SPECIAL ENGINEER BOILER CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE

SPECIAL ENGINEER BOILER CERTIFICATION EXAM

2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |AGRADE

What type of boiler can be made larger? - ANSWER- Cast Iron sectional

What type of boiler has the water surrounding the tubes? - ANSWERFire tube

What type of boiler has the water running through the tubes? -

ANSWER- Water tube

Boiler room log books area state of Minnesota requirement for ever

boiler room, what are some of the things you should be writing down in

the book? - ANSWER- The log entry should start out with today's date

NEXT what you did you do in the boiler room NEXT sign your name

What is condensate? - ANSWER- Condensed steam

A firing cycle consists of events that safely controls the burning of a

fuel. What even occur first? - ANSWER- Safety controls must be in the

circuit.

After blowing down the water column and gauge glass you are looking

for the: - ANSWER- Water reentering the gauge glass to rise promptly.

Give an example of cold water start for a hot water boiler. - ANSWERXXX

Two low water fuel cut-outs are required when the BTU input of the

burner exceeds: - ANSWER- 750,000

A boiler equipped with the two low water fuel cut-outs must have

_______________ on the secondary low water fuel cut-out. -

ANSWER- A manual reset.

A boiler with a new burner OR a new boiler room must have: -

ANSWER- A kill switch by each door leaving the boiler room.

The low water fuel cut off should be tested: - ANSWER- At least once a

day when the boiler is in operation.

What is the purpose of a check valve used in a feed water line going to a

steam boiler? - ANSWER- To restrict the flow in one direction only.

Where would you expect to locate pyrometer? - ANSWER- In the

exhaust gases leaving the boiler

What would the pyrometer tell you? - ANSWER- The temperature

An aqua state would be used on what type of boiler? - ANSWER- A hot

water boiler

Globe valves are used when you need to: - ANSWER- Throttle or

restrict the flow

Three types of drafts are: - ANSWER- Natural, forced, and induced.

A sticker attached to the boiler or pressure vessel which documents the

month and the year of the inspection and the employer of the inspector

performing the inspection. - ANSWER- Certificate of Inspection

A document that has been made available on the department's Web site

that that list all registered boilers and pressure vessels at a location,

including the last inspection date, the certificate expiration date and the

maximum allowable working pressure for each boiler or pressure vessel.

- ANSWER- Certificate of Registration

The last possible date that the inspection can be complete within the

time limits in this chapater. - ANSWER- Inspection Due Date

A national Board - Commissioned inspector who holds a current

certificate of competency issued by the state. - ANSWER- Insurance

Company Boiler Inspector

The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector, which is an

organization comprised of chief inspector for state, cities and territories

of USA and provinces and territories of Canada. - ANSWER- National

Board

An individual who has been examined and found qualified to inspect inservice boilers and pressure vessels by the national board, and who holds

a current commission issued by the National Board. - ANSWERNational Board Commissioned Inspector

A three-part technical document that is written and published

by the national board detailing the installation, inspection, and repair of

boilers and

pressure vessels. - ANSWER- National Board Inspection Code; NBIC

The on-site act of manipulating, monitoring,

and testing of boilers and their appurtenances by a properly licensed

engineer or an

apprentice under the direct supervision of the properly licensed engineer.

- ANSWER- Operation

Pounds per square inch gauge. - ANSWER- PSIG

The act of viewing or overseeing the boiler or boiler plant operating

parameters and conditions from a

remote location. - ANSWER- Remote monitoring