NEA LAST MIN Q'S QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Electric fan heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, fan speed, heat settings
electric convector heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, timer
Electric storage heater - Answers input/charge, output/boost, on/off, timer
Fan assisted storage heater/ quantum storage heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat
settings, timer
electric radiant fire/bar fire - Answers on/off. thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric infra-red heater/ halogen heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric oil filled radiator - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
open fronted gas radiant/ convector fire - Answers ignition, temp setting
gas decorative effect fire - Answers ignition, temp setting
gas convector heater - Answers ignition, temp setting
closed solid fuel room heater - Answers damper to control air flow
Bottle gas heater - Answers ignition, temp setting
Hot water in cylinder is heated indirectly via heat exchanger within cylinder. Water can take a
while to heat up - Answers Conventional boiler
Extra heat exchanger within boiler which allows water to heat up instantaneously - Answers
Combination boiler
Water is heated instantaneously when any tap is turned on in a house. Passes over heat
exchanger - Answers Multipoint water heater/combination boiler
Water is heated directly by an electric element in a cylinder and stored until needed - Answers
Immersion heater
Water is heated instaneously when it runs over electric element, operated by a pressure switch
when tap is turned on - Answers Electric single point water heater
Hot water heating appliance located behind a solid fuel open fire - Answers Solid fuel back
boiler
Water is heated under a glass covered plate normally installed on the external area of the roof,
facing south - Answers solar thermal hot water
Boiler heats water that passes through heat exchanger in hot water cylinder, Water in cylinder
, does not come into contact with water from boiler - Answers Hot water as part of wet central
heating system
Domestic hot water heated via heat exchanger in cylinder. Boiler is fuelled using wood pellets -
Answers Biomass boiler
What is the failed system checklist for a wet central heating system - Answers - Is fuel supply
available
- Is there a fault code on the boiler display
- Is the boiler switched on
- Is electricity switched on
- Is room thermostat too low
- Timer/programmer set to right time
- Timer/programmer set to 'ON'
- Timer/programmer set to hot water only?
- Can you hear the pump
- TRVs open
- Boiler thermostat set high enougn
Storage heater - failed system checklist - Answers - Input/charge too low
- Output/boost too high
- Power supply
- Alternative heat source in the room preventing charging
Info on a prepayment meter - Answers - Amount of credit left on meter
- Amount of debt on meter
- Amount on top-up card inserted
- Unit rate/ standing charge
- Amount of emergency credit total and used
- Units of fuel consumed
- Debt repayment rate (most recent deducted for debt)
Electric fan heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, fan speed, heat settings
electric convector heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, timer
Electric storage heater - Answers input/charge, output/boost, on/off, timer
Fan assisted storage heater/ quantum storage heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat
settings, timer
electric radiant fire/bar fire - Answers on/off. thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric infra-red heater/ halogen heater - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
electric oil filled radiator - Answers on/off, thermostat, heat settings, timer
open fronted gas radiant/ convector fire - Answers ignition, temp setting
gas decorative effect fire - Answers ignition, temp setting
gas convector heater - Answers ignition, temp setting
closed solid fuel room heater - Answers damper to control air flow
Bottle gas heater - Answers ignition, temp setting
Hot water in cylinder is heated indirectly via heat exchanger within cylinder. Water can take a
while to heat up - Answers Conventional boiler
Extra heat exchanger within boiler which allows water to heat up instantaneously - Answers
Combination boiler
Water is heated instantaneously when any tap is turned on in a house. Passes over heat
exchanger - Answers Multipoint water heater/combination boiler
Water is heated directly by an electric element in a cylinder and stored until needed - Answers
Immersion heater
Water is heated instaneously when it runs over electric element, operated by a pressure switch
when tap is turned on - Answers Electric single point water heater
Hot water heating appliance located behind a solid fuel open fire - Answers Solid fuel back
boiler
Water is heated under a glass covered plate normally installed on the external area of the roof,
facing south - Answers solar thermal hot water
Boiler heats water that passes through heat exchanger in hot water cylinder, Water in cylinder
, does not come into contact with water from boiler - Answers Hot water as part of wet central
heating system
Domestic hot water heated via heat exchanger in cylinder. Boiler is fuelled using wood pellets -
Answers Biomass boiler
What is the failed system checklist for a wet central heating system - Answers - Is fuel supply
available
- Is there a fault code on the boiler display
- Is the boiler switched on
- Is electricity switched on
- Is room thermostat too low
- Timer/programmer set to right time
- Timer/programmer set to 'ON'
- Timer/programmer set to hot water only?
- Can you hear the pump
- TRVs open
- Boiler thermostat set high enougn
Storage heater - failed system checklist - Answers - Input/charge too low
- Output/boost too high
- Power supply
- Alternative heat source in the room preventing charging
Info on a prepayment meter - Answers - Amount of credit left on meter
- Amount of debt on meter
- Amount on top-up card inserted
- Unit rate/ standing charge
- Amount of emergency credit total and used
- Units of fuel consumed
- Debt repayment rate (most recent deducted for debt)
