ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Pressure vessel having an inside diameter exceeding 6” with an internal pressure greater than 15psig shall be marked directly on or on the nameplate the letters _______________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • “UM” and “UV”
  • “UV”
  • “UL”
  • “U” or “UM”

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

  • A-3
  • B-2
  • A-1
  • C-3

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

  • 5
  • 20
  • 1
  • 15

4: 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
  • compressor
  • evaporator

5: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • design pressure
  • low pressure
  • critical pressure
  • high pressure

6: Machinery rooms shall be vented to _____________ and utilizing mechanical ventilation.

  • the outdoors
  • Machinery rooms need not be vented
  • the return air ducted system
  • the mechanical room housing the refrigeration system

7: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • you can't change refrigerants
  • nothing must be done

8: A High-Probablity system

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

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

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

10: According to the 522 CMR Board of Boilers, refrigerant detectors, alarms, and the refrigeration mechanical room ventilating systems shall be tested

  • regularly
  • annually
  • bi-annually
  • quarterly

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

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

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

  • Inspected
  • Pressurized
  • Leak tested
  • Insulated

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

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

14: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • A-3
  • B-2
  • B-3

15: R-717 is

  • water
  • trichloromethane
  • carbon dioxide
  • ammonia

16: Ashrae states that the equipment on a building needs to conform to adjacent buildings classifications when within ____ feet from opening and intakes.

  • 20
  • 50
  • 75
  • 15

17: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

18: All machine rooms must be outfitted with a detector that _______?

  • activates an audible alarm
  • activates a visual alarm
  • starts the ventilation system
  • All of the above

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

  • 10
  • 100
  • 50
  • 1

20: Low temperature systems should have what?

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

21: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Large mercantile
  • Institutional
  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial

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

  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

23: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

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

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

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

25: 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