ASHRAE/CMR code Prep Quiz

Topics: ASHRAE/CMR

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1: A machine room with a refrigerant system using ammonia shall

  • be provided with a continuously operated ventilation system
  • be considered a non-hazardous location in accordance with National Electrical code
  • have no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated
  • All of the above

2: What would be the classification of a prison?

  • Institutional
  • Place of assembly
  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile

3: A professional or office building would be considered what type of occupancy?

  • business
  • public assembly
  • commercial
  • mercantile

4: A room having machinery but no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated is considered a

  • Class B machinery room
  • Class M machinery room
  • Class T machinery room
  • Class A machinery room

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

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

6: A Low-Probability System

  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection can not enter the occupied space
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area

7: A class B1 refrigerant is considered

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

8: The dial of a pressure gauge, when installed on the high side of a system be graduated 1.2 times the designed pressure.

  • True
  • False

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

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

10: Dual-pressure relief devices should be installed on

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

11: Which refrigerant replaced R-12?

  • R-22
  • R-407A
  • R-410A
  • R-134A

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

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

13: Defined process piping by code CMR (528)

  • Any piping that conveys a solid, liquid or gas that is not part of the plumbing or fire protection system
  • Any piping in an industrial space
  • Any piping in an industrial or commercial space
  • All of the above

14: What is not a requirement of a class T machine room?

  • self-closing doors
  • fire hose connection to the building fire protection system
  • tight fitting doors
  • automatic ventilation

15: A High-Probability System

  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter the occupied space
  • is such that any leak will cause injury or death to anyone within a 100 square foot area
  • is a system highly likely to leak form a failed connection or component of such system
  • is such that a leak of refrigerant from a failed connection will enter an unoccupied space

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

  • you can never change refrigerants
  • Place sign, check for leaks, and insulate suction line
  • Make sure its compatible, notify owner, and notify AHJ.
  • Nothing must be done

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

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

18: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

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

19: 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

20: Refrigerants shall be classified by

  • toxicity and flammability
  • color codes
  • maximum permissible quantities of each group
  • requirements for commercial, industrial, and residential occupancies

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

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

22: Refrigerant restricted in 2004 but used for transition for decades:

  • R-22
  • R-134A
  • R-123
  • R-11

23: 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

24: What type of relief valve is used on a CO2 system?

  • rupture disc
  • gate valve
  • glove disc
  • fusible plug

25: What type of copper is not permitted on refrigeration systems?

  • Type N
  • Type L
  • Type M
  • Type K