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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
not done
CFMn*NC
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

2. Category I includes...
CFMn*NC
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
natural draf and fan assisted draft
5 minutes

3. Heat Load
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Used to measure appliance capacity

4. Category IV includes...

5. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
100 -000
Used in forced hot air system
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

6. Carbon Monoxide
Used in hydronic and steam systems
60 Seconds
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

7. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Backdrafting
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

8. Boiler
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used in hydronic and steam systems
3412
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

9. Distribution Type
Used to measure appliance capacity
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

10. AFUE (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
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Used in forced hot air system
Combustion Appliance Zone

11. Continuous Spillage
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Backdrafting

12. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
3412
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

13. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000
NEGATIVE draft pressure

14. Occupancy BAS
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
CFMn*NC
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

15. Draft
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used in forced hot air system
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

16. NC

17. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

18. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Used in hydronic and steam systems
POSITIVE pressure
not done
Backdrafting

19. AFUE
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
base of the chimney liner or flue
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

20. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

21. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
60 Seconds

22. Furnace
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

23. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Backdrafting
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

24. CFM50
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure
CFMn*NC

25. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

26. Combustion by-products
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Backdrafting
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Combustion Appliance Zone

27. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system

28. Combustion
base of the chimney liner or flue
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used to measure appliance capacity

29. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

30. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

31. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Used in forced hot air system
Combustion Appliance Zone
Backdrafting

32. Volume BAS
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

33. Seasonal Efficiency
5 minutes
3412
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

34. Heat Loss
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
natural draf and fan assisted draft

35. One inch of Water Column
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
250 Pascals
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
5 minutes