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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Continuous Spillage
Used in forced hot air system
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
100 -000
Backdrafting

2. CO >35 ppm
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
POSITIVE pressure

3. Combustion by-products
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

4. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Combustion Appliance Zone
CFMn*NC

5. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
250 Pascals

6. Occupancy BAS
3412
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

7. Seasonal Efficiency
base of the chimney liner or flue
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

8. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
5 minutes
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

9. CFM50
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
CFMn*NC
natural draf and fan assisted draft

10. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
3412
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

11. Category I includes...
Used to measure appliance capacity
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
base of the chimney liner or flue
natural draf and fan assisted draft

12. One inch of Water Column
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
250 Pascals

13. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
not done

14. Boiler
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

15. Heat Load
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

16. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
100 -000

17. Volume BAS
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
.35 * Volume/60
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
POSITIVE pressure

18. 3 Elements required for combustion
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Backdrafting
250 Pascals
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

19. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
base of the chimney liner or flue

20. Combustion
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
NEGATIVE draft pressure

21. Carbon Monoxide
Backdrafting
Combustion Appliance Zone
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

22. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
250 Pascals
5 minutes
not done
Used to measure appliance capacity

23. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
.35 * Volume/60
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
5 minutes

24. AFUE
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Used to measure appliance capacity

25. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
natural draf and fan assisted draft
base of the chimney liner or flue
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

26. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
60 Seconds
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

27. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

28. NC

29. Furnace
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system
.35 * Volume/60
NEGATIVE draft pressure

30. 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
Used to measure appliance capacity
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

31. CAZ
5 minutes
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Combustion Appliance Zone
CFMn*NC

32. Heat Loss
5 minutes
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
100 -000

33. Category IV includes...

34. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Backdrafting
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
CFMn*NC
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

35. Draft
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
250 Pascals