ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What is an egress?

  • An entrance or exit
  • A valve put on the low side of the system to prevent frosting
  • An escape route
  • A code violation

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

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

3: Ammonia shall be discharged into ____________ or a tank containing one gallon of water for every pound of ammonia.

  • the atmosphere
  • a de-pressurized recovery tank with a silver top and yellow bottom
  • a tank containing two pounds of a water/lithium bromide mix for every pound of ammonia
  • All of the above

4: Liquid shall not occupy more than ____ of the volume when the temperature of the refrigerant is 90F.

  • 100%
  • 75%
  • 90%
  • 80%

5: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Certified
  • Classifed
  • Leak checked
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)

6: When liquid receivers are used, the liquid refrigerant shall not exceed _______percent of the volume at 90F.

  • 80%
  • 99%
  • 90%
  • 75%

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

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

8: 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

9: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Based on the oil used
  • Blends don't have to be classified
  • Based on best case Fractionation
  • Based on worst case fractionation

10: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

11: A room having machinery but no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated is considered a

  • Class T machinery room
  • Class A machinery room
  • Class M machinery room
  • Class B machinery room

12: Which occupancy can ammonia be used in?

  • redifential
  • depends on the quantity of freon
  • industrial
  • commercial

13: Name an HCFC refrigerant(s):

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

14: A declaration test is needed when the system contains more than

  • 65 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 110 lbs
  • 120 lbs

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

  • relief valve
  • condenser
  • service valve
  • bleed valve

16: 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.

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

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

  • A-2
  • A-1
  • B-1
  • B-2

18: A pressure vessel having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be sufficient to withstand ____times the pressure of the saturation temperature of the refrigerant or ____times the critical pressure of the refrigerant, whichever is less.

  • 2.5, 3.0
  • 3.0, 3.5
  • 2.5, 2.5
  • 6.6, 6.6

19: All machine rooms must be outfitted with a detector that _______?

  • activates an audible alarm
  • activates a visual alarm
  • starts the ventilation system
  • All of the above

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

  • Leak tested
  • Inspected
  • Pressurized
  • Insulated

21: Refrigerants shall be classified by

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

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

  • True
  • False

23: When releasing a hydrogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant to the atmosphere, ample ventilation must be provided and

  • the owner shall be informed
  • no flames shall be permitted
  • gas masks must be worn
  • explosion precautions must be taken

24: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall be installed per instruction of the AHJ
  • shall not be used for air condition for human comfort
  • shall be allowed to be used for human comfort.
  • shall be installed in Class T machinery rooms

25: 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.

  • 110
  • 100
  • 80
  • 90