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OIL HEAT EXAM NEWEST 2025
FEATURING 300 ACCURA TE AND
VERIFIED QUESTIONS COVERING OIL
BURNER OPERATION, FU EL SYSTEMS,
COMBUSTION PRINCIPLE S, SAFETY
STANDARDS, MAINTENAN CE
PROCEDURES, AND
TROUBLESHOOTING TECH NIQUES.
Question : What must be done before removing an oil
tank and where is it obtained from?
Correct answer: pull the permits and obtain them from the
fire department
Question : No more than how many gallon oil TanK (1)
can be exposed in a building?
Correct answer: 660 gallons
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Question : Exposed tanks(more than one) in a building
cannot be more than how many gallons?
Correct answer: 1320 gallons
Question : All oil tanks over how many gallons must have
an open air pipe?
Correct answer: 10 gallons
Question : All oil tanks over 10 gallons must have an
open air pipe, minimum pipe size of 1 and 1/4, The fill pipe cannot exceed the size of vent pipe both must terminate?
Correct answer: outside building
Question : What is the maximum total capacity of all the
tanks located above the lowest level of a building cannot exceed how many gallons?
Correct answer: 60 gallons
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Question : The maximum total capacity of all the tanks
located above the lowest level of a building has an exception what is it?
Correct answer: A tank on slab adjacent to the first floor
Question : what cant be used for fill or vent piping?
Correct answer: plastic pipe, solder copper tubing and
fittings
Question : What must be done with any unused openings
of an oil tank?
Correct answer: made vapor tight
Question : All oil tanks over 10 gallons must have an
open air vent pipe and a minimum pipe size of?
Correct answer: 1 1/4
Question : All oil tanks with fill and vent pipes must have
what type of gauging ?
Correct answer: Visual and Audible
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Question : Vent pipe must terminate at least how many
feet above grade?
Correct answer: 3 ft or above the highest snow level
Question : Massachusetts flash point is
Correct answer: 115 F
Question : Massachusetts flame point is
Correct answer: 635F
Question : Your vent pipe must terminate _______ feet
vertically and ____ feet horizontally from any building opening
Correct answer: 2ft, 2ft
Question : What must vent pipe have on the termination
outside building?