ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Refrigerants shall be classified by

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

2: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

3: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classifted?

  • R-711
  • R-717
  • R-718
  • R-134a

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

  • True
  • False

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

  • 700F
  • 800F
  • 600F
  • 1000F

6: Liquid shall not occupy more than ____ of the volume when the temperature of the refrigerant is 90F.

  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 100%

7: What is the minimum height refrigeration piping should be placed against walls?

  • 7.25'
  • 72"
  • 6'
  • Ceiling height

8: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 50
  • 550
  • 100
  • 350

9: Halogenated refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Stainless steel
  • Magnesium alloy

10: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 3
  • 7
  • 2
  • 1

11: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • A-2
  • B-2
  • A-1
  • B-1

12: R-11 belongs to Group

  • A-1
  • B-3
  • A-2
  • B-1

13: Doors communicating with outside from a mechanical room must be?

  • Self-closing, aligned, fire door
  • Self-closing, wooden, fire door
  • Steel, approved, weather-stripped
  • Self-closing, approved, fire door

14: What is R-22?

  • CCFCM
  • Chlorofluoromethane
  • HFC
  • Chlorodifluoromethane

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

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

16: Evaporators within 18" of a heating coil must be equipped with a

  • zone valve
  • low limit control
  • pressure relief device
  • high limit control

17: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Based on the oil used
  • Based on worst case fractionation
  • Based on best case Fractionation
  • Blends don't have to be classified

18: When this is installed on the high side of a system, it must be capable of reading 1.2 times the design pressure (ASHRAE 15 9.11.3)

  • Pressure gauge
  • Temperature gauge
  • Sight glass gauge
  • All of the above

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

  • boiler
  • outside the machinery room
  • compressor
  • evaporator

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

  • Nothing must be done
  • Make sure its compatible, notify owner, and notify AHJ.
  • you can never change refrigerants
  • Place sign, check for leaks, and insulate suction line

21: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Leak checked
  • Classifed
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)
  • Certified

22: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Dorms
  • Shopping mall
  • Hospital
  • Football stadium

23: Setting a pressure relief device shall not exceed ___ of the design pressure

  • 90%
  • 100%
  • 80%
  • 75%

24: What section governs pressure vessels?

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

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

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