ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

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

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

2: 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
  • 330 lbs.
  • 55 lbs

3: What type of pressure relief device is used on a CO2 system?

  • Gate valve
  • Fusible plug
  • Rupture disk
  • Glove valve

4: Most CFC's are

  • flammable
  • inert but toxic
  • toxic
  • inert

5: Ammonia is under what safety classification?

  • B1
  • B3
  • B2
  • A3

6: 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

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

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

8: R-410A is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • B-2
  • A-1
  • B-1
  • A-2

9: B3 refrigerants are considered

  • toxic and highly flammable
  • non-toxic but flammable
  • non-toxic but non-flammable
  • toxic but non-flammable

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

  • Stainless Steel
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Copper
  • Aluminum

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

  • Copper
  • Stainless Steel
  • Aluminum
  • PVC

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

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

13: The main cause of enacting the "no vending rule" of July 1st 1992 was

  • global warming potential
  • ozone depletion
  • both a & b
  • None of the above

14: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 48
  • 36
  • 24
  • 18

15: Evaporators within 18" of a heating coil must be equipped with a

  • pressure relief device
  • zone valve
  • low limit control
  • high limit control

16: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classified?

  • R-134A
  • R-718
  • R-422A
  • R-717

17: R-717 is

  • water
  • carbon dioxide
  • trichloromethane
  • ammonia

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

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

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

  • There is a temporary shut-down until a final inspection can be performed.
  • 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

20: 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

21: When testing systems using non-positive displacement compressors, the entire system shall be considered for test purposes as the low side.

  • True
  • False

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

  • Copper
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Zinc

23: Halogen refrigerants are corrosive to which type of metal?

  • stainless steel
  • copper
  • magnesium
  • black iron

24: R-11 belongs to Group

  • A-2
  • B-3
  • A-1
  • B-1

25: All electrical work done on refrigeration systems must comply with

  • OSHA
  • ASHREA-15 Section 9.2.1
  • NEC and Massachusetts Modifications
  • Department of Energy