ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

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1: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall not be used for air condition for human comfort
  • shall be allowed to be used for human comfort.
  • shall be installed per instruction of the AHJ
  • shall be installed in Class T machinery rooms

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

  • 2.2
  • 1.5
  • 1.2
  • 1

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

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

4: Evaporators located ____inches of a heating coil shall be equipped whit a pressure relief device.

  • 10
  • 15
  • 24
  • 18

5: A pressure vessel having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be sufficient to withstand ____times the pressure of the saturation temperature of the refrigerant or ____times the critical pressure of the refrigerant, whichever is less.

  • 3.0, 3.5
  • 2.5, 3.0
  • 6.6, 6.6
  • 2.5, 2.5

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

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

7: A Category D fluid

  • is when the fluid handled is non flammable, nontoxic, and not damaging to human as defined in ANSI/ASME Process Piping.
  • is when the design pressure does not exceed 150 psi
  • a fluid for service piping in which the potential for personnel exposure is judged to cause harm and irreversible damage to those persons exposed to it
  • Both a and b are correct

8: Pressure-limiting device isn't required on a factory-sealed system containing less than ____ lbs.

  • 50
  • 18
  • 33
  • 22

9: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

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

10: Liquid level gauge glasses shall have automatic closing shut off valves, except Bull's eye or reflex type.

  • True
  • False

11: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • neutralizing tank
  • outdoors
  • basement
  • unoccupied spaces

12: The main purpose of a refrigerant detector in a machinery room is to

  • inform there is a refrigerant leak int he system
  • detect toxins in the air caused by a refrigerant leak
  • to set off an alarm when there is refrigerant present inside the room
  • all of the above

13: 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 R-718
  • Flush with RX-11
  • Flush with R-11

14: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-12
  • R-11
  • R-134a
  • R-22

15: When systems are protected by a high pressure relief device, the compressor's pressure limiting device shall be set at or below ____ % of the operating pressure of the high side relief device.

  • 80
  • 110
  • 90
  • 100

16: Halogen refrigerants are corrosive to which type of metal?

  • copper
  • black iron
  • magnesium
  • stainless steel

17: Can you use Ammonia in industrial applications?

  • When mixed with R-718
  • Yes, Under certain condidtions
  • No, never
  • Yes, always

18: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

19: 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

20: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classifted?

  • R-717
  • R-711
  • R-134a
  • R-718

21: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in

  • temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared
  • Pounds of air per minute.
  • PSIG
  • PSIA

22: What is a Category "D" fluid?

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

23: copper and its alloys shall not be used in contact with _____ except as a component of bronze alloys for bearing or other non-refrigerant containing uses.

  • Lithium bromide
  • HCFC-123
  • CFC-11
  • ammonia

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

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

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

  • True
  • False