Type 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What should be done to reduce refrigerant loss from a purge unit on a R-123 chiller?
A. Leak test and repair the chiller.
B. Seal the purge unit discharge line.
C. Pipe purge unit back into the low side.
D. Pipe purge unit back into recovery unit.

A

A. Leak test and repair the chiller.

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2
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Leak testing a low pressure refrigeration system with nitrogen in excess of 10 psig could cause which of the following to fail?
A: CONDENSER TUBES. 
B: PURGE UNIT SHELLS. 
C: EVAPORATOR
D: Rupture Disc
A

D: Rupture Disc

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3
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What precaution should be taken prior to recovering refrigerant from a chiller suspected of having tube leaks

A

A. Drain the water sides of the evaporator and condenser

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4
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Industrial process refrigeration when the leak rate exceeds

A

D: 30%

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5
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What must a system owner do once the threshold leak rate has been exceeded on any low pressure system using an ozone depleting refrigerant?

A

D: Repair the applicance enough to bring the leak rate below the threshold, retrofit, or retire the applican

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6
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passed the initial verification leak test, when must a follow-up verification test be conducted

A

C: within 10 days

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7
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A typical setting for the high pressure cut-out control on a recovery unit used for evacuating the refrigerant from a low pressure chiller is

A

C: 10 psig

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8
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Refrigenant removal from a low-pressure system starts with

A

B: Liquid removal

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9
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Why should the oil be removed from a low-pressure system at 103’F

A

B: Less refrigenant will be contained in the oil at the higher temperature

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10
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A rupture disc on a recovery vessel for low-pressure refrigeants relieves at

A

C: 15psig

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11
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What is the result of raising the tempurature of the room in which a low-pressure chiller is located?

A

B: Faster refrigerant recovery

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12
Q

What is a typical advantage of a water cooled recovery unit?

A

Faster recovery of large quantities of refrigerant

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13
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Charging liquid R-245fa into a low-pressure refrigeration system under a vacuum greater than 18 inches. Hg vacuum can cause the

A

C: System water to freeze

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14
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Which of the following statements is true for recycling and recovery equipment?

A

It must be equiped with low-loss ball valves and flare fittings

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15
Q

to pressurized an R-1233zd system for the purpose of opening the system for a non-major repair?

A

Warming the liquid refrigerant in the system

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16
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What evacuation level must technicians recover refrigerant to before disposing a low-pressure applicane?

A

25mm of Hg absolute

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17
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require purge unit

A

These system operate below atmospheric pressure

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18
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reason to take oil sample

A

the unit has had a compressor burnout

19
Q

prevent freezing by increasing pressure using a gas such as

A

Nitrogen

20
Q

Pressure relief valves must NOT be installed

A

In series

21
Q

which of the following statements about R-1233zd is FALSE

A

It is SNAP approved replacement for low-pressure centrifugal systems

22
Q

Continuous excessive moisture collection in the purge unit of a low-pressure refrigeration system could indicate what condition?

A

The condenser or the chiller barrel tubes are leaking

23
Q

ASHRAE Guideline 3, check for leak

A

1 mm Hg to 2.5mm Hg

24
Q

Chillers belong to which EPA leak repair category

A

Comfort colling

25
Q

After recovering liquid refrigerant

A

Recover the vapor refrigerant

26
Q

What should be on/off during vapor removal from a chiller?

A

Water pumps, recovery compressor, recovery condenser warer should all be on

27
Q

How do you determine when enough vapor has entered the refrigeration system before you charge refrigerant liqid

A

Refrigerant saturation temperature increases above 32’F

28
Q

major

A

Replacement of Evaporator coil / Compressor /

29
Q

R-123 at 14.7 PSIA will boil at

A

82’F

30
Q

safety precautions should be adhered to for low-pressure systems

A

Use glove and safety goggles when working with liquid refrigerant

31
Q

where should the discharge from a rupture disc be piped for venting

A

Outdoors

32
Q

burst pressure for a rupture disc

A

15 psig

33
Q

Place a leak detector probe to check gas leaks into the water box with water removed

A

In the drain valve opening

34
Q

Which of the following CANNOT be used as a reason to extend the applicance leak repair deadline

A

Necessary repair parts are unavailable

35
Q

The use of severly oversized vacuum pump could

A

Cause trapped water to freeze

36
Q

lowest access point on a low-pressure centrifugal air-conditioning appliance

A

Evaporator charging valve

37
Q

indicates air in a low-pressure system

A

High head pressure

38
Q

refrigerant go after it leave the purse unit of a low-pressure centrifugal system

A

The evaporator

39
Q

AHREA Standard 15-2013 requires the use of sensors and alarms to detect

A

All refrigerant safety groups

40
Q

Excessive running of a purse unit

A

Leaking sysstem

41
Q

replacement appliance used a refrigerant exempt from the venting prohibition

A

18 months

42
Q

where is refrigerant added to a centrifugal machine

A

Evaporator charging valve

43
Q

activate an alarm and mechanical ventilation

A

when the TLV-TWA Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average is exceeded