Oil Delivery
Oil Burners
Heat Exchangers
Ignition/Combustion
Safety
100
What is the purpose of the vent on an oil tank?
Alert the oil truck driver to stop adding fuel to the tank
100
Name this part:
Motor/Pump Coupling
100
What material is the heat exchanger for a forced air furnace?
Steel
100
Name the 3 markings on a nozzle.
Flow, Spray Pattern, Angle
100
Name this part:
Cad Cell Eye!
200
What is the minimum size pipe for an oil tank vent?
1 1/4
200
What 2 brands of oil burners did we work on as a class last week?
Beckett and Riello
200
True or False: The pressure in a forced hot air heat exchanger is positive with the fan running.
True!
200
What ignites oil?
Electrodes
200
What protects the electrodes from arcing out on the gun assembly?
Ceramic Insulators
300
True or False? Oil tanks can be buried underground.
True!
300
What are the 2 rpms of an oil burner motor?
1750 and 3450 rpm
300
Heat exchangers extract what from the by products of combustion?
HEAT!
300
How does a nozzle prepare oil for combustion?
By atomizing the oil
300
What is built into an oil pump to assure oil does not enter the chamber at a low pressure?
Fuel Shut Off or Pump Cut Off
400
What is the minimum size pipe for an oil tank fill?
2"
400
What is the typical oil pressure on a gun style oil burner?
100 psi
400
What is the heat exchanger in a boiler is filled with?
Water
400
What is the voltage of an old style ignition transformer?
10,000 volts
400
Name the 2 types of safety devices that prevent an oil burner from operating without ignition.
Cad Cell and Stack Switch
500
What is this called?
Oil tank gauge
500
What is the most common sized line feeding a single oil burner?
3/8
500
Name the 2 materials a heat exchanger for a boiler is commonly made from.
Steel and Cast Iron
500
How much air is required to burn 1 gallon of No. 2 fuel Oil?
1,540 cubic feet
500
How does a firomatic valve work?
When the lead threads melt, the spring loaded valve closes and shuts off oil flow.