ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium

2: Liquid level gauges shall have _____________ with one exception being that of the liquid level gauge bull’s eye type.

  • color-coded glass to determine type of refrigerant
  • moisture indicators
  • automatic closing shut-off valves
  • All of the above

3: What is the intention of the word “shall” 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

4: How much refrigerant can be stored in a mechanical room outside of the system?

  • 100
  • 200
  • 150
  • 330

5: A restaurant is classified as a

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

6: Indirect systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall be used for mechanical equipment only
  • shall be used in refrigeration system less than 1,000 lbs
  • shall be used in refrigeration system in excess of 1,000 lbs
  • shall have all refrigerant containing parts except piping, installed in a Class T machine room

7: 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

8: What is R-611’s ASHRAE Safety Code?

  • B2
  • B3
  • C3
  • A2

9: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classified?

  • R-718
  • R-134A
  • R-422A
  • R-717

10: 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

11: Most CFC's are

  • inert
  • toxic
  • inert but toxic
  • flammable

12: What would be the classification of a church?

  • Place of assembly
  • Institutional
  • Large mercantile
  • Industrial

13: 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.

14: Which of the following is an inorganic refrigerant?

  • R-22
  • Ammonia
  • Chlorofluorocarbons
  • All of the above

15: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-12
  • R-11
  • R-22
  • R-134a

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

  • Pressurized
  • Leak tested
  • Insulated
  • Inspected

17: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

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

18: When should a relief valve start to function?

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

19: R-22 is considered a(n)

  • HCFCH
  • HFC
  • CFC
  • HCFC

20: Pressure vessels of 10 cubic feet or more gross volume shall use

  • at least one rupture member
  • a dual pressure-relief valve if charging into the atmosphere
  • at least three means of discharge and/or rupture discs
  • both a and b are correct

21: What section governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 1 ASHREA 15 ASME fired
  • Section ASHREA 34
  • OSHA
  • Section 8 ASHREA 15 ASME unfired

22: A pressure relief should be located at least _______ from windows and doors.

  • 30'
  • 15'
  • 20'
  • 25'

23: B3 refrigerants are considered

  • toxic and highly flammable
  • non-toxic but non-flammable
  • toxic but non-flammable
  • non-toxic but flammable

24: Where are the three places that the discharge from an ammonia relief valve be piped?

  • atmosphere, tank containing water, where the A.H.J. indicates
  • underground, into drain, into mechanical room
  • to chemical neutralizing tank only
  • none of the above

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

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