MINNESOTA SPECIAL ENGINEER BOILER UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔The ____________ is the most important electrical mechanical device on your
boiler. - ✔✔low water cut off
✔✔When blowing down the gauge glass the water level should return to the operating
level - ✔✔quickly
✔✔How does an insurance inspector differ from a state inspector? - ✔✔a state
inspector has to have a chief grade A license
✔✔What is the first duty of an engineer when entering the boiler room? - ✔✔ensure
safe water level in all operating boilers
✔✔What is the most important fitting on a boiler? - ✔✔safety valve
✔✔Before starting a fire in a boiler the fire side must be - ✔✔purged; 4x exchanged
✔✔What is the most dangerous act an operator can do if the water level in the boiler
cannot be determined? - ✔✔add water
✔✔A log book should be kept on a daily basis and made available to the inspector -
✔✔true
✔✔If an ASME rated safety valve or safety relief valve leaks you should - ✔✔have the
valve replaced
✔✔The safety valve and the safety relief valve can be tested by - ✔✔lifting the lest lever
AND raising the boiler up to the popping pressure
✔✔After filling a hot water boiler with water, what must be done? - ✔✔vent out all the air
✔✔Why do boiler operators blow down water columns, gauge glasses and low water
cut offs? - ✔✔so they are free and open
✔✔What can be done to a boiler to check it for leaks? - ✔✔hydrostatic test
✔✔Can a boiler be operated with a broken sight glass? - ✔✔yes
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔The ____________ is the most important electrical mechanical device on your
boiler. - ✔✔low water cut off
✔✔When blowing down the gauge glass the water level should return to the operating
level - ✔✔quickly
✔✔How does an insurance inspector differ from a state inspector? - ✔✔a state
inspector has to have a chief grade A license
✔✔What is the first duty of an engineer when entering the boiler room? - ✔✔ensure
safe water level in all operating boilers
✔✔What is the most important fitting on a boiler? - ✔✔safety valve
✔✔Before starting a fire in a boiler the fire side must be - ✔✔purged; 4x exchanged
✔✔What is the most dangerous act an operator can do if the water level in the boiler
cannot be determined? - ✔✔add water
✔✔A log book should be kept on a daily basis and made available to the inspector -
✔✔true
✔✔If an ASME rated safety valve or safety relief valve leaks you should - ✔✔have the
valve replaced
✔✔The safety valve and the safety relief valve can be tested by - ✔✔lifting the lest lever
AND raising the boiler up to the popping pressure
✔✔After filling a hot water boiler with water, what must be done? - ✔✔vent out all the air
✔✔Why do boiler operators blow down water columns, gauge glasses and low water
cut offs? - ✔✔so they are free and open
✔✔What can be done to a boiler to check it for leaks? - ✔✔hydrostatic test
✔✔Can a boiler be operated with a broken sight glass? - ✔✔yes
