ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: 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

2: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Self-closing doors
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Tight fitting doors
  • Automatic ventilation

3: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • basement
  • neutralizing tank
  • unoccupied spaces
  • outdoors

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

  • Nickel
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium

5: A premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants can not quickly vacate the space is considered

  • institutional occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • mixed occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy

6: 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

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

  • True
  • False

8: 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.

  • 90
  • 80
  • 100
  • 110

9: A High-Probability System

  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter an unoccupied space
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system

10: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Aluminum
  • Zinc

11: Methyl Chloride is a halogenated refrigerant and should not come in contact with

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

12: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-3
  • B-1
  • B-2
  • A-3

13: Doors communicating with outside from a mechanical room must be?

  • Self-closing, wooden, fire door
  • Self-closing, aligned, fire door
  • Steel, approved, weather-stripped
  • Self-closing, approved, fire door

14: Ammonia can come in contact with _______ ?

  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Copper tubing
  • Brass

15: Which refrigerant was still able to be vented to the atmosphere after July 1, 1992?

  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-22
  • R-11

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

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

17: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried?

  • Encased
  • Leaked checked
  • Coated
  • Certified

18: Relief valves are rated in

  • pounds of air per minute
  • gallons of water per minute
  • pounds of air per hour
  • gallons of water per hour

19: What does safe access mean?

  • OSHA approved
  • Well-lit exit signs
  • A clear unobstructed path to the equipment and controls
  • Locked doors

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

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

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

  • 10
  • 18
  • 15
  • 24

22: When a receiver is greater than 3 cubic feet but less than 10 cubic feed, what is the minimum relief device required?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture disc
  • all of the above

23: How far from the ground does a relief valve need to be?

  • Not more than 3' above grade
  • At least 25' above grade
  • At least 15' above grade
  • At least 20' above grade

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

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

25: 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