CSIA C-DET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Appliance=-=ans-
✔✔Eqipment,=usually=built=in=standardized=sizes=or=types,=installed=or=connected=as=a
=unit
Approved=-=ans-✔✔Acceptable=to=the=authority=having=jurisdiction.
American=society=for=testing=materials=-=ans-✔✔ASTM
Authority=having=Jurisdiction=-=ans-
✔✔The=organization,=office=or=individual=responsible=for=approving=equipment,=installa
tions=or=procedures
Baffle=-=ans-
✔✔Object=placed=in=an=appliance=to=change=the=direction,=extend=the=path,=or=slow=t
he=flow=of=air,=air-fuel=mixtures,=or=flue=gasses
BOCA=-=ans-
✔✔Building=Officials=Code=Administrators=International,=an=organization=that=develops
=model=Building=codes
Borescope=-=ans-✔✔A=device=used=for=internal=inspection=of=hard=to=see=areas.
British=Thermal=Unit.=BTU=-=ans-
✔✔The=amount=of=heat=required=to=raise=1lb=or=water=1=degree=Fahrenheit
CFM=Cubic=Feet=Per=Minute,=-=ans-✔✔as=used=to=measure=air=flow
Clearance=-=ans-
✔✔Distance=between=a=heat=producing=appliance,=chimney,=chimney=connector,=vent,
=vent=connector=or=plenum,=and=other=surfaces.
, Combustion=-=ans-
✔✔The=rapid=oxidation=of=fuel=usually=accompanied=by=the=production=of=heat=and=lig
ht.
Combustion=Chamber=-=ans-
✔✔A=heavily=constructed=area=designed=to=withstand=direct=contact=with=combustion=
and=to=optimize=conditions=necessary=to=burn=fuel=efficiently.
Confined=Space=-=ans-
✔✔A=space=whose=volume=is=less=than=50=cu=ft=per=1,000=btu/
hr=of=the=aggregate=input=rating=of=all=appliances=installed=in=that=space.=Also=defined
=as=512=cubic=feet.
Connector=-=ans-
✔✔The=pipe=that=connects=the=clothes=dryer=to=the=exhaust=duct,=also=known=as=the=
transition=duct.
Duct=-=ans-
✔✔Any=tube=or=canal=by=which=a=fluid,=air=or=other=substances=is=conducted=or=conv
eyed
Exhaust=-=ans-
✔✔The=discharge=of=used=gas,=moisture,=etc.=and=the=pipe=through=which=it=is=releas
ed
Flashing=-=ans-
✔✔Sheet=metal=used=in=waterproofing=roof=valleys,=hips,=or=the=angle=between=a=chi
mney=or=vent=and=a=roof
Flow=-=ans-
✔✔Amount=(Volume)=of=gases=that=actually=pass=through=the=venting=system
Flow=Capacity=-=ans-
✔✔The=amount=of=air=or=gases=able=to=flow=through=a=venting=system=in=a=given=time
=and=at=a=given=system=resistance
Flue=Gases=-=ans-
✔✔Combustion=products=from=fuel=burning=appliances=plus=excess=air
FPM=feet=per=minute=-=ans-✔✔As=used=to=measure=air=flow
Gasketing=-=ans-
✔✔Special=Rope=like=or=tape=like=noncombustible=and=compressible=material=that=is=u
sed=to=make=airtight=seals
Guage=or=Gage=-=ans-✔✔As=used=to=describe=a=tool
ANSWERS
Appliance=-=ans-
✔✔Eqipment,=usually=built=in=standardized=sizes=or=types,=installed=or=connected=as=a
=unit
Approved=-=ans-✔✔Acceptable=to=the=authority=having=jurisdiction.
American=society=for=testing=materials=-=ans-✔✔ASTM
Authority=having=Jurisdiction=-=ans-
✔✔The=organization,=office=or=individual=responsible=for=approving=equipment,=installa
tions=or=procedures
Baffle=-=ans-
✔✔Object=placed=in=an=appliance=to=change=the=direction,=extend=the=path,=or=slow=t
he=flow=of=air,=air-fuel=mixtures,=or=flue=gasses
BOCA=-=ans-
✔✔Building=Officials=Code=Administrators=International,=an=organization=that=develops
=model=Building=codes
Borescope=-=ans-✔✔A=device=used=for=internal=inspection=of=hard=to=see=areas.
British=Thermal=Unit.=BTU=-=ans-
✔✔The=amount=of=heat=required=to=raise=1lb=or=water=1=degree=Fahrenheit
CFM=Cubic=Feet=Per=Minute,=-=ans-✔✔as=used=to=measure=air=flow
Clearance=-=ans-
✔✔Distance=between=a=heat=producing=appliance,=chimney,=chimney=connector,=vent,
=vent=connector=or=plenum,=and=other=surfaces.
, Combustion=-=ans-
✔✔The=rapid=oxidation=of=fuel=usually=accompanied=by=the=production=of=heat=and=lig
ht.
Combustion=Chamber=-=ans-
✔✔A=heavily=constructed=area=designed=to=withstand=direct=contact=with=combustion=
and=to=optimize=conditions=necessary=to=burn=fuel=efficiently.
Confined=Space=-=ans-
✔✔A=space=whose=volume=is=less=than=50=cu=ft=per=1,000=btu/
hr=of=the=aggregate=input=rating=of=all=appliances=installed=in=that=space.=Also=defined
=as=512=cubic=feet.
Connector=-=ans-
✔✔The=pipe=that=connects=the=clothes=dryer=to=the=exhaust=duct,=also=known=as=the=
transition=duct.
Duct=-=ans-
✔✔Any=tube=or=canal=by=which=a=fluid,=air=or=other=substances=is=conducted=or=conv
eyed
Exhaust=-=ans-
✔✔The=discharge=of=used=gas,=moisture,=etc.=and=the=pipe=through=which=it=is=releas
ed
Flashing=-=ans-
✔✔Sheet=metal=used=in=waterproofing=roof=valleys,=hips,=or=the=angle=between=a=chi
mney=or=vent=and=a=roof
Flow=-=ans-
✔✔Amount=(Volume)=of=gases=that=actually=pass=through=the=venting=system
Flow=Capacity=-=ans-
✔✔The=amount=of=air=or=gases=able=to=flow=through=a=venting=system=in=a=given=time
=and=at=a=given=system=resistance
Flue=Gases=-=ans-
✔✔Combustion=products=from=fuel=burning=appliances=plus=excess=air
FPM=feet=per=minute=-=ans-✔✔As=used=to=measure=air=flow
Gasketing=-=ans-
✔✔Special=Rope=like=or=tape=like=noncombustible=and=compressible=material=that=is=u
sed=to=make=airtight=seals
Guage=or=Gage=-=ans-✔✔As=used=to=describe=a=tool
