CDET JR questions and answers
appliance=-=ans-
✔✔Equipment=usually=built=in=standardized=sizes=or=types,=installed=or=connected=as=
a=unit=to=perform=one=or=more=functions
Appliance=residential=type=heating=-=ans-
✔✔Fuel=burning=and=electric=heating=appliances=not=including=high-
pressure=steam=boilers,=for=heating=building=spaces=having=a=volume=of=not=more=tha
n=25,000=ft.³=and=other=heat=producing=appliances=of=the=type=mainly=used=in=residen
ces,=but=might=be=used=in=other=buildings,=such=as=cooking=stoves=and=ranges,=clothe
s=dryers,=fireplaces=stoves,=domestic=incinerators,=laundry=stoves,=water=heaters,=and=
heat=pumps
Approved=-=ans-
✔✔Acceptable=to=the=authority=having=jurisdiction.=Appliances=or=installations=are=not=
approved=unless=excepted=by=the=authority=having=jurisdiction,=whether=or=not=they=ar
e=listed.
ASTM=-=ans-✔✔American=society=for=testing=and=materials
Baffle=-=ans-
✔✔Object=placed=in=an=appliance=to=change=the=direction,=extend=the=path,=or=slow=t
he=flow=of=air,=air=fuel=mixture's,=or=flu=gases.
BOCA=-=ans-
✔✔Building=officials=and=code=administrators=international,=an=organization=that=devel
ops=model=building=codes.
Borescope=-=ans-
✔✔A=borescope=is=a=device=used=for=internal=inspection=of=hard=to=see=areas.=It=can=
be=made=of=relay=lenses=or=rod=lenses,=and=objective=and=ocular,=in=the=case=of=a=rigi
d=borescope=or=a=coherent=usually=flexible,=and=objective=and=ocular=in=the=case=of=a
=fiber=optic=flexible=borescope.
BTU=-=ans-
✔✔British=thermal=unit.=The=amount=of=heat=required=to=raise=1=pound=of=water=1°F.
CFM=-=ans-✔✔Cubic=feet=per=minute,=as=used=to=measure=air=flow.
, Clearances=-=ans-
✔✔Distance=between=a=heat=producing=appliance,=chimney,=chimney=connector,=vent,
=vent=connector,=or=Plenum,=and=other=services.
Clothes=dryer=-=ans-
✔✔A=device=used=to=dry=wet=laundry=by=means=of=heat=from=combustion=of=fuel=or=el
ectric=heating=elements.
Type=one=clothes=dryer=-=ans-✔✔A=factory=built,=mass-
produce=dryer,=primarily=used=in=a=family=living=environment.=It=may=or=may=not=be=co
in=operated=for=public=use=and=is=usually=the=smaller=unit=both=physically=and=in=functi
on.
Type=2=clothes=dryer=-=ans-
✔✔A=factory=built,=mass=produce=dryer=used=in=a=commercial=business.=It=may=or=ma
y=not=be=coin=operated.=It=may=or=may=not=be=operated=by=paid=attendant=or=the=gen
eral=public.=It=is=not=designed=for=use=in=an=individual=family=living=environment.=It=can
=be=small,=medium,=or=large=in=size.
Combustion=-=ans-
✔✔Rapid=oxidation=of=fuel=accompanied=by=the=production=of=heat=and=light
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=ft.³=per=1,000=BTU/
hr=of=the=aggregate=input=rating=of=all=appliances=installed=in=that=space
Connector=-=ans-
✔✔The=pipe=that=connects=the=clothes=dryer=to=the=exhaust=duct.=Also=known=as=the=
transition=duct
C-DET=-=ans-
✔✔Certified=dryer=exhaust=technician;=a=person=that=has=taken=the=test=and=passed=a
s=administered=by=the=chimney=safety=Institute=of=America.
CSIA=-=ans-
✔✔The=chimney=safety=Institute=of=America=is=a=nonprofit=organization=dedicated=to=c
himney=and=venting=safety.
Duct=-=ans-
✔✔Any=two=or=canal=by=which=a=fluid=or=other=substances=is=conducted=or=conveyed.
appliance=-=ans-
✔✔Equipment=usually=built=in=standardized=sizes=or=types,=installed=or=connected=as=
a=unit=to=perform=one=or=more=functions
Appliance=residential=type=heating=-=ans-
✔✔Fuel=burning=and=electric=heating=appliances=not=including=high-
pressure=steam=boilers,=for=heating=building=spaces=having=a=volume=of=not=more=tha
n=25,000=ft.³=and=other=heat=producing=appliances=of=the=type=mainly=used=in=residen
ces,=but=might=be=used=in=other=buildings,=such=as=cooking=stoves=and=ranges,=clothe
s=dryers,=fireplaces=stoves,=domestic=incinerators,=laundry=stoves,=water=heaters,=and=
heat=pumps
Approved=-=ans-
✔✔Acceptable=to=the=authority=having=jurisdiction.=Appliances=or=installations=are=not=
approved=unless=excepted=by=the=authority=having=jurisdiction,=whether=or=not=they=ar
e=listed.
ASTM=-=ans-✔✔American=society=for=testing=and=materials
Baffle=-=ans-
✔✔Object=placed=in=an=appliance=to=change=the=direction,=extend=the=path,=or=slow=t
he=flow=of=air,=air=fuel=mixture's,=or=flu=gases.
BOCA=-=ans-
✔✔Building=officials=and=code=administrators=international,=an=organization=that=devel
ops=model=building=codes.
Borescope=-=ans-
✔✔A=borescope=is=a=device=used=for=internal=inspection=of=hard=to=see=areas.=It=can=
be=made=of=relay=lenses=or=rod=lenses,=and=objective=and=ocular,=in=the=case=of=a=rigi
d=borescope=or=a=coherent=usually=flexible,=and=objective=and=ocular=in=the=case=of=a
=fiber=optic=flexible=borescope.
BTU=-=ans-
✔✔British=thermal=unit.=The=amount=of=heat=required=to=raise=1=pound=of=water=1°F.
CFM=-=ans-✔✔Cubic=feet=per=minute,=as=used=to=measure=air=flow.
, Clearances=-=ans-
✔✔Distance=between=a=heat=producing=appliance,=chimney,=chimney=connector,=vent,
=vent=connector,=or=Plenum,=and=other=services.
Clothes=dryer=-=ans-
✔✔A=device=used=to=dry=wet=laundry=by=means=of=heat=from=combustion=of=fuel=or=el
ectric=heating=elements.
Type=one=clothes=dryer=-=ans-✔✔A=factory=built,=mass-
produce=dryer,=primarily=used=in=a=family=living=environment.=It=may=or=may=not=be=co
in=operated=for=public=use=and=is=usually=the=smaller=unit=both=physically=and=in=functi
on.
Type=2=clothes=dryer=-=ans-
✔✔A=factory=built,=mass=produce=dryer=used=in=a=commercial=business.=It=may=or=ma
y=not=be=coin=operated.=It=may=or=may=not=be=operated=by=paid=attendant=or=the=gen
eral=public.=It=is=not=designed=for=use=in=an=individual=family=living=environment.=It=can
=be=small,=medium,=or=large=in=size.
Combustion=-=ans-
✔✔Rapid=oxidation=of=fuel=accompanied=by=the=production=of=heat=and=light
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=ft.³=per=1,000=BTU/
hr=of=the=aggregate=input=rating=of=all=appliances=installed=in=that=space
Connector=-=ans-
✔✔The=pipe=that=connects=the=clothes=dryer=to=the=exhaust=duct.=Also=known=as=the=
transition=duct
C-DET=-=ans-
✔✔Certified=dryer=exhaust=technician;=a=person=that=has=taken=the=test=and=passed=a
s=administered=by=the=chimney=safety=Institute=of=America.
CSIA=-=ans-
✔✔The=chimney=safety=Institute=of=America=is=a=nonprofit=organization=dedicated=to=c
himney=and=venting=safety.
Duct=-=ans-
✔✔Any=two=or=canal=by=which=a=fluid=or=other=substances=is=conducted=or=conveyed.
