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1. According to the Two Permanent Openings Method, one opening must
commence within how many inches of the top and bottom of the
enclosure?
A. 6 and 6 inches
B. 12 and 12 inches
C. 18 and 12 inches
D. 24 and 6 inches
2. A chimney for residential-type or low-heat appliances must extend at least
2 feet higher than any portion of a building within a horizontal distance of:
A. 5 feet
B. 8 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 15 feet
3. Mechanical draft systems must be:
A. Custom-built
B. Permitted
C. Listed
D. Unlisted but inspected
4. Forced draft systems and induced draft systems under positive pressure
must be installed so as to:
A. Provide additional combustion air
, B. Prevent leakage of flue gases into the building
C. Increase condensate collection
D. Allow natural draft backflow
5. The exit terminals of mechanical draft systems shall not be less than how
many feet above public walkways?
A. 3 ft
B. 5 ft
C. 7 ft
D. 10 ft
6. No portion of a venting system shall extend through which components?
A. Chimney stack
B. Fabricated air duct or furnace plenum
C. Combustion chamber
D. Outside wall
7. A Type B-W gas vent is defined as:
A. For use only with boilers
B. A vent that shall not have a listed capacity less than that of the vented
wall furnace
C. A vent only for decorative fireplaces
D. A single-wall vent pipe
8. Listed vented wall furnaces must use which type of venting system?
A. Type A vent
B. Type B-W gas vent
C. Type L vent
D. Single-wall connector
9. Category I vented appliances are defined as:
A. Appliances that require forced draft blowers
B. Appliances that operate with non-positive vent static pressure and avoid
excessive condensate
, C. Appliances that must be direct-vented only
D. High-pressure boilers
10.Room heaters shall NOT be installed in which occupancies?
A. Residential apartments
B. Health care and residential board and care
C. Commercial kitchens
D. Daycare centers
11.Type 1 and Type 2 clothes dryers must be vented to the:
A. Attic
B. Crawl space
C. Outside
D. Mechanical closet
12.What appliances are NOT required to be vented?
A. Boilers under 50,000 Btu/hr
B. Counter appliances or direct gas-fired make-up air heaters
C. Clothes dryers
D. Vented wall furnaces
13.Ventilating hoods and exhaust systems are _______ to vent gas appliances
in commercial applications.
A. Required
B. Permitted
C. Prohibited
D. Conditionally restricted
14.What type of weld increases the thickness of a steel member?
A. Edge weld
B. Surface weld
C. Groove weld
D. Seam weld
, 15.According to the Standard Method, the minimum indoor combustion air
volume shall be:
A. 25 cubic feet per 1000 Btu/hr
B. 35 cubic feet per 1000 Btu/hr
C. 50 cubic feet per 1000 Btu/hr
D. 75 cubic feet per 1000 Btu/hr
16.Which combustion air method uses two openings, one at the top and one
at the bottom of the enclosure?
A. Single opening method
B. Two permanent openings method
C. Mechanical fan method
D. Louvered door method
17.For indoor combustion air, the free area of louvers and grilles must be
considered. Metal louvers are typically assumed to have a free area of:
A. 25%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 100%
18.What is the primary purpose of combustion air openings?
A. Increase room ventilation
B. Supply adequate air for complete combustion
C. Reduce vent length requirements
D. Increase appliance efficiency
Piping & Supports
19.What is the correct spacing of supports for 3/4" or 1" steel pipe?
A. 4 feet
B. 6 feet