ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

1: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

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

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

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

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

4: R-718 is rated unlimited for refrigeration quantity contained in a system. Why?

  • Because it's water
  • R-718 is not rated unlimited because it's a dangerous refrigerant
  • Because it's cheap
  • Because it's a non-flammable refrigerant

5: What must be done to refrigerant pipes before being buried?

  • Certified
  • Leaked checked
  • Encased
  • Coated

6: Can a R22 line set be reused for a 410A system and if it can be reused, what must be done to it?

  • Flush with R-11
  • Flush with ammonia
  • Flush with RX-11
  • Flush with R-718

7: Large mercantile occupancy is

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

8: How many refrigerant classifications are there for flammability?

  • 3
  • 7
  • 1
  • 2

9: What is an egress?

  • An escape route
  • A valve put on the low side of the system to prevent frosting
  • A code violation
  • An entrance or exit

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

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

11: When air is ducted through a machine room that services occupied space, What must be done?

  • Ducted and sealed
  • Flanged and gasketed
  • Insulated and cross broke
  • Welded and seamed.

12: Pressure limiting devices are not required for systems containing less then ________ refrigerants.

  • 6.6 lbs
  • 13.9 lbs
  • 22 lbs
  • 44 lbs

13: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or less
  • vessels of 3 cubic feet or more
  • vessels of 10 cubic feet or less

14: When an inspection is needed, how often must it be done?

  • every 18 months
  • annually
  • every 24 months
  • every 36 months

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

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

16: Systems containing more than 110 pounds must have stop valves located at the

  • compressor suction inlet
  • compressor discharge outlet
  • receiver inlet and outlet
  • All of the above

17: How far from the ground does a relief valve need to be?

  • At least 20' above grade
  • At least 25' above grade
  • At least 15' above grade
  • Not more than 3' above grade

18: There can be no airflow from an occupied space through a machine room unless what?

  • System is high velocity
  • System is ducted and sealed
  • Duct is not located in the ceiling
  • None of the above.

19: 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.

  • 15
  • 75
  • 55
  • 50

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

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

21: Field Inspections of refrigeration and A/C systems in Massachusetts shall be made by

  • District Engineering Inspectors
  • Commissioned Inspectors
  • Master licensed Technician
  • both a or b

22: NH3 is

  • ammonia
  • lithium bromide
  • R-508A
  • R-718

23: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • CFC
  • Halon
  • HFC
  • HCFC

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

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