ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: 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.

  • 75
  • 55
  • 50
  • 15

2: 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

3: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-123
  • R-12
  • R-134A
  • R-22

4: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

  • 80% of set point
  • 10% of set point
  • 25% of set point
  • 90% of set point

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

  • PVC
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Stainless steel
  • Copper

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

  • Pressurized
  • Inspected
  • Leak tested
  • Insulated

7: Class A refrigerants are considered

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

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

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

9: The certificate of inspection

  • shall be posted and protected from dirt, water, and other elements
  • 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 on the compressor shell or electrical panel at the unit

10: Most CFC's are

  • flammable
  • toxic
  • inert
  • inert but toxic

11: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-22
  • R-134a
  • R-11
  • R-12

12: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Board of Boilers
  • Person in charge of the facility
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.

13: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • Halon
  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC

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

  • Muffler
  • Foot valve
  • Moisture indicator
  • Stop valve

15: R-123 belongs to Group

  • A-3
  • B-3
  • B-2
  • B-1

16: Each machinery room shall contain

  • high and low pressure controls
  • a toxicity detector where the presence of ammonia or lithium bromide from a leak will concentrate
  • smoke and fire alarms as well as three means of egress and that egress must meet 528 CMR ventilation requirements
  • a refrigerant detector located in an area where the refrigerant from a leak will concentrate

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

  • True
  • False

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

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

19: Which refrigerant(s) is an HFC?

  • R-22
  • R-410A
  • R-502
  • All of the above

20: R-11 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • A-1
  • A-2

21: When liquid receivers are used, the liquid refrigerant shall not exceed _______percent of the volume at 90F.

  • 99%
  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%

22: 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

  • evaporator
  • outside the machinery room
  • boiler
  • compressor

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

  • To chemical neutralizing tank only
  • Underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • Atmosphere, Tank containing water, where the AHJ indicates.
  • None of the above.

24: R-717 is

  • carbon dioxide
  • trichloromethane
  • water
  • ammonia

25: Ammonia can come in contact with _______ ?

  • Aluminum
  • Copper tubing
  • Copper
  • Brass