ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

Quiz Result Settings

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

  • 200
  • 330
  • 100
  • 150

2: R-717 is

  • ammonia
  • trichloromethane
  • water
  • carbon dioxide

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

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

4: Where must a refrigeration contractor's license number be displayed?

  • Trucks, license plates, and uniforms
  • Trucks, invoices, and advertising
  • Truck, office, every job, and on all equipment
  • Uniforms, checks, and invoices.

5: When releasing a hydrogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant to the atmosphere, ample ventilation must be provided and

  • the owner shall be informed
  • gas masks must be worn
  • explosion precautions must be taken
  • no flames shall be permitted

6: 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 pressure relief devices
  • shall use fusible plugs

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

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

8: Stop valves shall not be permitted between the system and the

  • relief valve
  • bleed valve
  • service valve
  • condenser

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

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

10: Refrigeration devices shall be equipped with a ____ to protect against unexpected pressure due to a malfunction or fire?

  • Temperature limiter device
  • Circuit Breaker
  • T&P device
  • Relief valve

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

  • 660 lbs
  • 500 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 330 lbs

12: 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
  • 50
  • 55
  • 15

13: A premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space such as auditoriums, ballrooms, classrooms, passenger depots, restaurants, and theaters is considered a(n)

  • commercial occupancy
  • institutional occupancy
  • illegal occupancy
  • public assembly occupancy

14: How many different groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 3
  • 15
  • 7
  • 11

15: When must refrigeration system covered by the code be inspected?

  • Annually and when installed
  • Not required
  • Annually
  • Upon installation

16: Indirect systems using Group II refrigerants

  • shall be used for mechanical equipment only
  • shall be used in refrigeration system less than 1,000 lbs
  • shall have all refrigerant containing parts except piping, installed in a Class T machine room
  • shall be used in refrigeration system in excess of 1,000 lbs

17: What type of refrigerants are NOT flammable?

  • CHC
  • HFC
  • HCFC
  • All of the above

18: How are refrigerant blends classified?

  • Blends don't have to be classified
  • Based on best case Fractionation
  • Based on the oil used
  • Based on worst case fractionation

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

  • B2
  • A3
  • C3
  • A2

20: A plug containing an alloy that will melt at a specific temperature to relief pressure is a

  • relief plug
  • fusion plug
  • rupture plug
  • fusible plug

21: Each machinery room shall contain

  • a toxicity detector where the presence of ammonia or lithium bromide from a leak will concentrate
  • a refrigerant detector located in an area where the refrigerant 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
  • high and low pressure controls

22: Relief valves are rated in

  • gallons of water per minute
  • gallons of water per hour
  • pounds of air per hour
  • pounds of air per minute

23: What must be done to all doors and access points in duct work going through a mechanical room?

  • Must be hindged
  • Must be screwed shut
  • Must be sealed and gasketed
  • All of the above

24: Halo-carbon refrigerants cannot be used with what material?

  • Magnesium alloy
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Stainless Steel

25: _____ and its alloys are suitable for use with ammonia systems.

  • Zinc
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Magnesium