LOW PRESSURE BOILER BLACK SEAL QUESTIONS

LOW PRESSURE BOILER BLACK SEAL
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL ANSWERS

WhereAonAtheACertificateAofAInspectionAwouldAyouAfindAtheAStateAofANewAJerseyAjurisdictionAnum
ber?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-upperAleftAcorner

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAcombustionAchamberAofAaAserpentineAtubeAheatingAbo
iler?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-itAisAlocatedAbelowAtheAtubes

ByAN.J.A.C.Arules,AaAschoolAwithAaAboilerAplantAwithAaAtotalAinterconnectedAcapacityAofA100ABHPAw
ouldArequireAaAproperlyAlicensedAoperatorAtoAbeApresentAwheneverAtheAbuildingAwasAdeemedAocc
upied.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-false

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAclassificationAofAaAhotAwaterAsystem?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAHartfordAloopAsystem

WhenAbringingAaAsteamAheatingAplantAonAlineAfromAaAcoldAstart,AwhenAtheAambientAconditionsAar
eAaboutA20AdegreesAF,AwhatAconditionAareAyouApreventingAwhenAtheApressureAisAincreasedAgradua
lly?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-thermalAshock

AAboilerAoperator'sAlogAshallAbeAmaintainedAinAeachAplantAcontainingAover:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
100ABoilerAHP

ByAdefinition,AaAboilerAisAanAopenAvesselAinAwhichAwaterAisAturnedAtoAsteamAunderApressureAbyAthe
AapplicationAofAheat.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-false



AccordingAtoAstateAboilerAregulations,AwhereAshouldAtheAboilerAregistrationAnumberAbeAlocated?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-onAtheAfrontAofAtheAboiler



AsAanAoperatorAinAaAplantAyouAmustAalwaysAbeAawareAofAyourAsurroundings.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
g,AthatAshouldAbeAunderAtheAcontrolAofAtheAlicensedAoperator,AcanAbeAextremelyAdangerousAandAc
auseAaAcatastrophicAhazardousAeventAifAitAisAnotAinspectedAannually?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
TheAboiler(s)AcanAbeAdangerousAifAnotAinspectedAandAmaintainedAproperly

TheAprimaryApurposeAofAestablishingAaAsetAofAplantAsafetyArulesAisAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
protectAworkersAandAequipment

TheAASMEACodeAstatesAthatAtheAsettingAonAtheAhighAlimitApressureAcontrolAonAaAlowApressureAstea
mAboilerAshallAnotAexceed:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-15Apsig

, InAorderAtoAbeAaAgoodAoperatorAoneAmustAhaveAbasicAknowledgeAonAtheAprinciplesAofAhowAenergy
AworksAinAaAsteamAandAhotAwaterAsystem.AWhichAofAtheAstatementsAbelowAisAcorrect?A-


ACORRECTAANSWER-


inAaAheatingAsystem,AinAorderAtoAchangeAstateAfromAaAliquidAtoAaAgaseousAstateAheatAmustAbeAadde
d.

WhatAASMEAcodeAsectionAisAusedAforAtheAcareAandAoperationAofAheatingAboilers?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-ASMEACode,ASectionAVI



InAaAhotAwaterAheatingAsystem,AwhereAwouldAyouAfindAanAexpansionAtankAandAwhatAisAitsAfunction
?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-onAtheAsuctionAsideAofAtheApumpAtoAavoidAnegativeApressureAinAtheAsystem

WhatAisAtheAofficialAASMEAletterAstampAusedAtoAdenoteAlowApressureAheatingAboilers?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-H



WhatAisAtheAmaximumApenaltyAforAperformingAtheAdutiesAofAaAboilerAoperatorAwithAanAexpiredAlic
ense?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-$5,000.00

WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAanAaquastatAcontrolAdeviceAonAaAboilerAsystem?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
itAisAusedAtoAcontrolAwaterAtemperature

InAaAtwo-pipeAdirect-
returnAhotAwaterAheatingAsystem,AtheAsupplyAandAreturnAwaterAflowAinAtheAsameAdirection.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-false



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAanAadvantageAofAsteamAheatingAsystems?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
onlyAsmallApumpsAareAneededAtoAmoveAsteam.

WhatAisAtheAmaximumAtemperatureAallowedAonAallAlowApressureAheatingAboilers?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-250AdegreesAF



WhatAtypeAofAboilerAisAaAHorizontalAReturnABoilerA(HRT)?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-aAfire-tubeAboiler

AAsteamAheatingAboilerAplantAconsistsAofA3Afire-
tubeAboilers,AeachAwithAaAburnerAinputAofA5,175Albs/hr.ACalculateAtheAtotalAboilerAhorsepowerA(BH
P)AofAthisAplant.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-450ABHP

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAregardingAaAhydronicAheatingAsystemAisAaccurateAinAitsAdescrip
tion?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
theAwaterAcirculatorAmustAtakeAtheAwaterAfromAtheAboilerAandAmoveAitAthroughAtheAindividualAter
minalsAorAheatingAunitsAwhereAtheAheatAisAemittedAandAthenAreturnsAtheAwaterAtoAtheAboilerAtoAbe
Areheated.



WhatAASMEAcodesAareAheatingAboilersAbuiltAto?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-SectionAIV