UNIT 59 REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY GO BACK TO INDEX
59-1) What is a restriction to be considered when installing a gas room heater?
59-2) What safety device should be installed where unvented space heaters are
being used?
59-3) How does a vented room gas heater differ from an unvented room gas heater?
59-4) What is a “Salamander”?
59-5) What type of gas space heater has no flame?
59-6) What is meant by a “direct vent” heater?
59-7) Why do some gas furnaces not require an electrical power supply?
59-8) How do infrared heaters transfer heat?
59-9) What type of fuel does a vaporizing oil pot heater use?
59-10) How is the oil vaporized in a vaporizing oil pot heater?
59-11) What happens to an electrical space heater if it sits for long periods of time
unused?
59-12) What is an advantage of a forced air electric heater as compared to natural
convection?
59-13) What type of electric space heater is used when large capacity and positive
air circulation are important?
59-14) Where are cabinet type electrical space heaters typically installed?
59-15) What is the most frequently used type of electric space heater for residential
and commercial buildings?
59-16) How does a standard convection baseboard electrical heater compare to a
low density type?
59-17) How can electric infrared heaters be mounted?
59-18) What distance should an electric infrared heater be from any other surface?
59-19) How are mats for electric heat floor panels constructed?
59-20) What is mineral insulated (MI) heating cable?