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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 3 Elements required for combustion
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
base of the chimney liner or flue
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

2. Volume BAS
.35 * Volume/60
CFMn*NC
NEGATIVE draft pressure
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

3. Continuous Spillage
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
POSITIVE pressure
Backdrafting
3412

4. Carbon Monoxide
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used to measure appliance capacity
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

5. Category I includes...
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Backdrafting
100 -000

6. CFM50
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
CFMn*NC
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

7. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
100 -000
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Combustion Appliance Zone

8. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Combustion Appliance Zone
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

9. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Backdrafting
not done
POSITIVE pressure

10. Category IV includes...

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11. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
100 -000
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

12. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Backdrafting
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
NEGATIVE draft pressure

13. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
3412
100 -000
Used in forced hot air system
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

14. One inch of Water Column
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Combustion Appliance Zone
base of the chimney liner or flue
250 Pascals

15. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

16. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

17. Furnace
Backdrafting
Used in forced hot air system
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

18. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
60 Seconds
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

19. Draft
100 -000
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
CFMn*NC
60 Seconds

20. Combustion by-products
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used in forced hot air system
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

21. Boiler
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
NEGATIVE draft pressure

22. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
5 minutes

23. Seasonal Efficiency
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

24. NC

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25. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
60 Seconds
Used in hydronic and steam systems

26. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Used to measure appliance capacity
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
base of the chimney liner or flue
Backdrafting

27. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
60 Seconds

28. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
.35 * Volume/60

29. Occupancy BAS
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
natural draf and fan assisted draft
CFMn*NC
POSITIVE pressure

30. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
.35 * Volume/60
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

31. AFUE
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

32. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

33. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
POSITIVE pressure
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

34. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

35. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
CFMn*NC