ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What type of relief valve is used on a CO2 system?

  • rupture disc
  • glove disc
  • gate valve
  • fusible plug

2: Joints in piping for refrigeration containing parts must withstand temperatures of ___?

  • 700F
  • 1000F
  • 600F
  • 800F

3: A premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space such as auditoriums, ballrooms, classrooms, passenger depots, restaurants, and theaters is considered a(n)

  • public assembly occupancy
  • institutional occupancy
  • illegal occupancy
  • commercial occupancy

4: Liquid level gauges must be provided with what?

  • Automatic shut-offs
  • A relief valve
  • A low level mark
  • A red line

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

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

6: What is the intention of the word “should” as used in the code?

  • A mandatory requirement
  • A recommendation or advisory guideline
  • A technician’s choice of how it should be done
  • None of the Above

7: Methyl Chloride is a halogenated refrigerant and should not come in contact with

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

8: Systems containing more than 110 pounds must have stop valves located at the

  • compressor suction inlet
  • compressor discharge outlet
  • receiver inlet and outlet
  • All of the above

9: Who authorizes the form of certificate of completion of refrigeration systems that should be used?

  • Massachusetts Board of Boiler Rules
  • Fire Marshal
  • Supervisor or project manager in charge of the installation
  • Owner

10: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion

  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • None of the above

11: A pressure relief should be located at least _______ from windows and doors.

  • 30'
  • 15'
  • 25'
  • 20'

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

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

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

  • 5
  • 3
  • 1
  • 2

14: All welding done on any refrigeration system or piping covered by 522 CMR 9.00 shall be performed by a according to Section IX of the ASME code

  • licensed welder
  • licensed technician
  • competent welder
  • welder qualified

15: What section of ASHRAE-15 governs pressure vessels?

  • OSHA
  • Section 9 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII unfired
  • Section 7 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII fired
  • Section 6 ASHRAE-34 ASME VIII unfired

16: Trichlorofluoromethane is the name of what refrigerant?

  • R-502
  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-11

17: What is R-290’s ASHRAE safety code?

  • A2
  • A3
  • B1
  • B2

18: What happens after your initial inspection of a pressure vessel?

  • Notify the AHJ to let them know that the system been inspected
  • Inspector leaves a metal tag with a certification listed on it
  • There is a temporary shut-down until a final inspection can be performed.
  • Notify the Fire Marshal that the system has been inspected and approved

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

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

20: What is the minimum size of the discharge pipe?

  • Same size as the outlet of the relief valve
  • One pipe size larger that the inlet of the relief valve
  • Depends on size of manifold
  • All of the above

21: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-134A
  • R-12
  • R-22
  • R-123

22: The ASHRAE Standard 34 requires what type of alarm for equipment rooms using HCFC-123?

  • phosgene gas sening
  • refrigerant sensing
  • A group sensing
  • CO Sensing

23: The test pressure applied to the high side of each factory-assembled refrigerating system shall be at least equal to the design pressure of

  • the low side
  • 2.5 times the design pressure
  • the high side
  • the aggregate of the high side and low side

24: System design pressures must take into consideration, not only, pressures found during normal operation but also what?

  • When it's cold out
  • When there is a malfunction on the high side
  • When its warm out
  • All of the above

25: All machine rooms must be outfitted with a detector that _______?

  • activates an audible alarm
  • activates a visual alarm
  • starts the ventilation system
  • All of the above