ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What would be the classification for Stop & Shop grocery store?

  • Large mercantile
  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial
  • Instituional

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

  • copper
  • black iron
  • magnesium
  • stainless steel

3: How many flammability classifications are refrigerants in?

  • 7
  • 5
  • 3
  • 2

4: 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
  • 500 lbs
  • 55 lbs

5: 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 R-11
  • Flush with RX-11

6: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

  • leak tested
  • encased in pipe duct
  • pressure tested
  • All of the above

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

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

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

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

9: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of

  • 3 cubic feet or more
  • 15 cubic feet or more
  • 15 square feet or less
  • 3 cubic feet or less

10: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Board of Boilers
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Person in charge of the facility

11: Which refrigerant replaced R-12?

  • R-22
  • R-134A
  • R-410A
  • R-407A

12: NH3 is

  • ammonia
  • R-508A
  • lithium bromide
  • R-718

13: A “U” or “UM” marking a on a nameplate of a pressure vessels signifies compliance with Section VIII of

  • the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Section 11.3.1.5 ASHRAE 15 Standard
  • the ANSI Standard 10.7.2
  • both the ANSI Standard 10.7.2 and ASHRAE 15 Standard 11.3.1.5

14: Who is permitted to access a refrigeration machine room?

  • Contractors only
  • Anyone, it's a completely safe area
  • Authorized persons only
  • Any employee

15: Before determining if a machinery room equipment is excluded from following Ashrae 15, you must determine how many pounds of refrigerant per _____ cubic feet?

  • 100,000
  • 10,000
  • 100
  • 1,000

16: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or less

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

17: When should a relief valve start to function?

  • At it's set pressure
  • 10 psi before it's set pressure
  • Before the purge station discharges
  • Two times it's working pressure

18: Can you use Ammonia in industrial applications?

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

19: How many groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 5
  • 7
  • 1
  • 3

20: When air is ducted through a machine room that services occupied space, What must be done?

  • Welded and seamed.
  • Insulated and cross broke
  • Flanged and gasketed
  • Ducted and sealed

21: Whoever owns/uses a refrigeration or air conditioning system covered by this code

  • must notify the Department of Public Safety prior to starting the system
  • shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts according to CMR 522
  • shall make application for inspections to the Chief of Inspectors
  • None of the above

22: Large Mercantile occupancy is a premise or that portion of a premise where more than ____ persons congregate on levels above or below the street level to purchase personal merchandise.

  • 250
  • 350
  • 100
  • 400

23: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • Department of Energy
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1
  • OSHA
  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications

24: What is Trichlorotrifluoromethane?

  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-13
  • R-11

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

  • True
  • False