ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

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1: Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed in case of a breakdown or leak over 55 lbs of refrigerant charge, shall be displayed on a conspicuous card located as near as possible to the

  • outside the machinery room
  • compressor
  • evaporator
  • boiler

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

  • 660 lbs
  • 330 lbs.
  • 55 lbs
  • 550 lbs

3: Walls and doors of a machinery room shall be at least _____ hour(s) fire rated.

  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
  • 3

4: 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

5: A restaurant is classified as a

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

6: A 3-cubic foot receiver must have what type of relief valve?

  • fusible plug
  • relief valve
  • rupture device
  • none of the above

7: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • commercial
  • mercantile
  • residential
  • institutional

8: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

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

9: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Zinc
  • Copper

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

  • R-113
  • R-22
  • R-12
  • R-11

11: The main cause of enacting the "no vending rule" of July 1st 1992 was

  • global warming potential
  • ozone depletion
  • both a & b
  • None of the above

12: Class T machine room

  • has no flame producing apparatus permanently installed
  • shall have remote controls to stop the action of the refrigerant compressor
  • shall have refrigerant leak detecting systems installed inside and outside the room
  • shall include closets used for setting equipment

13: What type of pressure relief device is used on a CO2 system?

  • Rupture disk
  • Glove valve
  • Fusible plug
  • Gate valve

14: 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

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

  • copper
  • black iron
  • magnesium
  • stainless steel

16: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 1
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3

17: 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

18: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

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

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

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

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

21: Who is permitted to access a refrigeration machine room?

  • Any employee
  • Contractors only
  • Authorized persons only
  • Anyone, it's a completely safe area

22: What is R-22?

  • Chlorofluoromethane
  • Chlorodifluoromethane
  • HFC
  • CCFCM

23: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Magnesium alloy
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Stainless Steel

24: 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

25: A plug containing an alloy that will melt at a specific temperature to relief pressure is a

  • fusion plug
  • fusible plug
  • relief plug
  • rupture plug