if the voltage drops, the amperage must - RIGHT
CHOICE✔ Increase
Atomizing type burners were designed to burn which type of fuel - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Type 2 fuel oil
Pour point problems with outside above ground fuel tanks can be partially relieved by - RIGHT CHOICE✔
Reducing the pour point of No. 2 fuel oil by blending it with No. 1 fuel oil.
A fuel oil storage tank cannot be installed - RIGHT CHOICE✔ In the furnace room with 5' of heating unit.
The primary purpose of a fuel pump on a high-pressure burner is to - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Deliver oil at a
constant and regulated pressure to the nozzle
If the vacuum reading is substantially above the calculated reading, (with the burner running) the cause
may be - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Plugged fuel filter, Kinked oil supply line, Check valve sticking
With most new flame retention burners, the motor speed is - RIGHT CHOICE✔ 3450
To check for proper nozzle line cut-off, the pressure gauge is installed in the - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Nozzle
Port
Fuel units are generally set at the factory at - RIGHT CHOICE✔ 100psi
The oil burner nozzle in a high-pressure burner performs the following functions - RIGHT CHOICE✔
Atomizes the oil
Provides a pattern of oil spray
Delivers a fixed amount of oil
,The nozzle flow rate, spray angle and pattern are directly related to - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Tangential slots
. Swirl chamber
Orifice
Cold oil or high viscosity problems may be eliminated by - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Increasing pump pressure
and reducing nozzle size
• Installing a nozzle line pre-heater
The following conditions or elements affect choosing the correct nozzle spray pattern - RIGHT CHOICE✔
•Air- oil mixing design of burner
• . Shape of the chamber
Which condition affects nozzle spray droplet size? - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Fuel Pump Pressure
To burn one pound of fuel oil, it takes how many pounds of air? - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •14.4 lbs.
A layer of soot 1/16" thick will increase fuel consumption by (Fuel consumption increase by 2 % for each
1/32 of soot) - RIGHT CHOICE✔ 8%
When sizing a combustion chamber for a firing rate of 1.00 gph you should provide a minimum floor
space of (•20 square inches per 0.25 of GPH) - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Between 80 to 100 square inches
The most common type of burner design in use today is the - RIGHT CHOICE✔ High pressure atomizing
Poor draft due to a faulty chimney may be improved by installing a good - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Draft
inducer
The pressure differential produced by chimneys is best measured with a draft gauge in - RIGHT
CHOICE✔ Inches of water column
The most important draft measurement to be taken on any oil-fired unit is - RIGHT CHOICE✔ The draft
, at the breech
The draft over the fire
The proper location to install a draft inducer is - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •In the flue pipe between the draft
regulator and the chimney
Using combustion test instruments to measure the composition and temperature of the flue gas as they
leave the heating unit will indicate the - RIGHT CHOICE✔ Steady state efficiency
The holes that are provided in the flue pipe for combustion testing must be - RIGHT CHOICE✔
•Between the heating unit and the draft regulator
When using a pump type smoke tester, ten full strokes are necessary to - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Draw the
proper amount of flue gas past the paper
The fluid in a CO2 tester is good for about how many tests? - RIGHT CHOICE✔ For about 400 tests
When applying current through a conductor that is wound in coil, the magnetic lines of force created are
used in - RIGHT CHOICE✔ •Solenoid valve
. Relay
.Electric Motor
If in an average 15-amp residential heating circuit, the fuse occasionally blows, you should - RIGHT
CHOICE✔ Install a 15-amp breaker
To determine the "electrical potential" available at any given point in a circuit you should use a: -
RIGHT CHOICE✔ Voltmeter
Oil burner ignition systems normally operate at what primary voltage - RIGHT CHOICE✔ 120 volts
Oil burner ignition transformers operate at what secondary voltage range - RIGHT CHOICE✔ 10,000 to
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