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: Name a CFC refrigerant(s):

  • R-11
  • R-12
  • R-123
  • both a & b

3: What would be the classification of a church?

  • Large mercantile
  • Place of assembly
  • Institutional
  • Industrial

4: R-22 is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • A-2
  • A-1
  • B-2
  • B-1

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

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

6: Indirect systems using Group II refrigerants

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

7: Pressure vessels having design pressures of 15 psig or less shall have the strength to withstand at least ______times the design pressure.

  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • 2.5
  • 5.5

8: Single compound Refrigerants are classified by what two criteria?

  • Weight and color
  • Temperature range and hazardousness
  • Flammability and temperature range
  • Flammability and toxicity

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

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

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

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

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

  • condenser
  • relief valve
  • bleed valve
  • service valve

12: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • basement
  • neutralizing tank
  • unoccupied spaces
  • outdoors

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

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

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

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

15: How many groups of refrigerants are there?

  • 3
  • 1
  • 5
  • 7

16: 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

17: What is the refrigerant dichlorodifluoromethane?

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

18: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-1
  • B-3
  • B-2
  • A-3

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

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

20: A positive displacement compressor is

  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal pressure of the compression chamber
  • is a reciprocating type compressor with 2 or more pistons
  • where the compressor's suction pressure and the compressor;s discharge pressure is more than 50 PSI
  • a compressor in which the increase in pressure is attained by changing the internal volume of the compression chamber

21: Trichlorofluoromethane is the name of what refrigerant?

  • R-502
  • R-12
  • R-113
  • R-11

22: What happens after your initial inspection of a pressure vessel?

  • Inspector leaves a metal tag with a certification listed on it
  • Notify the Fire Marshal that the system has been inspected and approved
  • Notify the AHJ to let them know that the system been inspected
  • There is a temporary shut-down until a final inspection can be performed.

23: High pressure controls should be set no higher than

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

24: Fusible plugs must have what marked on them?

  • Melting temperature in F
  • Melting temperature in C
  • Opening pressure
  • All of the above

25: According to ASHRAE Standard-15 9.8 Positive Displacement Compressor Protection, the pressure-relief device discharge into

  • the low-pressure side of the system
  • the high side of the system
  • the liquid receiver
  • both a and c are correct