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OIL HEAT EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
What must be done with any unused openings of an oil tank? -
ANSWER-made vapor tight
All oil tanks over 10 gallons must have an open air vent pipe and
a minimum pipe size of? - ANSWER-1 1/4
All oil tanks with fill and vent pipes must have what type of
gauging ? - ANSWER-Visual and Audible
Vent pipe must terminate at least how many feet above grade? -
ANSWER-3 ft or above the highest snow level
Massachusetts flash point is - ANSWER-115 F
Massachusetts flame point is - ANSWER-635F
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Your vent pipe must terminate _______ feet vertically and ____
feet horizontally from any building opening - ANSWER-2ft, 2ft
What must vent pipe have on the termination outside building? -
ANSWER-Water tight cap
Fill and vent pipes are slopped in which direction - ANSWER-
Towards tank
Are fixed sash (no openings) windows considered a building
opening to apply to fill and vent piping? - ANSWER-No
A space supplying air for combustion whose volume is less than
50 cubic feet per 1000 BTU per hour input of all appliances in the
space. - ANSWER-Confined space
What is the maximum voltage used for oil burner circuit -
ANSWER-150 Volts
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Piping used for oil burner oil lines ( except for conversion range
burners) shall not be smaller than what size? - ANSWER-3/8 inch
nominal pipe or tubing
What is the exception to not using compression fittings on oil
supply lines? - ANSWER-Gauge able 2 ferrule swage type fittings
Before an oil tank is removed, is a permit need to be obtained? -
ANSWER-Yes
Can Teflon tape be used on an oil supply lines - ANSWER-No
Are compression fittings acceptable on oil supply lines -
ANSWER-No
Is a draft control damper required - ANSWER-Yes
Does oil tank under 10 gallons used with an oil burner need an oil
permit? - ANSWER-No
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Outside oil tanks must be mounted on what? - ANSWER-A slab 4
inch thick and extends 8 inch all around tank with one pour
Why would all the piping need to come off the top of the tank -
ANSWER-Any tank that may freeze
An oil tank of more than 60 gallons other than outside above
ground tank must have what kind of cover - ANSWER-Metal cover
identifying as fuel oil fill
Visual or audible level indicators devices located inside building
must not what - ANSWER-Discharge oil or vapors into the
building
When can't a gauge glass be used on an oil tank - ANSWER-
Never because it may break causing spills
Individual supply tanks larger than 660 gallons capacity required
enclosure shall be? - ANSWER-2-hour fire rated with opening
protection
OIL HEAT EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
What must be done with any unused openings of an oil tank? -
ANSWER-made vapor tight
All oil tanks over 10 gallons must have an open air vent pipe and
a minimum pipe size of? - ANSWER-1 1/4
All oil tanks with fill and vent pipes must have what type of
gauging ? - ANSWER-Visual and Audible
Vent pipe must terminate at least how many feet above grade? -
ANSWER-3 ft or above the highest snow level
Massachusetts flash point is - ANSWER-115 F
Massachusetts flame point is - ANSWER-635F
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Your vent pipe must terminate _______ feet vertically and ____
feet horizontally from any building opening - ANSWER-2ft, 2ft
What must vent pipe have on the termination outside building? -
ANSWER-Water tight cap
Fill and vent pipes are slopped in which direction - ANSWER-
Towards tank
Are fixed sash (no openings) windows considered a building
opening to apply to fill and vent piping? - ANSWER-No
A space supplying air for combustion whose volume is less than
50 cubic feet per 1000 BTU per hour input of all appliances in the
space. - ANSWER-Confined space
What is the maximum voltage used for oil burner circuit -
ANSWER-150 Volts
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Piping used for oil burner oil lines ( except for conversion range
burners) shall not be smaller than what size? - ANSWER-3/8 inch
nominal pipe or tubing
What is the exception to not using compression fittings on oil
supply lines? - ANSWER-Gauge able 2 ferrule swage type fittings
Before an oil tank is removed, is a permit need to be obtained? -
ANSWER-Yes
Can Teflon tape be used on an oil supply lines - ANSWER-No
Are compression fittings acceptable on oil supply lines -
ANSWER-No
Is a draft control damper required - ANSWER-Yes
Does oil tank under 10 gallons used with an oil burner need an oil
permit? - ANSWER-No
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Outside oil tanks must be mounted on what? - ANSWER-A slab 4
inch thick and extends 8 inch all around tank with one pour
Why would all the piping need to come off the top of the tank -
ANSWER-Any tank that may freeze
An oil tank of more than 60 gallons other than outside above
ground tank must have what kind of cover - ANSWER-Metal cover
identifying as fuel oil fill
Visual or audible level indicators devices located inside building
must not what - ANSWER-Discharge oil or vapors into the
building
When can't a gauge glass be used on an oil tank - ANSWER-
Never because it may break causing spills
Individual supply tanks larger than 660 gallons capacity required
enclosure shall be? - ANSWER-2-hour fire rated with opening
protection
