ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

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

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

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

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

3: When a pressure gauge is permanently installed on a system, it must be ___ times the design pressure of the system.

  • 2.2
  • 1
  • 1.2
  • 1.5

4: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Large mercantile
  • Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Place of assembly

5: A 3-cubic foot receiver must have what type of relief valve?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture device
  • none of the above

6: Pressure vessels of 10 cubic feet or more gross volume shall use

  • at least one rupture member
  • a dual pressure-relief valve if charging into the atmosphere
  • at least three means of discharge and/or rupture discs
  • both a and b are correct

7: Pressure vessels shall be provided with ___________in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

  • over pressure protection as well as a temperature protection device
  • Pressure vessels need no type of protection as long as it is hydrostatically tested every three months
  • over pressure protection
  • over pressure protection and a rupture disc

8: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Certified
  • Classifed
  • Leak checked
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)

9: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 50
  • 350
  • 550
  • 100

10: Liquid level gauges must be provided with what?

  • Automatic shut-offs
  • A red line
  • A relief valve
  • A low level mark

11: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
  • A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and the designed temperature is between -20F to 366F
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems

12: What is the refrigerant chlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-12
  • R-22
  • R-134a
  • R-123

13: R-22 is considered a(n)

  • HCFC
  • CFC
  • HCFCH
  • HFC

14: What refrigerant is an inorganic compound?

  • Ammonia
  • R-132A
  • R-22
  • R-410A

15: The pressure relief device of a positive displacement compressor shall discharge in the ______________or in accordance with 9.7.8

  • the vapor side of the system
  • the liquid side of the system
  • low side of the system
  • high side of the system

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

  • Foot valve
  • Stop valve
  • Moisture indicator
  • Muffler

17: Which refrigerant(s) is an HFC?

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

18: Single compound Refrigerants are classified by what two criteria?

  • Temperature range and hazardousness
  • Flammability and temperature range
  • Flammability and toxicity
  • Weight and color

19: Ammonia is under what safety classification?

  • B3
  • B1
  • B2
  • A3

20: 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

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

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

22: 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

23: What is a Category "D" fluid?

  • A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and design temperature is between -20F to 366F
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump ssytems
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperature of over 366F
  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily contact

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

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

25: Pressure relief devices are marked with a ____________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • UL and UM
  • UV or UR
  • UL and UR
  • UM or UL