ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: A “U” or “UM” marking a on a nameplate of a pressure vessels signifies compliance with Section VIII of

  • the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Section 11.3.1.5 ASHRAE 15 Standard
  • the ANSI Standard 10.7.2
  • both the ANSI Standard 10.7.2 and ASHRAE 15 Standard 11.3.1.5

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

  • True
  • False

3: 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
  • boiler
  • evaporator
  • compressor

4: 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

5: Refrigerant restricted in 2004 but used for transition for decades:

  • R-123
  • R-22
  • R-134A
  • R-11

6: A declaration test is needed when the system contains more than

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

7: When systems are protected by a high pressure relief device, the compressor's pressure limiting device shall be set at or below ____ % of the operating pressure of the high side relief device.

  • 110
  • 80
  • 90
  • 100

8: How many gallons of water per pound of ammonia do you need?

  • 5
  • 20
  • 15
  • 1

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

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

10: Low temperature systems should have what?

  • High pour point
  • Low pour point
  • High viscosity
  • None of the above

11: When releasing a hydrogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant to the atmosphere, ample ventilation must be provided and

  • no flames shall be permitted
  • the owner shall be informed
  • gas masks must be worn
  • explosion precautions must be taken

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

  • 2.2
  • 1.2
  • 1.5
  • 1

13: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-3
  • B-3

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

  • atmosphere, tank containing water, where the A.H.J. indicates
  • underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • to chemical neutralizing tank only
  • none of the above

15: How many gallons of water do you need per pound of ammonia?

  • 10
  • 50
  • 100
  • 1

16: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

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

17: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 7
  • 1

18: The main cause of enacting the "no vending rule" of July 1st 1992 was

  • global warming potential
  • ozone depletion
  • both a & b
  • None of the above

19: Name an HCFC refrigerant(s):

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

20: A class A3 refrigerant is considered

  • non-toxic but highly flammable
  • toxic and non-flammable
  • toxic and somewhat flammable
  • non-toxic and non-flammable

21: Refrigerants shall be classified by

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

22: Joints in refrigeration piping must be _____ before being covered?

  • Insulated
  • Leak tested
  • Inspected
  • Pressurized

23: The Department that certifies the transportation of refrigerant is the

  • RSES
  • DOT
  • EPA
  • EPO

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

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

25: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

  • Montreal Protocol Safety Code
  • the 1997 ANSI/ASHRAE Safety Code
  • MSCA Code
  • the MACS Pressure Vessel Code of Massachusetts