ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Class T machine room

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

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

  • copper
  • magnesium
  • stainless steel
  • black iron

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

  • 150
  • 200
  • 330
  • 100

4: A professional or office building would be considered what type of occupancy?

  • commercial
  • public assembly
  • mercantile
  • business

5: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs

6: Which occupancy can ammonia be used in?

  • redifential
  • depends on the quantity of freon
  • industrial
  • commercial

7: When is the only time you can leave a service container attached to a system?

  • Leaking system
  • Recovery
  • Charging
  • Both b and c

8: How much clearance do you need around the perimeter of electrical panels?

  • 36"
  • 18"
  • 24"
  • 12"

9: A factory-sealed system containing less than 22lbs. of Group A1 refrigerant

  • does not require a pressure-limiting device
  • shall have a pressure limiting device installed on the high side of the system
  • shall have a pressure limiting device and a pressure relief valve installed
  • shall be inspected by the Boiler of Inspectors bi-annually

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

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

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

  • 75%
  • 90%
  • 99%
  • 80%

12: Ammonia (NH3) is a group III refrigerant

  • True
  • False

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

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

14: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

15: Pressure vessels having design pressures of 15 psig or less shall have the strength to withstand at least ______times the design pressure.

  • 2.5
  • 5.5
  • 2.0
  • 3.0

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

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

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

  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium

18: R-22 is considered a(n)

  • HCFC
  • CFC
  • HFC
  • HCFCH

19: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

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

20: 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

21: Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords passageway in any building shall not be less than _____ feet above the floor unless piping is located against the ceiling.

  • 7.25'
  • 7.00'
  • 8'4"
  • 9.00'

22: 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.

23: What is the minimum size of the discharge pipe?

  • Same size as the outlet of the relief valve
  • One pipe size larger that the inlet of the relief valve
  • Depends on size of manifold
  • All of the above

24: A restaurant is classified as a

  • large mercantile occupancy
  • mixed occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy

25: 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