ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

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

2: What does safe access mean?

  • A clear unobstructed path to the equipment and controls
  • OSHA approved
  • Locked doors
  • Well-lit exit signs

3: How much refrigerant can be stored in a mechanical room outside of the system?

  • 100
  • 200
  • 150
  • 330

4: Large mercantile occupancy is

  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 1500 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise
  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 100 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 50 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 200 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise

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

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

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

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

7: Indirect systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall have all refrigerant containing parts except piping, installed in a Class T machine room
  • shall be used for mechanical equipment only
  • shall be used in refrigeration system less than 1,000 lbs
  • shall be used in refrigeration system in excess of 1,000 lbs

8: Group A3 refrigerants have a ______ flammability rating than Group B1 refrigerants

  • lower
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants
  • higher
  • the same

9: The color code of a tank of ammonia is

  • white
  • silver
  • lavender
  • light green

10: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Tight fitting doors
  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Automatic ventilation

11: Ammonia shall be discharged into ____________ or a tank containing one gallon of water for every pound of ammonia.

  • the atmosphere
  • a de-pressurized recovery tank with a silver top and yellow bottom
  • a tank containing two pounds of a water/lithium bromide mix for every pound of ammonia
  • All of the above

12: What is R-22?

  • Chlorofluoromethane
  • CCFCM
  • HFC
  • Chlorodifluoromethane

13: A premise or that portion of a premise where people transact business, receive personal service, or purchase foods, other goods is considered a

  • commercial occupancy
  • business occupancy
  • mercantile occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy.

14: A class B2 refrigerant is considered

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

15: 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.

  • 50
  • 55
  • 15
  • 75

16: What type of relief valve is used on a CO2 system?

  • gate valve
  • fusible plug
  • glove disc
  • rupture disc

17: A class A3 refrigerant is considered

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

18: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried?

  • Certified
  • Leaked checked
  • Encased
  • Coated

19: 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

20: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Dorms
  • Hospital
  • Football stadium
  • Shopping mall

21: Class T machine room

  • shall have refrigerant leak detecting systems installed inside and outside the room
  • shall include closets used for setting equipment
  • has no flame producing apparatus permanently installed
  • shall have remote controls to stop the action of the refrigerant compressor

22: There can be no airflow from an occupied space through a machine room unless what?

  • System is high velocity
  • System is ducted and sealed
  • Duct is not located in the ceiling
  • None of the above.

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

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

24: Group A2 refrigerants have a ______ toxicity rating than Group B1 refrigerants.

  • lower
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants
  • the same
  • higher

25: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-1
  • A-2