ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What would be the classification for Stop & Shop grocery store?

  • Place of assembly
  • Large mercantile
  • Industrial
  • Instituional

2: The certificate of inspection

  • shall be posted on the compressor shell or electrical panel at the unit
  • shall be authorized by a notarized insurance company
  • shall be $20 and an additional fee of $1 for each tone above 20 tons
  • shall be posted and protected from dirt, water, and other elements

3: Name an HCFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-22
  • R-123
  • R-11
  • both a & b

4: Refrigerant systems containing Group I refrigerants can be installed in or on public stairways.

  • True
  • False

5: Pressure limiting devices are not required for systems containing less then ________ refrigerants.

  • 22 lbs
  • 6.6 lbs
  • 13.9 lbs
  • 44 lbs

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

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

7: How much clearance do you need around the perimeter of electrical panels?

  • 24"
  • 36"
  • 18"
  • 12"

8: Machinery rooms shall be vented to _____________ and utilizing mechanical ventilation.

  • the return air ducted system
  • Machinery rooms need not be vented
  • the mechanical room housing the refrigeration system
  • the outdoors

9: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Dorms
  • Shopping mall
  • Hospital
  • Football stadium

10: Stop valves shall not be permitted between the system and the

  • service valve
  • bleed valve
  • relief valve
  • condenser

11: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classified?

  • R-717
  • R-422A
  • R-134A
  • R-718

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

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

13: 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

  • outside the machinery room
  • compressor
  • evaporator
  • boiler

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

  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 100%

15: A room having machinery but no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated is considered a

  • Class M machinery room
  • Class T machinery room
  • Class B machinery room
  • Class A machinery room

16: 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

17: Pressure vessels nameplate markings must be compliant with the

  • ASHRAE 34 Standards
  • CMR-588 & CMR-528
  • ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • All of the Above

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

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

19: How much refrigerant can be stored in a mechanical room outside of the system?

  • 330
  • 150
  • 100
  • 200

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

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

21: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
  • A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and the designed temperature is between -20F to 366F

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

  • 75
  • 50
  • 20
  • 15

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

  • shall use pressure relief devices
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • shall use rupture discs or duel pressure relief valves

24: 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.

  • 15
  • 75
  • 55
  • 50

25: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or less

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