ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Stainless Steel

2: Class 3 refrigerants are

  • highly flammable
  • toxic
  • non-flammable
  • non-toxic

3: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

  • Montreal Protocol Safety Code
  • the 1997 ANSI/ASHRAE Safety Code
  • the MACS Pressure Vessel Code of Massachusetts
  • MSCA Code

4: When should a relief valve start to function?

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

5: What pipe can not be used for refrigeration?

  • L
  • K
  • N
  • M

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

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

7: Insurance companies shall forward each inspection report of all refrigeration or A/C systems to the Chief of Inspections within

  • 14 days
  • 30 days
  • 2 months
  • 1 week

8: The ____ design is the maximum pressure for which a specific part of a refrigeration system is designed.

  • low pressure
  • high pressure
  • design pressure
  • critical pressure

9: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

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

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

  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • 2.5
  • 5.5

11: R-718 is rated unlimited for refrigeration quantity contained in a system. Why?

  • R-718 is not rated unlimited because it's a dangerous refrigerant
  • Because it's a non-flammable refrigerant
  • Because it's cheap
  • Because it's water

12: What section of ASHRAE-15 governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 7 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII fired
  • Section 6 ASHRAE-34 ASME VIII unfired
  • OSHA
  • Section 9 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII unfired

13: When this is installed on the high side of a system, it must be capable of reading 1.2 times the design pressure (ASHRAE 15 9.11.3)

  • Pressure gauge
  • Temperature gauge
  • Sight glass gauge
  • All of the above

14: 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

15: 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 R-11
  • Flush with R-718
  • Flush with RX-11
  • Flush with ammonia

16: Large mercantile occupancy is

  • 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 1500 persons congregate on levels above or 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

17: What must be done to all doors and access points in duct work going through a mechanical room?

  • Must be hindged
  • Must be screwed shut
  • Must be sealed and gasketed
  • All of the above

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

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

19: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

20: What type of relief valve is used on low pressure centrifugal compressor systems?

  • Spring-loaded relief valve
  • Rupture disc
  • Purge relief
  • None of the above

21: What must be done if refrigeration lines pass through a concrete floor?

  • leak checked
  • installed through a pipe casing
  • moisture barrier
  • insulated

22: When can recovered refrigerants be reused?

  • They can't
  • Only when used in original owner's equipment
  • Only if used in 30 days of recovery
  • None of the above

23: Joints in piping for refrigeration containing parts must withstand temperatures of ___?

  • 800F
  • 600F
  • 700F
  • 1000F

24: What is the intention of the word “should” as used in the code?

  • A mandatory requirement
  • A recommendation or advisory guideline
  • A technician’s choice of how it should be done
  • None of the Above

25: What is R-290’s ASHRAE safety code?

  • B1
  • B2
  • A2
  • A3