FDNY p-99 C of F Exam (2024)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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QUESTION: What is a general requirement for the location of a boiler installation?
Answer: Adequate clearance from combustible construction
QUESTION: What temperature must the materials remain under during combustion?
Answer: 170 degrees
QUESTION: What is the requirement for access to the boiler?
Answer: Access for operation and maintenance must not be hazardous
QUESTION: What is required upon installation to operate a boiler?
Answer: Inspection and test resulting in equipment use permit from commissioner
QUESTION: How often should a boiler be inspected?
Answer: Once a year
QUESTION: What documentation is required from a certificate holder?
Answer: Owners annual statement
QUESTION: What is required to hydrostatically test upon installation and who should perform
these tests?
Answer: Liquid fuel piping and fuel oil storage tanks by the installing contractor
QUESTION: At what pressure should piping be tested?
Answer: 1/2 max working pressure but less than the pressure required for storage tank
, QUESTION: At what pressure should oil storage tanks be tested?
Answer: At 1 1/2x max working pressure but never < 25 psi
QUESTION: How long should hydrostatic pressure be maintained?
Answer: Until all joints and connections are inspected for leaks and 30 minutes have passed
QUESTION: Who is responsible for testing gas distribution piping?
Answer: Installing contractor before closing and operation
QUESTION: What is described on instruction cards and where are they located?
Answer: Care and operation of the oil burner located near the equipment.
QUESTION: What type of burners require a C of F holder to operate?
Answer: Any boiler that is not automatic or requires preheating.
QUESTION: What is the license holder responsible for after repair?
Answer: Inspecting the repairs, and functioning of all control devices and positioning of valves.
QUESTION: What type of heat and combustion equipment is required with the air pollution
control code?
Answer: All burners fire with solid, liquid, or gas including rubbish burners/incinerators.
QUESTION: What temperature are the products of combustion upon exit in low-temperature
equipment?
Answer: Less than 600 degrees
QUESTION: What temperature are the products of combustion upon exit in medium-
temperature equipment?
Answer: 600-1000
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Upgraded!!
QUESTION: What is a general requirement for the location of a boiler installation?
Answer: Adequate clearance from combustible construction
QUESTION: What temperature must the materials remain under during combustion?
Answer: 170 degrees
QUESTION: What is the requirement for access to the boiler?
Answer: Access for operation and maintenance must not be hazardous
QUESTION: What is required upon installation to operate a boiler?
Answer: Inspection and test resulting in equipment use permit from commissioner
QUESTION: How often should a boiler be inspected?
Answer: Once a year
QUESTION: What documentation is required from a certificate holder?
Answer: Owners annual statement
QUESTION: What is required to hydrostatically test upon installation and who should perform
these tests?
Answer: Liquid fuel piping and fuel oil storage tanks by the installing contractor
QUESTION: At what pressure should piping be tested?
Answer: 1/2 max working pressure but less than the pressure required for storage tank
, QUESTION: At what pressure should oil storage tanks be tested?
Answer: At 1 1/2x max working pressure but never < 25 psi
QUESTION: How long should hydrostatic pressure be maintained?
Answer: Until all joints and connections are inspected for leaks and 30 minutes have passed
QUESTION: Who is responsible for testing gas distribution piping?
Answer: Installing contractor before closing and operation
QUESTION: What is described on instruction cards and where are they located?
Answer: Care and operation of the oil burner located near the equipment.
QUESTION: What type of burners require a C of F holder to operate?
Answer: Any boiler that is not automatic or requires preheating.
QUESTION: What is the license holder responsible for after repair?
Answer: Inspecting the repairs, and functioning of all control devices and positioning of valves.
QUESTION: What type of heat and combustion equipment is required with the air pollution
control code?
Answer: All burners fire with solid, liquid, or gas including rubbish burners/incinerators.
QUESTION: What temperature are the products of combustion upon exit in low-temperature
equipment?
Answer: Less than 600 degrees
QUESTION: What temperature are the products of combustion upon exit in medium-
temperature equipment?
Answer: 600-1000
