ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

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

2: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

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

  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 100%
  • 75%

4: How are refrigerant blends classified?

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

5: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor
  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door

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

  • True
  • False

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

  • 800F
  • 1000F
  • 700F
  • 600F

8: Can a R22 line set be reused for a 410A system and if it can be reused, what must be done to it?

  • Flush with ammonia
  • Flush with RX-11
  • Flush with R-718
  • Flush with R-11

9: What happens after your initial inspection of a pressure vessel?

  • Notify the Fire Marshal that the system has been inspected and approved
  • There is a temporary shut-down until a final inspection can be performed.
  • Inspector leaves a metal tag with a certification listed on it
  • Notify the AHJ to let them know that the system been inspected

10: Defined process piping by code CMR (528)

  • Any piping that conveys a solid, liquid or gas that is not part of the plumbing or fire protection system
  • Any piping in an industrial space
  • Any piping in an industrial or commercial space
  • All of the above

11: Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be protected by

  • a pressure relief device
  • a fusible plug
  • Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less need no such protection unless otherwise specified
  • either a fusible plug or a pressure relief device

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

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

13: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

14: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 330 lbs.
  • 660 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 550 lbs

15: What is not a requirement of a class T machine room?

  • fire hose connection to the building fire protection system
  • self-closing doors
  • automatic ventilation
  • tight fitting doors

16: 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

17: Whoever owns/uses a refrigeration or air conditioning system covered by this code

  • must notify the Department of Public Safety prior to starting the system
  • shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts according to CMR 522
  • shall make application for inspections to the Chief of Inspectors
  • None of the above

18: What would be the classification of a church?

  • Large mercantile
  • Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Place of assembly

19: Class 3 refrigerants are

  • toxic
  • highly flammable
  • non-flammable
  • non-toxic

20: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-3
  • B-3

21: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion

  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC
  • None of the above

22: When is the only time you can leave a service container attached to a system?

  • Leaking system
  • Recovery
  • Charging
  • Both b and c

23: Large vessels containing refrigerant ______________________ from using two or more pressure-relief devices in parallel to obtain the required capacity.

  • of Group B2 refrigerant shall be prohibited
  • shall not be prohibited
  • shall be prohibited
  • containing R-11, R-123 & R-717 exclusively shall not be prohibited

24: 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

25: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum