ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

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1: Where must a refrigeration contractor's license number be displayed?

  • Trucks, invoices, and advertising
  • Truck, office, every job, and on all equipment
  • Trucks, license plates, and uniforms
  • Uniforms, checks, and invoices.

2: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of

  • 15 square feet or less
  • 3 cubic feet or more
  • 3 cubic feet or less
  • 15 cubic feet or more

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

  • black iron
  • copper
  • stainless steel
  • magnesium

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

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

5: Class 3 refrigerants are

  • toxic
  • highly flammable
  • non-flammable
  • non-toxic

6: Pressure relief valves shall be marked with the data from

  • Section IV Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section VIII Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section I Division VIII of ASME Boiler & Pressure Code
  • Section XIII Division of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Code

7: 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

8: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 36
  • 48
  • 24
  • 18

9: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • HCFC
  • HFC
  • Halon
  • CFC

10: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 55 lbs
  • 500 lbs
  • 660 lbs
  • 330 lbs

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

  • R-11
  • R-113
  • R-12
  • R-22

12: Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less shall be protected by

  • a fusible plug
  • a pressure relief device
  • either a fusible plug or a pressure relief device
  • Pressure vessels having an inside diameter of 6” or less need no such protection unless otherwise specified

13: The discharge relief valve is located (9.4.6)

  • on top of the condensor
  • between the compressor and the stop valve
  • between the compressor and oil separator
  • between the compressor and reciever

14: What section of ASHRAE-15 governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 6 ASHRAE-34 ASME VIII unfired
  • Section 7 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII fired
  • OSHA
  • Section 9 ASHRAE-15 ASME VIII unfired

15: Most CFC's are

  • toxic
  • inert
  • inert but toxic
  • flammable

16: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • neutralizing tank
  • basement
  • outdoors
  • unoccupied spaces

17: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

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

18: What is the minimum size of the discharge pipe?

  • Same size as the outlet of the relief valve
  • One pipe size larger that the inlet of the relief valve
  • Depends on size of manifold
  • All of the above

19: What was the main reason for enacting the no venting rule of July 1, 1992?

  • Ozone depletion
  • Green house effect
  • Global warming potential
  • All of the above

20: The Department that certifies the transportation of refrigerant is the

  • DOT
  • EPO
  • RSES
  • EPA

21: NH3 is

  • R-508A
  • lithium bromide
  • R-718
  • ammonia

22: Whoever owns/uses a refrigeration or air conditioning system covered by this code

  • must notify the Department of Public Safety prior to starting the system
  • shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts according to CMR 522
  • shall make application for inspections to the Chief of Inspectors
  • None of the above

23: Pressure limiting devices are not required for systems containing less then ________ refrigerants.

  • 44 lbs
  • 22 lbs
  • 13.9 lbs
  • 6.6 lbs

24: The Board of Boilers adopts by reference

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

25: Group A1 refrigerants over ____ pounds in a system must discharge to the atmosphere

  • 330
  • 110
  • 1,000
  • 6.6