NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ NFPA 54 is a safety code? Answer: Yes
◉ Coverage in this code NFPA 54 shall extend from _______ to
___________. Answer: the point of delivery to the appliance?
◉ The max operating pressure of piping systems covered under this
code shall be ________. Answer: 125 psig.
◉ ASME stands for _________. Answer: American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
◉ ASTM stands for _____. Answer: American Society for Testing
Materials.
◉ MSS stands for __________. Answer: Manufacturing Society for
Standardization of the Valve and Fitting Industry.
◉ MSS SP-58 is the title of a publication, published by the
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting
,Industry, entitled _________. Answer: Pipe Hangers and Supports--
Materials, Design and Manufacture.
◉ UL stands for ______. Answer: Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
◉ NFPA 70 is the _______. Answer: National Electric Code.
◉ Approved Answer: Acceptable to the Authority having
jurisdiction.
◉ Authority having Jurisdiction Answer: An Organization, office or
individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, and installation or
procedure.
◉ Listed Answer: Equiptment, materials or services included in a list
published and approved by an organization that is acceptable to the
authority having jurisdiction.
◉ Venting System Answer: A continuous open passageway from the
flue collar or draft hood of an appliance to the outdoors for the
purpose of removing flue or vent gases.
, ◉ A column of water 100' high will exert ____ psig at it's base.
Answer: 43.4
◉ A piping offset of 12" will have a travel of _____. Answer: 17"
◉ A cylindrical tank with a diameter of 4' which is 5' long contains
how many cubic feet? Answer: 62.8 cu. ft
(diameter squared times .785 times height)
◉ 1 inch equals how many millimeters? Answer: 25.4
◉ water weighs ______ lbs. Answer: 8.33
◉ The UA was founded in what year? Answer: 1889.
◉ UA local 5 received its' charter in what year? Answer: 1890.
◉ Define a Journeyman Gasfitter. Answer: A Journeyman Gasfitter is
a trained, competent, individual able to design, install, test and
trouble shoot gas systems and appliances.
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ NFPA 54 is a safety code? Answer: Yes
◉ Coverage in this code NFPA 54 shall extend from _______ to
___________. Answer: the point of delivery to the appliance?
◉ The max operating pressure of piping systems covered under this
code shall be ________. Answer: 125 psig.
◉ ASME stands for _________. Answer: American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
◉ ASTM stands for _____. Answer: American Society for Testing
Materials.
◉ MSS stands for __________. Answer: Manufacturing Society for
Standardization of the Valve and Fitting Industry.
◉ MSS SP-58 is the title of a publication, published by the
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting
,Industry, entitled _________. Answer: Pipe Hangers and Supports--
Materials, Design and Manufacture.
◉ UL stands for ______. Answer: Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
◉ NFPA 70 is the _______. Answer: National Electric Code.
◉ Approved Answer: Acceptable to the Authority having
jurisdiction.
◉ Authority having Jurisdiction Answer: An Organization, office or
individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or
standard, or for approving equipment, materials, and installation or
procedure.
◉ Listed Answer: Equiptment, materials or services included in a list
published and approved by an organization that is acceptable to the
authority having jurisdiction.
◉ Venting System Answer: A continuous open passageway from the
flue collar or draft hood of an appliance to the outdoors for the
purpose of removing flue or vent gases.
, ◉ A column of water 100' high will exert ____ psig at it's base.
Answer: 43.4
◉ A piping offset of 12" will have a travel of _____. Answer: 17"
◉ A cylindrical tank with a diameter of 4' which is 5' long contains
how many cubic feet? Answer: 62.8 cu. ft
(diameter squared times .785 times height)
◉ 1 inch equals how many millimeters? Answer: 25.4
◉ water weighs ______ lbs. Answer: 8.33
◉ The UA was founded in what year? Answer: 1889.
◉ UA local 5 received its' charter in what year? Answer: 1890.
◉ Define a Journeyman Gasfitter. Answer: A Journeyman Gasfitter is
a trained, competent, individual able to design, install, test and
trouble shoot gas systems and appliances.
