ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What section governs pressure vessels?

  • OSHA
  • Section 1 ASHREA 15 ASME fired
  • Section ASHREA 34
  • Section 8 ASHREA 15 ASME unfired

2: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • HFC
  • Halon

3: Trichlorofluoromethane is the name of what refrigerant?

  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-11
  • R-502

4: Class A refrigerants are considered

  • flammable
  • non-toxic
  • non-flammable
  • toxic

5: Pressure vessel having an inside diameter exceeding 6” with an internal pressure greater than 15psig shall be marked directly on or on the nameplate the letters _______________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • “UM” and “UV”
  • “UV”
  • “UL”
  • “U” or “UM”

6: The color code of a tank of ammonia is

  • silver
  • light green
  • white
  • lavender

7: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications
  • OSHA
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1
  • Department of Energy

8: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • nothing must be done
  • you can't change refrigerants
  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate

9: When should a relief valve start to function?

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

10: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices

11: Where a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed,

  • The company who installed the system must notify the fire department in the jurisdiction where installed
  • A field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressuers
  • the form or certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Public Safety

12: R-717 is

  • water
  • carbon dioxide
  • trichloromethane
  • ammonia

13: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • design pressure
  • critical pressure
  • high pressure
  • low pressure

14: Class 3 refrigerants are

  • non-toxic
  • highly flammable
  • non-flammable
  • toxic

15: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 660 lbs
  • 330 lbs
  • 500 lbs
  • 55 lbs

16: Refrigerants shall be classified by

  • toxicity and flammability
  • maximum permissible quantities of each group
  • color codes
  • requirements for commercial, industrial, and residential occupancies

17: 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

18: Ammonia is under what safety classification?

  • A3
  • B3
  • B2
  • B1

19: Where are the three places that the discharge from an ammonia relief valve be piped?

  • To chemical neutralizing tank only
  • Underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • Atmosphere, Tank containing water, where the AHJ indicates.
  • None of the above.

20: Who approves containers for refrigerants?

  • D.O.D
  • D.O.E
  • E.P.A
  • D.O.T

21: Pipe identification labels are required when the system contains more than

  • 120 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 65 lbs
  • 110 lbs

22: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Tight fitting doors
  • Automatic ventilation

23: No open flames are allowed in the machinery room unless?

  • Never can be allowed
  • Approved by the installing contractor
  • Only when combustion air is provided from outside of the machinery room
  • Approved by the authorized person

24: 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

25: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

  • 80% of set point
  • 25% of set point
  • 90% of set point
  • 10% of set point