ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: 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.

  • 50
  • 55
  • 75
  • 15

2: Ammonia (NH3) is a group III refrigerant

  • True
  • False

3: How many flammability classifications are refrigerants in?

  • 2
  • 7
  • 5
  • 3

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

  • 150
  • 200
  • 330
  • 100

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

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

6: The main purpose of a refrigerant detector in a machinery room is to

  • inform there is a refrigerant leak int he system
  • detect toxins in the air caused by a refrigerant leak
  • to set off an alarm when there is refrigerant present inside the room
  • all of the above

7: Ammonia belongs to Group

  • A-1
  • A-2
  • B-1
  • B-2

8: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or less

  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • shall use pressure relief devices

9: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried ?(8.10.4)

  • Leak checked
  • Insulated and installed in a pipe duct (Encased)
  • Classifed
  • Certified

10: How many groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 1
  • 5
  • 3
  • 7

11: 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

12: A High-Probablity 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 failed connections will enter the occupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from failed connections will enter the unoccupied space
  • is a system highly likely to leak from a failed connection or component of such system

13: Who authorizes changes to the safety codes?

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

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

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

15: What do you need to do when you install a new system?

  • Document the superheat and subcooling reading
  • Add refrigerant
  • Insulate the suction line before you take a superheat reading
  • Have it inspected

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

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

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

  • 1
  • 50
  • 10
  • 100

18: What pipe can not be used for refrigeration?

  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N

19: Evaporators located ____inches of a heating coil shall be equipped whit a pressure relief device.

  • 10
  • 18
  • 15
  • 24

20: Pressure vessel having an inside diameter exceeding 6” with an internal pressure greater than 15psig shall be marked directly on or on the nameplate the letters _______________ signifying compliance with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

  • “UM” and “UV”
  • “UV”
  • “U” or “UM”
  • “UL”

21: Refrigerant piping crossing an open space that affords passageway in any building shall not be less than _____ feet above the floor unless piping is located against the ceiling.

  • 7.25'
  • 7.00'
  • 8'4"
  • 9.00'

22: 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

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

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

24: 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

25: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

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