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ALBERTA BOILER OPERATOR (FIRST CLASS)
CERTIFICATION EXAM||Verified Questions and
Correct Answers with EXPLANATIONS LATEST THIS
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What # oil needs to be preheated with what piece of
equipment? - Answer-#6 oil with a heater
What type of test is a hardness test? - Answer-A titration
test
What is the most important rule in operating boilers? -
Answer-keep water at proper level
what is the capacity of a safety valve measured in? -
Answer-Pounds of steam per house (#steam/hr)
What prevents a furnace explosion? - Answer-The purge
cycle
Ignition failure would cause activation of the: - Answer-
Purge Cycle
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What is the most common cause of cast iron boiler failure?
- Answer-Cracking
What is the most common cause of problems in a hot
water system? - Answer-Air
Where would you place a water temperature indicator? -
Answer-At the boiler supply
A chief engineer is not needed in a low pressure plant:
true or false - Answer-True
The positioning control cannot function without? - Answer-
air
what fire tube boiler is most efficient - Answer-4 pass
What is the maximum size blowdown line? - Answer-2 1/2
inches
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when do you close a boiler vent? - Answer-When steam
comes out
Carryover can lead to: - Answer-water hammer
if water leaves the boiler at 170 degrees, what
temperature does it return at? - Answer-150 degrees
Where are the combustion gases on a serpentine boiler? -
Answer-below the tubes
What does PSIA stand for? - Answer-Psig + atmospheric
pressure
When should the water column and gauge glass should be
blown down? - Answer-Daily
What oil has to be heated? - Answer-#6 oil
Natural water may contain: - Answer-solids and other
pollutants
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The expansion tank in a hot water system allows for the
expansion of: - Answer-water
Natural draft is produced by? - Answer-difference in
temperature outside chimney from inside chimney
If a draft fan is located between the boiler and chimney,
what type of draft system is it? - Answer-Induced draft
boiler fittings are important for: - Answer-safety only
thermostatic traps remove air and cool condensate: true or
false - Answer-True
The main purpose of testing a safety value is to: - Answer-
make sure valve operates freely
when testing a safety valve by hand, you must: - Answer-
have at least 75% of popping pressure
If a license is expired, how long can it be expired before it
is null and void? - Answer-3 years
ALBERTA BOILER OPERATOR (FIRST CLASS)
CERTIFICATION EXAM||Verified Questions and
Correct Answers with EXPLANATIONS LATEST THIS
YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
What # oil needs to be preheated with what piece of
equipment? - Answer-#6 oil with a heater
What type of test is a hardness test? - Answer-A titration
test
What is the most important rule in operating boilers? -
Answer-keep water at proper level
what is the capacity of a safety valve measured in? -
Answer-Pounds of steam per house (#steam/hr)
What prevents a furnace explosion? - Answer-The purge
cycle
Ignition failure would cause activation of the: - Answer-
Purge Cycle
,2|Page
What is the most common cause of cast iron boiler failure?
- Answer-Cracking
What is the most common cause of problems in a hot
water system? - Answer-Air
Where would you place a water temperature indicator? -
Answer-At the boiler supply
A chief engineer is not needed in a low pressure plant:
true or false - Answer-True
The positioning control cannot function without? - Answer-
air
what fire tube boiler is most efficient - Answer-4 pass
What is the maximum size blowdown line? - Answer-2 1/2
inches
,3|Page
when do you close a boiler vent? - Answer-When steam
comes out
Carryover can lead to: - Answer-water hammer
if water leaves the boiler at 170 degrees, what
temperature does it return at? - Answer-150 degrees
Where are the combustion gases on a serpentine boiler? -
Answer-below the tubes
What does PSIA stand for? - Answer-Psig + atmospheric
pressure
When should the water column and gauge glass should be
blown down? - Answer-Daily
What oil has to be heated? - Answer-#6 oil
Natural water may contain: - Answer-solids and other
pollutants
, 4|Page
The expansion tank in a hot water system allows for the
expansion of: - Answer-water
Natural draft is produced by? - Answer-difference in
temperature outside chimney from inside chimney
If a draft fan is located between the boiler and chimney,
what type of draft system is it? - Answer-Induced draft
boiler fittings are important for: - Answer-safety only
thermostatic traps remove air and cool condensate: true or
false - Answer-True
The main purpose of testing a safety value is to: - Answer-
make sure valve operates freely
when testing a safety valve by hand, you must: - Answer-
have at least 75% of popping pressure
If a license is expired, how long can it be expired before it
is null and void? - Answer-3 years
