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SERVICE CERTIFICATION
Certification Information
Scope - Tests a candidate's knowledge of the installation, service, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems. System sizes are limited to
400,000 BTU or less heating capacity.
Qualifications
Y
This is a test and certification for TECHNICIANS in the HVAC industry. The test is designed for top level service
technicians. This test for certification is not intended for the HVAC system designer, sales force, or the engineering
community. To become NATE-certified, you must pass this specialty and a CORE SERVICE exam.
This test will measure what 80% of the Gas Furnaces candidates have an 80% likelihood of encountering at least once
during the year on a NATIONAL basis.
Suggested requirement is two years of field experience working on Gas Furnaces systems as a service technician and
technical training for theoretical knowledge.
Test Specifications
Closed Book
2.5 Hour Time Limit
100 Questions Passing Score: PASS/FAIL
Listed are the percentages of questions that will be in each section of the Gas Furnaces exam.
SECTION AREA DESCRIPTION
SECTION PERCENTAGE
Installation
20%
Service
45%
System Components
25%
Applied Knowledge
10%
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Manuals - Latest Edition
Fibrous Glass Duct Construction Standards, Residential Comfort System Installation Standards Manual, and HVAC Air
Duct Leakage Test Manual
Air Diffusion Council Flexible Duct Performance & Installation Standards
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) Manuals
Fibrous Glass Duct Construction Standards and A Guide to Insulated Air Duct Systems
International Fuel Gas Code Latest Edition with Addendum
National Fuel Gas Code Latest Edition with Addendum
Exam Copyrights
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copyright law to copy, reproduce, record, distribute or display these documents or questions by any means, in whole or part, without written permission
from NATE. Doing so may subject you to severe civil and/or criminal penalties, including imprisonment and/or fines for criminal violations.
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Ductwork system
Condensate system
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Gas valve
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Contaminants
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CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Fan control
Heat exchanger limit control
Roll-out switch
Flame proving - flame switch and thermocouple
Gas valve
Door interlocks
INDUCED DRAFT NON-CONDENSING - COMPONENTS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
Clamshell construction
Materials
Tubular
BURNERS
Describe ribbon burners
Describe in-shot burners
INDUCED DRAFT BLOWERS
Introduction
Role in system operation
INDUCED DRAFT NON-CONDENSING - OPERATION
GAS FURNACE - OPERATION
Overview of operation for standing pilot furnace
Overview of operation for intermittent pilot furnace
Overview of operation for direct ignition furnace
STANDING PILOT IGNITION
Basics of operation
Flame switch type
Thermocouple type
INTERMITTENT PILOT IGNITION
Spark ignited pilots
Hot surface ignited pilots
DIRECT IGNITION
Spark ignited
Hot surface ignition (HSI)
VENT SYSTEMS
Vertical vent systems
Horizontal vent systems
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
Typical operation for standing pilot furnace
Typical operation for intermittent pilot furnace
Typical operation for direct ignition furnace
CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Fan control
Heat exchanger limit control
Roll-out switch
Flame proving - flame sensor and thermocouple
Pressure proving switch
Gas valve
Door interlocks
Ignition control
INDUCED DRAFT CONDENSING - COMPONENTS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
Clamshell construction
Materials
Tubular
Secondary heat exchanger
BURNERS
Describe in-shot burners
INDUCED DRAFT BLOWERS
Introduction
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Ignition sequence
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Safety
ELECTRONIC CONTROLS
OVERVIEW OF ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS
Input / output operations
Logic
ELECTRONIC THERMOSTATS
Fundamentals of electronic thermostats
Selecting electronic thermostats
Overview of electronic thermostat operation
Fossil fuel kits
ELECTRONIC TIMERS
Introduction to blower delay timers
ELECTROMECHANICAL SENSING CONTROLS
ELECTROMECHANICAL WALL THERMOSTATS
Basic thermostat types and operation
Selecting wall thermostats and sub-bases
Thermostat terminals and wiring
Using electromechanical thermostats
Selecting location
ELECTROMECHANICAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
Introduction to bimetal controls
Disc type temperature limit controls
Fuses and fuse links
Fossil fuel kits
Motor overloads
PRESSURE CONTROLS
Operation of pressure controls
Using pressure controls
Combustion air proving (pressure) switch
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE: REGS, CODES, & DESIGN
AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Fresh air supplies
ELECTRICAL CODE
REQUIREMENTS
Overview of electrical code
Circuit breaker and fuse requirements
General wiring practices
Class I wire sizing
Class II wire sizing
Conduit sizing
Definitions
Safety listings - UL / ARL / ETL
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AND CODES
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
State requirements for technicians
Use of Carbon Monoxide detectors
Smoke detector requirements
CODES
Plumbing
Municipalities
Gas furnace for Lt. Commercial
Gas furnace for Residential
FIRE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND CODES
REQUIRED COMPONENTS
Return air sensors
Fire dampers
Components
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FIRE PREVENTION
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FURNACE ACCESS
Access to furnace
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o = old, n = new
CFM and RPM are
interchangeable.
CFMn
CFMo X RPM
RPMn
0
RPMo
X CFM
0
OR =JSpn
5P;
CFMo
CF )3 BHPn
( CFM
= BHP OR
0
CFM
_ BHPn
0
BHP
Hydronics: AP =Sp,
MAT
0 =Outside
T = Temperature
R =Return
M=Mixed
A=Air
BHPn
BHPo
CFMn
( CFM
)3
----------------------------L-------------------------------------------
AC/Hr x Volume
CFM=------
60min
Vp = <4:05 )2
v = 4005 x .Jvp
Length x Width
144
Area= 1t x radius2
2
A +B
=C
(ft2) =
1t x diameter
576
Circumference
Diameter =
1t
ASP x 100
FR=
TEL
(IWqIOO)
(2650 x I)
mfd=
E
CFM = Velocity (fpm) x Duct Area (ft2)
CFM -
Cr (Series)
(Watts x 3.413)
{ATx 1.08)
1
C1
C2
-+-+
...
+-
TEMPERATURE PRESSURE
CHART-atsealevel
TEMP.
Of
-40
-38
-36
-34
-32
-30
-28
-26
-24
-22
-20
-18
-16
-14
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
oc
-40.0
-38.9
-37.8
-36.7
-35.6
-34.4
-33.3
-32.2
-31.1
-30.0
-28.9
-27.8
-26.7
-25.6
-24.4
-23.3
-22.2
-21.1
-20.0
-18.9
-17.8
-17.2
-16.7
-16.1
-15.6
-15.0
-14.4
-13.9
-13.3
-12.8
-12.2
-11.7
-11.1
-10.6
-10.0
-9.4
-8.9
-8.3
-7.8
-7.2
-6.7
-6.1
-5.6
-5.0
-4.4
-3.9
-3.3
-2.8
-2.2
-1.7
-1.1
-0.6
REFRIGERANT
22
0.6
1.4
2.2
3.1
4.0
4.9
5.9
6.9
8.0
9.1
10.2
11.4
12.6
13.9
15.2
16.5
17.9
19.4
20.9
22.4
24.0
24.9
25.7
26.5
27.4
28.3
29.2
30.1
31.0
31.9
32.8
33.8
34.8
35.8
36.8
37.8
38.8
39.9
40.9
42.0
43.1
44.2
45.3
46.5
47.6
48.8
50.0
51.2
52.4
53.7
55.0
56.2
134a
14.8
13.9
13.0
12.0
10.9
9.8
8.7
7.5
6.3
5.0
3.7
2.3
0.8
0.4
1.1
1.9
2.8
3.6
4.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.1
9.6
10.2
10.8
11.3
11.9
12.5
13.1
13.8
14.4
15.0
15.7
16.4
17.0
17.7
18.4
19.1
19.9
20.6
21.3
22.1
22.9
23.7
24.5
25.3
26.1
26.9
404A
407C
4.3
5.3
6.3
7.4
8.5
9.6
10.8
12.0
13.3
14.6
16.0
17.4
18.9
20.4
22.0
23.6
25.3
27.0
28.8
30.7
32.6
33.6
34.6
35.6
36.6
37.7
38.7
39.8
40.9
42.0
43.1
44.3
45.4
46.6
47.8
49.0
50.2
51.5
52.7
54.0
55.3
56.6
58.0
59.3
60.7
62.1
63.5
64.9
66.4
67.8
69.3
70.8
4.6
3.2
1.6
0.0
0.8
1.6
2.5
3.5
4.4
5.4
6.5
7.6
8.7
9.9
11.1
12.3
13.7
15.0
16.4
17.9
19.4
20.2
21.0
21.8
22.6
23.5
24.3
25.2
26.1
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.8
30.7
31.7
32.7
33.7
34.7
35.7
36.8
37.9
39.0
40.1
41.2
42.3
43.5
44.7
45.9
47.1
48.3
49.6
50.8
CONTINUED
410A
10.7
12.0
13.4
14.8
16.2
17.8
19.3
21.0
22.7
24.4
26.3
28.1
30.1
32.1
34.2
36.4
38.6
40.9
43.3
45.8
48.3
49.6
51.0
52.3
53.7
55.0
56.5
57.9
59.3
60.8
62.3
63.8
65.4
66.9
68.5
70.1
71.7
73.4
75.1
76.8
78.5
80.3
82.0
83.8
85.7
87.5
89.4
91.3
93.2
95.2
97.2
99.2
4220
2.3
0.8
0.4
1.2
2.1
3.0
3.9
4.9
5.9
7.0
8.1
9.2
10.4
11.7
12.9
14.3
15.6
17.1
18.5
20.1
21.6
22.5
23.3
24.1
25.0
25.8
26.7
27.6
28.5
29.5
30.4
31.3
32.3
33.3
34.3
35.3
36.4
37.4
38.5
39.6
40.7
41.8
42.9
44.1
45.2
46.4
47.6
48.8
50.1
51.3
52.6
53.9
507
5.4
6.4
7.5
8.6
9.8
11.0
12.2
13.5
14.8
16.2
17.6
19.1
20.6
22.2
23.8
25.5
27.3
29.1
30.9
32.8
34.8
35.8
36.9
37.9
39.0
40.0
41.1
42.2
43.4
44.5
45.7
46.8
48.0
49.3
50.5
51.7
53.0
54.3
55.6
56.9
58.2
59.6
61.0
62.4
63.8
65.2
66.7
68.2
69.7
71.2
72.7
74.3
TEMPERATURE PRESSURE
CHART-atsealevel
TEMP.
oc
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
42
44
46
48
0.0
0.6
1.1
1.7
2.2
2.8
3.3
3.9
4.4
5.6
6.7
7.8
8.9
10.0
11.1
12.2
13.3
14.4
15.6
16.7
17.8
18.9
20.0
21.1
22.2
23.3
24.4
25.6
26.7
27.8
28.9
30.0
31.1
32.2
33.3
34.4
35.6
36.7
37.8
38.9
40.0
41.1
42.2
43.3
44.4
45.6
46.7
47.8
48.9
51.7
54.4
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
106
108
110
112
114
116
118
120
125
130
REFRIGERANT
22
57.5
58.8
60.2
61.5
62.9
64.3
65.7
67.1
68.6
71.5
74.5
77.6
80.8
84.1
87.4
90.8
94.4
98.0
101.6
105.4
109.3
113.2
117.3
121.4
125.7
130.0
134.5
139.0
143.6
148.4
153.2
158.2
163.2
168.4
173.7
179.1
184.6
190.2
195.9
201.8
207.7
213.8
220.0
226.4
232.8
239.4
246.1
253.0
260.0
278.0
296.9
134a
27.8
28.6
29.5
30.4
31.3
32.2
33.1
34.1
35.0
37.0
39.0
41.1
43.2
45.4
47.7
50.0
52.4
54.9
57.4
60.0
62.7
65.4
68.2
71.1
74.1
77.1
80.2
83.4
86.7
90.0
93.5
97.0
100.6
104.3
108.1
112.0
115.9
120.0
124.2
128.4
132.7
137.2
141.7
146.4
151.1
156.0
160.9
166.0
171.2
184.6
198.7
404A
72.4
73.9
75.5
77.1
78.7
80.3
82.0
83.7
85.4
88.8
92.4
96.0
99.8
103.6
109.2
113.3
117.4
121.7
126.0
130.5
135.0
139.7
144.4
149.3
154.3
159.4
164.6
169.9
175.4
181.0
186.7
192.5
198.4
204.5
210.7
217.0
223.4
230.0
236.8
243.6
250.8
257.8
265.1
272.5
280.1
287.9
295.8
303.8
312.1
333.3
355.6
407C
52.1
53.4
54.8
56.1
57.5
58.9
60.3
61.7
63.2
66.1
69.2
72.3
75.5
78.8
101.7
105.6
109.6
113.7
117.9
122.3
126.7
131.2
135.8
140.5
145.4
150.3
155.4
160.5
185.8
171.2
176.8
182.4
188.2
194.1
200.1
206.3
212.5
219.0
225.5
232.2
239.0
245.9
253.0
260.3
287.6
275.1
282.8
290.6
298.6
319.2
340.7
410A
101.2
103.3
105.4
107.5
109.7
111.9
114.1
116.3
118.6
123.2
127.9
132.8
137.8
142.9
148.1
153.5
159.0
164.7
170.4
176.3
182.4
188.6
194.9
201.4
208.0
214.8
221.8
228.9
236.1
243.6
251.2
258.9
266.8
274.9
283.2
291.6
300.3
309.1
318.1
327.2
336.6
346.2
355.9
365.9
376.1
386.4
397.0
407.8
418.8
447.4
477.4
4220
55.2
56.5
57.9
59.3
60.6
62.0
63.5
64.9
66.4
69.4
72.5
75.6
78.9
82.2
96.1
99.8
103.6
107.4
111.4
115.4
119.5
123.8
128.1
132.5
137.1
141.7
146.5
151.3
156.3
161.3
166.5
171.8
177.2
182.7
188.4
194.1
200.0
206.0
212.1
218.4
224.8
231.3
237.9
244.7
251.6
258.8
265.8
273.2
280.6
299.9
320.2
507
75.8
77.4
79.0
80.7
82.3
84.0
85.7
87.5
89.2
92.8
96.4
100.2
104.0
108.0
112.0
116.1
120.4
124.7
129.1
133.7
138.3
143.1
147.9
152.9
158.0
163.2
168.5
174.0
179.5
185.2
191.0
197.0
203.0
209.2
215.5
222.0
228.6
235.3
242.2
249.2
256.3
263.7
271.1
278.7
286.5
294.4
302.4
310.7
319.1
340.8
363.6