ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: Name an HCFC refrigerant(s):

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

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

  • you can never change refrigerants
  • Nothing must be done
  • Place sign, check for leaks, and insulate suction line
  • Make sure its compatible, notify owner, and notify AHJ.

3: copper and its alloys shall not be used in contact with _____ except as a component of bronze alloys for bearing or other non-refrigerant containing uses.

  • ammonia
  • HCFC-123
  • Lithium bromide
  • CFC-11

4: When a pressure gauge is permanently installed on a system, it must be ___ times the design pressure of the system.

  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2.2
  • 1.2

5: Doors communicating with outside from a mechanical room must be?

  • Self-closing, approved, fire door
  • Steel, approved, weather-stripped
  • Self-closing, wooden, fire door
  • Self-closing, aligned, fire door

6: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • B-2
  • A-1
  • A-2
  • B-1

7: A premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants can not quickly vacate the space is considered

  • public assembly occupancy
  • institutional occupancy
  • commercial occupancy
  • mixed occupancy

8: pressure relief valves must discharge to the atmosphere at a location not less than 15 feet from ground level and ____ feet from any window, ventilation opening, or exits of buildings.

  • 10
  • 20
  • 15
  • 25

9: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

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

10: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 10 cubic feet or more

  • shall use rupture discs or duel pressure relief valves
  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices

11: 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

12: Large Mercantile occupancy is a premise or that portion of a premise where more than ____ persons congregate on levels above or below the street level to purchase personal merchandise.

  • 100
  • 350
  • 400
  • 250

13: Group A2 refrigerants have a ______ toxicity rating than Group B1 refrigerants.

  • lower
  • higher
  • the same
  • there is no Group B1 refrigerants

14: Which occupancy can ammonia be used in?

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

15: What kind of material can't be used on the outlet of a relief valve?

  • PVC
  • Stainless Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Copper

16: The gauge thickness required on a CO2 tank construction is

  • 5/16"
  • 1/16"
  • 1/8"
  • 3/32"

17: A professional or office building would be considered what type of occupancy?

  • mercantile
  • public assembly
  • business
  • commercial

18: The certificate of inspection

  • shall be authorized by a notarized insurance company
  • shall be posted on the compressor shell or electrical panel at the unit
  • 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

19: When a refrigeration or air conditioning system is installed

  • the form of certificate shall be authorized by the Department of Pubic safety
  • it shall be approved by the owner for proper operation.
  • it shall not be operated below prescribed pressures
  • a field inspection shall be made before it is put into service

20: Which refrigerant class listed below is the most flammable?

  • B2
  • A3
  • A2
  • C3

21: Each machinery room shall contain

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

22: What refrigerant were phased out in 2004?

  • R-11
  • R-22
  • R-12
  • R-134a

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

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

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

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

25: Pipe identification labels are required when the system contains more than

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