Boilers and Boiler Components

A boiler is fuel burning apparatus or container used for________.

• Heating oil

• Heating refrigerant

• heating water

• heating air

A ________ pump moves water through the boiler system to be re-heated.

• condensate

• circulating

A condensing boiler creates moisture and must be connected to a _________.

• drain

• air separator

• expansion tank

• pressure reducing valve

A condensing boiler is classified as a 90% + boiler.

• True

• False

A non-condensing boiler is classified 86% and below.

• True

• False

An _______ tank gives the water in the boiler room to expand.

• air tank

• refrigerant

• expansion

• hot water

A ______ reducing valve reduces the water pressure from house pressure to boiler operating pressure.

• water

• pressure

• heat

• air

·  . TPRs are designed to automatically release ________ in the event that pressure or temperature in the water tank exceeds safe levels.

• air

• refrigerant

• heat

• water

An _________ is an in-line device that removes entrained air (microbubbles) that is moving with the flow of the fluid.

• circulating pump

• air separator

• pressure reducing valve

• air line

A boiler uses a _________ device to give off heat created by the boiler.

• radiator

• register

• vent

• return air