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KENTUCKY BOILER EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
If the owner or user of a boiler or P.O. required to be inspected refuses to allow inspection or refuses to pay the fees____ The certificate shall be suspended by the commissioner until the owner complied with requirements in krs236 or 815 kar chapter 15 How often shall pressure vessels exceeding 200psi MAWP be inspected ?Every 5 years How often shall hot water storage tanks, sterilizers, and autoclaves be inspected?every 4 years How often shall pressure vessels for human occupancy and hyperbaric chambers be inspected?Every 2 years How often shall jacketed kettle be inspected?Every 2 years How often shall deaerators be inspected?Every 10 years T/F : all pressure vessels shall be re-inspected at the time of repair, alteration, or relocation True 1 / 4
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2 T/F: inspections made by boiler inspectors shall be conducted during normal business hours between 8 and 5 m-f True Who prepares the boiler if inspection is requested?Owner or user Within how many days of notice by the inspector shall inspection be conducted?
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For code boiler, how is the MAWP determined?Shall be determined in accordance with the original code of construction For no code boilers, how is the MAWP determined?Shall be calculated in accordance with Section 1 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code For non code welded heating boilers, what is the MAWP Shall not exceed 15 psi For other than steam service, how shall the MAWP be determined Shall be calculated in accordance with section IV of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as established by KRS 236.040 The MAWP of no code boiler composed principally of cast iron shall not exceed ________ for steam service and _____ for hot water service 15psi and 30 psi 2 / 4
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3 If an accident renders a boiler inoperative, who shall notify the department and submit a detailed report of the accident Owner, user, or insurer Boiler and pressure vessel contractor The holder of a boiler and pressure vessel contractor license as issued by the department pursuant to KRS 236 and 815 chapter 15 Boiler inspection section Means the section within the division of plumping, department of housing, building and Construction Code boiler or pressure vessel A boiler or pressure vessel that bears the ASME code symbol stamp and designator Commission Means the written credential issued by the department to a boiler inspector, special inspector, or owner-user inspector Deaerator tank A pressure vessel in which water is heated, usually by steam, so that any dissolved oxygen is removed from the water Existing installations Any boilers and associated piping systems completed and approved prior to July 1, 1970 or pressure vessels and associated piping systems completed and approved for operation prior to July 15, 1980 3 / 4
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4 External inspection An inspection made while a boiler or pressure vessel is under operation and under pressure Heat recovery boiler A boiler in which the source of heat is from another process Hot water heating boiler A boiler from which the hot water is circulated for heating purposes and returned to the boiler and that operates at a pressure not exceeding 160 psi or a temperature of 250 degrees F at or near the boiler outlet Hot water storage tank Pressure vessel, unfired but connected to and subject to the same pressures as a companion hot water supply boiler, the combination being used to heat and store hot water for use externally to itself Hot water supply boiler A boiler completely filled with water that furnishes hot water to be used externally to itself at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or at temperatures not exceeding 210 F at or near the boiler outlet Hydrostatic test The activity of filling a boiler Internal Inspection an inspection made under circumstances that the boiler or pressure vessel is not operating and hand holes or manways are open for inspection of internal portions of the boiler or pressure vessel as construction permits
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