NATE Gas Heating Exam COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
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Since 1992, the United States C: 78%
Department of Energy has required
that all furnaces sold and installed
from that date on must have an
AFUE of no less than:
A: 70%
B: 75%
C: 78%
D: 80%
Many pre-1992 furnaces have C: 60%
efficiencies around _______.
A: 10%
B: 40%
C: 60%
D: 80%
,Today, furnaces with AFUE ratings B: 90%
greater than _____ are available.
A: 85%
B: 90%
C: 100%
D: 110%
A thermocouple is used with: D: Standing pilot ignition systems
A: Intermittent pilot systems
B: Direct spark ignition systems
C: Glow coil ignition systems
D: Standing pilot ignition systems
The purpose of the gas pressure C: Maintain a constant gas pressure at the burner
regulator is to:
A: Keep the color of the flame
constant
B: Keep the high limit switch from
tripping
C: Maintain a constant gas pressure
at the burner
D: Allow the gas valve to operate
smoothly and accurately
, The instrument used to measure C: Monometer
outlet gas pressure is the:
A: Velometer
B: Anemometer
C: Monometer
D: Draft gauge
The regulator on a natural gas C: 3.5"
furnace should be adjusted to
supply _____ inches of pressure at the
burners.
A: 11"
B: 10"
C: 3.5"
D: 2"
Burning one cubic foot of natural B: 1,050
gas releases approximately _____ btu.
A: 800
B: 1,050
C: 12,000
D: 15,000
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
|VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW) 2026
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Terms in this set (50)
Since 1992, the United States C: 78%
Department of Energy has required
that all furnaces sold and installed
from that date on must have an
AFUE of no less than:
A: 70%
B: 75%
C: 78%
D: 80%
Many pre-1992 furnaces have C: 60%
efficiencies around _______.
A: 10%
B: 40%
C: 60%
D: 80%
,Today, furnaces with AFUE ratings B: 90%
greater than _____ are available.
A: 85%
B: 90%
C: 100%
D: 110%
A thermocouple is used with: D: Standing pilot ignition systems
A: Intermittent pilot systems
B: Direct spark ignition systems
C: Glow coil ignition systems
D: Standing pilot ignition systems
The purpose of the gas pressure C: Maintain a constant gas pressure at the burner
regulator is to:
A: Keep the color of the flame
constant
B: Keep the high limit switch from
tripping
C: Maintain a constant gas pressure
at the burner
D: Allow the gas valve to operate
smoothly and accurately
, The instrument used to measure C: Monometer
outlet gas pressure is the:
A: Velometer
B: Anemometer
C: Monometer
D: Draft gauge
The regulator on a natural gas C: 3.5"
furnace should be adjusted to
supply _____ inches of pressure at the
burners.
A: 11"
B: 10"
C: 3.5"
D: 2"
Burning one cubic foot of natural B: 1,050
gas releases approximately _____ btu.
A: 800
B: 1,050
C: 12,000
D: 15,000