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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One inch of Water Column
Used in hydronic and steam systems
POSITIVE pressure
.35 * Volume/60
250 Pascals

2. Combustion by-products
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

3. Distribution Type
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

4. Category IV includes...

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5. Heat Loss
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

6. CAZ
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
5 minutes
base of the chimney liner or flue
Combustion Appliance Zone

7. CFM50
Used in hydronic and steam systems
CFMn*NC
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Combustion Appliance Zone

8. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Backdrafting

9. Continuous Spillage
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Backdrafting
natural draf and fan assisted draft
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

10. Furnace
5 minutes
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Used in forced hot air system
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

11. Category I includes...
POSITIVE pressure
natural draf and fan assisted draft
60 Seconds
Backdrafting

12. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
POSITIVE pressure
250 Pascals
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

13. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
NEGATIVE draft pressure
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

14. Seasonal Efficiency
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Used in forced hot air system
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

15. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
5 minutes
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

16. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
.35 * Volume/60
250 Pascals

17. NC

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18. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
CFMn*NC
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
.35 * Volume/60

19. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in forced hot air system
Combustion Appliance Zone
100 -000

20. Heat Load
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Backdrafting
Used to measure appliance capacity

21. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Backdrafting
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

22. Draft
250 Pascals
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used to measure appliance capacity
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

23. AFUE
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
POSITIVE pressure

24. Carbon Monoxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Used to measure appliance capacity
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

25. 3 Elements required for combustion
CFMn*NC
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Backdrafting

26. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
not done
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

27. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
natural draf and fan assisted draft

28. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Combustion Appliance Zone
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
not done

29. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Combustion Appliance Zone
.35 * Volume/60
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
POSITIVE pressure

30. Combustion
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Used in forced hot air system
5 minutes
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

31. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
250 Pascals
Used in forced hot air system

32. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
base of the chimney liner or flue
NEGATIVE draft pressure
CFMn*NC

33. Occupancy BAS
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

34. Volume BAS
250 Pascals
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
.35 * Volume/60
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

35. Boiler
100 -000
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat