ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Institutional occupancy is

  • a premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise from which, because they are disabled, debilitated, or confined, occupants cannot readily leave without the assistance of others.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where people transact business, receive personal service, or purchase food and other goods.
  • None of the above

2: No open flames are allowed in the machinery room unless?

  • Approved by the installing contractor
  • Only when combustion air is provided from outside of the machinery room
  • Approved by the authorized person
  • Never can be allowed

3: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Copper
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Stainless Steel
  • Aluminum

4: A premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants can not quickly vacate the space is considered

  • public assembly occupancy
  • mixed occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • institutional occupancy

5: 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
  • evaporator
  • compressor

6: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • commercial
  • residential
  • institutional
  • mercantile

7: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Place of assembly
  • Large mercantile
  • Institutional
  • Industrial

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

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

9: 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.
  • Place sign, check for leaks, and insulate suction line
  • you can never change refrigerants
  • Nothing must be done

10: How many different groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 3
  • 15
  • 7
  • 11

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

  • True
  • False

12: What must be done to all doors and access points in duct work going through a mechanical room?

  • Must be hindged
  • Must be screwed shut
  • Must be sealed and gasketed
  • All of the above

13: Liquid level gauge glasses shall have automatic closing shut off valves, except Bull's eye or reflex type.

  • True
  • False

14: What should not (and can not) be located between a pressure imposing device and a pressure-limiting device?

  • Muffler
  • Moisture indicator
  • Foot valve
  • Stop valve

15: Name three things that must be done when changing refrigeration lubricant?

  • Make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify AHJ
  • Nothing must be done
  • You can't change lubricants.
  • Place sign, check for leaks, insulate

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

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

17: What must be done if refrigeration lines pass through a concrete floor?

  • insulated
  • leak checked
  • moisture barrier
  • installed through a pipe casing

18: Pipe identification labels are required when the system contains more than

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

19: Who is permitted to access a refrigeration machine room?

  • Contractors only
  • Anyone, it's a completely safe area
  • Any employee
  • Authorized persons only

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

  • 15'
  • 20'
  • 30'
  • 25'

21: What kind of material can't be used on the outlet of a relief valve?

  • Stainless Steel
  • PVC
  • Aluminum
  • Copper

22: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

23: The 522 CMR 9.00 has adopted for reference ASHRAE ____

  • III
  • 25
  • 10
  • 15

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

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

25: A pressure-limiting device isn't required on a factory-sealed system containing less than ____ lbs.

  • 66
  • 22
  • 25
  • 50