ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • A-3
  • B-2
  • A-1
  • C-3

2: Pressure relief devices are marked with a ____________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • UL and UR
  • UL and UM
  • UV or UR
  • UM or UL

3: How far from the window does a relief valve need to be according to ASHRAE-15?

  • There is no minimum for relief valve and windows.
  • At least 30'
  • At least 40'
  • At least 20'

4: The 522 CMR 9.00 has adopted for reference ASHRAE ____

  • III
  • 25
  • 10
  • 15

5: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • A-3
  • B-2
  • B-3

6: What is not a requirement of a class T machine room?

  • fire hose connection to the building fire protection system
  • automatic ventilation
  • self-closing doors
  • tight fitting doors

7: System design pressures must take into consideration, not only, pressures found during normal operation but also what?

  • When it's cold out
  • When there is a malfunction on the high side
  • When its warm out
  • All of the above

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

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

9: What would be the classification of a church?

  • Place of assembly
  • Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile

10: Setting a pressure relief device shall not exceed ___ of the design pressure

  • 90%
  • 100%
  • 80%
  • 75%

11: What should not (and can not) be located between a pressure imposing device and a pressure-limiting device?

  • Foot valve
  • Moisture indicator
  • Muffler
  • Stop valve

12: Refrigerants shall be classified by

  • color codes
  • requirements for commercial, industrial, and residential occupancies
  • maximum permissible quantities of each group
  • toxicity and flammability

13: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • C3
  • A2
  • B2
  • A3

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

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

15: Fusible plugs must have what marked on them?

  • Melting temperature in F
  • Melting temperature in C
  • Opening pressure
  • All of the above

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

  • Coated
  • Leaked checked
  • Encased
  • Certified

17: Relief valves are rated in

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

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

  • True
  • False

19: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

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

20: A High-Probablity system

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

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

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

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

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

23: R-22 is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • A-1
  • B-1
  • A-2
  • B-2

24: 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.

25: What pipe can not be used for refrigeration?

  • L
  • N
  • K
  • M