ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: How many CFMs are required per square foot of commercial office occupied space

  • 5 CFM
  • 20 CFM
  • .5 CFM
  • 15 CFM

2: 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

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

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

4: Which refrigerant(s) is an HFC?

  • R-22
  • R-410A
  • R-502
  • All of the above

5: Direct systems using Group II refrigerants

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

6: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

  • Person in charge of the facility
  • Person who pulled the permit
  • Contractor who last serviced the system.
  • Board of Boilers

7: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-22
  • R-134a

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

  • R-12
  • R-22
  • R-11
  • R-113

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

  • 15
  • 5
  • 20
  • 1

10: A Category D fluid

  • is when the fluid handled is non flammable, nontoxic, and not damaging to human as defined in ANSI/ASME Process Piping.
  • is when the design pressure does not exceed 150 psi
  • a fluid for service piping in which the potential for personnel exposure is judged to cause harm and irreversible damage to those persons exposed to it
  • Both a and b are correct

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: A total of all group A-2,B-2, A-3, and B-3 refrigerants shall not exceed ____ lb in the occupied areas and machinery rooms of institutional occupancies.

  • 100
  • 350
  • 50
  • 550

13: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • R-134A
  • R-123
  • R-22
  • R-12

14: A Low-Probability System

  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection can not enter the occupied space

15: The certificate of inspection

  • shall be authorized by a notarized insurance company
  • shall be posted and protected from dirt, water, and other elements
  • shall be $20 and an additional fee of $1 for each tone above 20 tons
  • shall be posted on the compressor shell or electrical panel at the unit

16: It shall be the duty of the person in charge of the premises on which a refrigeration system containing more than ___ lbs of refrigerant is installed to provide a schematic drawing or panel giving directions for the operation of the system.

  • 75
  • 15
  • 50
  • 55

17: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Place of assembly
  • Large mercantile

18: 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

19: Large mercantile occupancy is

  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 50 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 200 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise
  • a premise of that portion of a premise where more than 100 persons congregate on levels above of below street level to purchase personal merchandise.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where more than 1500 persons congregate on levels above or below street level to purchase personal merchandise

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

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

21: A restaurant is classified as a

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

22: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems
  • A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and the designed temperature is between -20F to 366F
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F

23: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

24: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.

  • institutional
  • residential
  • mercantile
  • commercial

25: Which of the following are considered inorganic refrigerants?

  • R-717 and R-718
  • 410A and R-407C
  • R-500 and R-502
  • None of the above