ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Where must a refrigeration contractor's license number be displayed?

  • Uniforms, checks, and invoices.
  • Truck, office, every job, and on all equipment
  • Trucks, invoices, and advertising
  • Trucks, license plates, and uniforms

2: A positive displacement compressor is

  • is a reciprocating type compressor with 2 or more pistons
  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal pressure of the compression chamber
  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal volume of the compression chamber
  • where the compressor's suction pressure and the compressor;s discharge pressure is more than 50 PSI

3: When an inspection is needed, how often must it be done?

  • every 18 months
  • every 36 months
  • annually
  • every 24 months

4: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Zinc

5: Refrigeration devices shall be equipped with a ____ to protect against unexpected pressure due to a malfunction or fire?

  • Relief valve
  • Temperature limiter device
  • T&P device
  • Circuit Breaker

6: What must be done to all doors and access points in duct work going through a mechanical room?

  • Must be hindged
  • Must be screwed shut
  • Must be sealed and gasketed
  • All of the above

7: A pressure-limiting device isn't required on a factory-sealed system containing less than ____ lbs.

  • 22
  • 66
  • 50
  • 25

8: The color code of a tank of ammonia is

  • light green
  • silver
  • white
  • lavender

9: Pressure relief valves shall be marked with the data from

  • Section XIII Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section IV Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section I Division VIII of ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section VIII Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code

10: An example of direct system is

  • rooftop unit
  • chiller
  • absorber
  • none of the above

11: Ashrae states that the equipment on a building needs to conform to adjacent buildings classifications when within ____ feet from opening and intakes.

  • 75
  • 20
  • 15
  • 50

12: What type of material can't be used on the outlet of a relief valve?

  • Stainless steel
  • Magnesium alloy
  • PVC
  • Copper

13: When a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed

  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressures
  • the form of certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Pubic safety
  • it shall be approved by the owner for proper operation.
  • a field inspection shall be made before it is put into service

14: When testing systems using non-positive displacement compressors, the entire system shall be considered for test purposes as the low side.

  • True
  • False

15: R-718 is rated unlimited for refrigeration quantity contained in a system. Why?

  • Because it's cheap
  • R-718 is not rated unlimited because it's a dangerous refrigerant
  • Because it's a non-flammable refrigerant
  • Because it's water

16: It shall be the duty of the person in charge of the premises on which a refrigeration system containing more than ___ lbs of refrigerant is installed to provide a schematic drawing or panel giving directions for the operation of the system.

  • 50
  • 55
  • 75
  • 15

17: Can you use Ammonia in industrial applications?

  • When mixed with R-718
  • No, never
  • Yes, always
  • Yes, Under certain condidtions

18: When should a relief valve start to function?

  • At it's set pressure
  • Two times it's working pressure
  • Before the purge station discharges
  • 10 psi before it's set pressure

19: Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed in case of a breakdown or leak over 55 lbs of refrigerant charge, shall be displayed on a conspicuous card located as near as possible to the

  • evaporator
  • compressor
  • boiler
  • outside the machinery room

20: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor
  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator

21: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Person in charge of the facility
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Board of Boilers
  • Person who pulled the permit

22: According to the 522 CMR Board of Boilers, refrigerant detectors, alarms, and the refrigeration mechanical room ventilating systems shall be tested

  • annually
  • quarterly
  • regularly
  • bi-annually

23: Walls and doors of a machinery room shall be at least _____ hour(s) fire rated.

  • 2
  • 5
  • 3
  • 1

24: There can be no airflow from an occupied space through a machine room unless what?

  • System is high velocity
  • System is ducted and sealed
  • Duct is not located in the ceiling
  • None of the above.

25: copper and its alloys shall not be used in contact with _____ except as a component of bronze alloys for bearing or other non-refrigerant containing uses.

  • HCFC-123
  • ammonia
  • CFC-11
  • Lithium bromide