ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

  • 48
  • 18
  • 36
  • 24

2: The ASHRAE Standard 34 requires what type of alarm for equipment rooms using HCFC-123?

  • CO Sensing
  • refrigerant sensing
  • phosgene gas sening
  • A group sensing

3: When is the space above a drop ceiling calculated as space for refrigerant limit quantities?

  • When it's used as part of a supply or return air system
  • When there is a space 6' or more above it
  • When its white
  • When there are sprinklers above

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

  • 99%
  • 75%
  • 80%
  • 90%

5: How many gallons of water per pound of ammonia do you need?

  • 5
  • 20
  • 1
  • 15

6: Can ammonia be used on domestic system?

  • no
  • no, unless there is proper ventilation system installed
  • yes, for systems under 10 tons
  • yes

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

  • 90%
  • 80%
  • 100%
  • 75%

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

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

9: Ammonia (NH3) is a group III refrigerant

  • True
  • False

10: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • institutional
  • mercantile
  • residential
  • commercial

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

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

12: Before you change the type of refrigerant in a refrigeration system, what three things must be done?

  • place sign, check for leaks, insulate
  • you can't change refrigerants
  • make sure it's compatible, notify owner, notify A.H.J
  • nothing must be done

13: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classifted?

  • R-134a
  • R-718
  • R-717
  • R-711

14: 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

15: When a refrigerating machinery room is used, the emergency procedures shall be posted

  • outside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the evaporator
  • inside the room, immediately adjacent to each door
  • on a conspicuous card located near the compressor

16: R-410A is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • B-1
  • A-1
  • B-2
  • A-2

17: Machinery rooms shall be vented to _____________ and utilizing mechanical ventilation.

  • Machinery rooms need not be vented
  • the mechanical room housing the refrigeration system
  • the return air ducted system
  • the outdoors

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

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

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

  • 150
  • 200
  • 330
  • 100

20: Each machinery room shall contain

  • high and low pressure controls
  • a toxicity detector where the presence of ammonia or lithium bromide from a leak will concentrate
  • smoke and fire alarms as well as three means of egress and that egress must meet 528 CMR ventilation requirements
  • a refrigerant detector located in an area where the refrigerant from a leak will concentrate

21: Evaporators within 18" of a heating coil must be equipped with a

  • high limit control
  • zone valve
  • pressure relief device
  • low limit control

22: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Institutional
  • Place of assembly
  • Large mercantile
  • Industrial

23: When can recovered refrigerants be reused?

  • They can't
  • Only when used in original owner's equipment
  • Only if used in 30 days of recovery
  • None of the above

24: Insurance companies shall forward each inspection report of all refrigeration or A/C systems to the Chief of Inspections within

  • 30 days
  • 14 days
  • 1 week
  • 2 months

25: When is the only time you can leave a service container attached to a system?

  • Leaking system
  • Recovery
  • Charging
  • Both b and c