Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: Ashrae states that the equipment on a building needs to conform to adjacent buildings classifications when within ____ feet from opening and intakes.

  • 75
  • 15
  • 50
  • 20

2: What is the purpose of a surge capacitor on a contactor?

  • to protect low voltage equipment
  • to keep the contactor pulled in
  • to balance the sine waves
  • to provide smoother start/stops

3: How many refrigerant classifications are there for toxicity?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 5

4: 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

5: In a refrigeration system, you open a valve from the condenser and collect some material on a clean white sheet of bond paper, which of the following would you most likely be testing for?

  • checking the level of refrigerant in the system
  • testing for oil in the system
  • testing for moisture in the system
  • none of the above

6: Refrigeration piping before being buried shall be

  • leak tested
  • encased in pipe duct
  • pressure tested
  • All of the above

7: 1 HP = ____ Watts?

  • 746
  • 3.1416
  • 11,239
  • 3,412

8: Which of the following controllers would you expect to be most sensitive to temperature changes?

  • line voltage t-stat
  • immersion controller
  • low voltage t-stat
  • aquastat

9: The heat picked up in the evaporator must equal to

  • the heat gained by the condenser
  • the heat of compression
  • the heat giving by the condenser
  • the heat lost by the medium being cooled

10: A thermometer inside a duct measures ____ heat.

  • specific
  • sensible
  • hidden
  • latent

11: 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

12: How would you know if there was a loss of crankcase pressure?

  • oil will foam
  • oil level will rise
  • oil will thin out
  • oil will thicken

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

  • 5.5
  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • 2.5

14: When a pressure gauge is permanently installed on a system, it must be ___ times the design pressure of the system.

  • 1
  • 1.2
  • 2.2
  • 1.5

15: When this is installed on the high side of a system, it must be capable of reading 1.2 times the design pressure (ASHRAE 15 9.11.3)

  • Pressure gauge
  • Temperature gauge
  • Sight glass gauge
  • All of the above

16: Institutional occupancy is

  • a premise or that portion of a premise where large numbers of people congregate and from which occupants cannot quickly vacate the space.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise from which, because they are disabled, debilitated, or confined, occupants cannot readily leave without the assistance of others.
  • a premise or that portion of a premise where people transact business, receive personal service, or purchase food and other goods.
  • None of the above

17: Class A refrigerants are considered

  • non-flammable
  • toxic
  • non-toxic
  • flammable

18: The level of voltage caused by back electromagnetic force that opens the contacts of a potential relay in order to take the start capacitor out of the circuit is

  • boost voltage
  • lift voltage
  • pick up voltage
  • run voltage

19: In a motor, an internal overload might open if

  • there's a direct short
  • there's an open start winding
  • there was a high pressure refrigerant was used for a low pressure system.
  • there's an excess current draw through the motor

20: Crankcase heaters are energized

  • while the compressor is running
  • to prevent compressor freeze-up
  • to allow easy compressor start-up
  • when the compressor is off

21: "I" represents ____ in the Ohm's law formula.

  • voltage.
  • resistance
  • capacitance
  • amperage

22: If two 500 ohm resistors are connected in series, the resistance will be

  • 500 ohms
  • 1000 ohms
  • 200 ohms
  • 20 ohms

23: Where is an EPR valve located on a multi-evaporator system?

  • Suction line prior to the accumulator of the lowest temperature system
  • Suction line of the warmest evaporator
  • Suction line of the coolest evaporator
  • Suction line at the compressor

24: When the compressor is below the condensor

  • traps are not needed on this type of system
  • traps are needed on the suction line
  • traps are needed on the oil return line
  • traps are needed on the discharge line

25: A High-Probablity system

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