Res Furn Commisioning Flashcards
Where are Flow Switches located and what size of pipe should they be installed in?
In the supply line of a water boiler.
Install into 1 inch pipe, paddle needs to be free moving
Define the term : Head
a pressure expressed in terms of height of a water column in feet
Which of these 2 piston pumps can be OFFSET from the top of the well?
- Deep Well Piston
- Shallow Well Piston
- Shallow Well Piston
What type of air does a aerating pilot burner use?
Only secondary air.
What is the importance of the connection diagram?
It shows where wires go and the colour of the wires.
Which one of the following items would indicat that you are looking at a hot water boiler and not a steam boiler?
- Makeup Water Line
- Backflow Preventer
- Pressure Operating Control
- Pressure Reducing Valve
- Pressure Reducing Valve
Where are Averaging sensors located and what can they be used for?
Long capillary tudes located across the coil face: can be used in:
- High Temperature Control
- Coil Freeze Protection
- Low Temperature Limits
What is the recommended output range for the open-circuit test on a thermocoupler?
17 to 32 millivolts (mV)
What would you use to measure the quantity of electron flow?
A) voltmeter
B) ohmmeter
C) ammeter
D) electromotive force meter
C) ammeter
What is the most important factor in replacing a combination Fan/Limit Control?
The length of the sensing element
Draw the schematic diagram symbol for a Thermopile.

What is the main purpose of a limit switch?
To shut down the gas supply, should the furnace gets to hot.
The designation L1 (HOT) on a ladder diagram means what ?
J
Hot or black wire.
In a 12 volt furnance is the Fan Circuit connected to the Ignition Burner Circuit?
No
What is most common methods of measuring for a gas pipe length?

Draw the schematic diagram symbol for a Closed Switch.

What is required to in determining you have the right pump selected to do the job?
Todetermining you have the right pump selected to do the job,
you must determine :
- Vertical Lift from water to pump
- Plus Friction Loss to pump from water
- Vertical Lift from pump to point of water use
- Plus Friction Loss from pump toi point of use
- Desired Pressure at the point of use
What can a Flame Rectification system do that a Flame Conductivity System can not?
(FR) can distinguish between a flame and short circuit, a (FC) can not.
How much gas is allowed to vent and in what period of time?
- Propane - 1 cubric foot per hour
- Methane 2.5 cubric feet per hour
Draw the schematic diagram symbol for a Door Switch.

What is the list of operations for an Interrupted Pilot Ignition System?
- The main burner and pilot are both off till call for heat
- Once call for heat, ignition system lites pilot
- Igniton system then proves pilot is on and then lights main burner
- Igniton system then proves mian burner is on, then shuts off pilot
With a pilot flame, what does a noisy, lifting, blowing flame mean?
- High gas pressure
- Excessive amounts of primary air
Which of the following hot water boilers can be used to directly heat domestice water :
- Cast iron sectional
- Steel fire tube
- Cast iron condensing
- Copper water tube
- Copper water tube
What diagram that would show you the most information about sequence of operation?
Flow chart

























