ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Field Inspections of refrigeration and A/C systems in Massachusetts shall be made by

  • District Engineering Inspectors
  • Commissioned Inspectors
  • Master licensed Technician
  • both a or b

2: Where a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed,

  • The company who installed the system must notify the fire department in the jurisdiction where installed
  • A field inspection shall be made before it is put into service
  • the form or certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Public Safety
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressuers

3: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

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

  • aluminum
  • zinc
  • magnesium
  • all of the above

5: Name three things that must be done when changing refrigeration lubricant?

  • You can't change lubricants.
  • Make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify AHJ
  • Place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • Nothing must be done

6: 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

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

  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Nickel

8: What do you need to do when you install a new system?

  • Have it inspected
  • Add refrigerant
  • Document the superheat and subcooling reading
  • Insulate the suction line before you take a superheat reading

9: Name an HCFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-22
  • R-123
  • R-11
  • both a & b

10: Systems containing more than 110 pounds must have stop valves located at the

  • compressor suction inlet
  • compressor discharge outlet
  • receiver inlet and outlet
  • All of the above

11: Pressure vessels shall be provided with ___________in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

  • Pressure vessels need no type of protection as long as it is hydrostatically tested every three months
  • over pressure protection and a rupture disc
  • over pressure protection as well as a temperature protection device
  • over pressure protection

12: A High-Probablity system

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

13: 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.

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

14: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • nothing must be done
  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • you can't change refrigerants

15: When should a relief valve start to function?

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

16: Defined process piping by code CMR (528)

  • Any piping that conveys a solid, liquid or gas that is not part of the plumbing or fire protection system
  • Any piping in an industrial space
  • Any piping in an industrial or commercial space
  • All of the above

17: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • Halon
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • CFC

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

  • stainless steel
  • copper
  • magnesium
  • black iron

19: An example of direct system is

  • rooftop unit
  • chiller
  • absorber
  • none of the above

20: When must refrigeration system covered by the code be inspected?

  • Upon installation
  • Not required
  • Annually and when installed
  • Annually

21: Stop valves shall not be permitted between the system and the

  • bleed valve
  • condenser
  • service valve
  • relief valve

22: 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
  • 10,000
  • 100,000
  • 1,000

23: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

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

24: A restaurant is classified as a

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

25: Joints in refrigeration piping must be _____ before being covered?

  • Pressurized
  • Leak tested
  • Insulated
  • Inspected