Final Course Exam

When did coal surpass wood as the United States primary fuel source? 

Oil fired hot water heaters have low initial costs with high operating costs.

When did the EPA first publish tank safety regulations?

A tank sweep service includes the inspection of AST’s.

Decommissioning of an abandoned UST does not always require that it be removed from the ground.

Which two states do not regulate underground oil?

What is the first thing you should do when hired to perform a tank sweep?

Sellers are typically not required to disclose any known information about underground oil tanks. 

During a tank sweep any ‘ferrous’ metal objects on your person may interfere with the locator.

How should you begin the physical tank search process?

A site map should be created regardless of whether a tank was or was not found.

Additional insurance coverage is likely to be required to cover oil tank searches.

What is typically required to be covered by insurance in case of a claim?

Oil tank components, such as oil lines and fill/vent pipes only need to be documented if a tank was found.

Fuel oil lines can be made of each of the following materials, except?

In 2018, approximately how many households in the United States used heating oil as their main space heating fuel?

Heating oil surpassed what fuel source as the primary fuel source in the United States in the 1930s?

Heating oil is primarily used in what part of the United States?

Hydronic boilers use what media to distribute heat throughout the home?

Early heating oil tanks used what material to help prevent corrosion?

Most UST vent pipes are what diameter?

All underground storage tank regulations DO NOT apply to residential heating oil tanks.

How does a magnetic locator find metal objects?

Snow, ice, water, and the ground itself have little to no effect on the performance of the locator.

What type of insurance would typically be needed to protect you against a claim of negligent work?

If there was an area of the home or property that was not accessible for inspection, you need to indicate that in your report.

Fill and vent pipes are typically not located more than how many feet from the tank?

In what era were most residential heating oil tanks installed?

What is the most common way to heat a home using oil as a fuel source?

Is a license required to perform tank sweeps?