ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

  • 100
  • 330
  • 150
  • 200

2: R-22 is considered a(n)

  • HCFC
  • HFC
  • HCFCH
  • CFC

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

  • 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5

4: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • outdoors
  • neutralizing tank
  • unoccupied spaces
  • basement

5: A positive displacement compressor is

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

6: What section governs pressure vessels?

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

7: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 36
  • 24
  • 48
  • 18

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

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

9: A High-Probability System

  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter an unoccupied space
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area

10: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

  • leak tested
  • encased in pipe duct
  • pressure tested
  • All of the above

11: When a pressure gauge is permanently installed on a system, it must be ___ times the design pressure of the system.

  • 1.2
  • 2.2
  • 1.5
  • 1

12: Halogen refrigerants are corrosive to which type of metal?

  • magnesium
  • copper
  • black iron
  • stainless steel

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

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

14: pressure relief valves must discharge to the atmosphere at a location not less than 15 feet from ground level and ____ feet from any window, ventilation opening, or exits of buildings.

  • 10
  • 20
  • 15
  • 25

15: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Hospital
  • Shopping mall
  • Dorms
  • Football stadium

16: Which of the following are considered inorganic refrigerants?

  • R-717 and R-718
  • 410A and R-407C
  • R-500 and R-502
  • None of the above

17: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or less
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or less

18: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

  • PSIA
  • temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared
  • Pounds of air per minute.
  • PSIG

19: Insurance companies shall forward each inspection report of all refrigeration or A/C systems to the Chief of Inspections within

  • 1 week
  • 14 days
  • 2 months
  • 30 days

20: _____ alloys shall not be used in contact with an halogenated refrigerants.

  • Zinc
  • Nickel
  • Copper
  • Magnesium

21: 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

22: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • B2
  • A2
  • C3
  • A3

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

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

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

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

25: Group A3 refrigerants have a ______ flammability rating than Group B1 refrigerants

  • the same
  • lower
  • higher
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants