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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

2. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
60 Seconds
Used to measure appliance capacity

3. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
60 Seconds
CFMn*NC
.35 * Volume/60

4. 3 Elements required for combustion
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
3412
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

5. Seasonal Efficiency
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
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

6. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
base of the chimney liner or flue
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
CFMn*NC

7. Category I includes...
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
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
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

8. AFUE
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used in hydronic and steam systems
natural draf and fan assisted draft

9. One inch of Water Column
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
250 Pascals
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Combustion Appliance Zone

10. Volume BAS
base of the chimney liner or flue
.35 * Volume/60
not done
POSITIVE pressure

11. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

12. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Used in forced hot air system
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
.35 * Volume/60
5 minutes

13. Furnace
Used in forced hot air system
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
100 -000
Backdrafting

14. Draft
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
not done
natural draf and fan assisted draft

15. Heat Load
250 Pascals
Used to measure appliance capacity
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

16. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
60 Seconds

17. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
CFMn*NC
100 -000
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

18. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

19. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
CFMn*NC
100 -000
3412
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

20. Continuous Spillage
Backdrafting
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

21. Combustion
Used in forced hot air system
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Combustion Appliance Zone

22. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
base of the chimney liner or flue

23. Category IV includes...

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24. Heat Loss
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used in hydronic and steam systems
CFMn*NC
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

25. Boiler
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used in hydronic and steam systems

26. NC

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27. CO >35 ppm
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
natural draf and fan assisted draft
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

28. Carbon Monoxide
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

29. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
60 Seconds
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

30. CFM50
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
CFMn*NC
POSITIVE pressure

31. Occupancy BAS
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Used in hydronic and steam systems
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

32. Distribution Type
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

33. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
3412
base of the chimney liner or flue

34. Combustion by-products
5 minutes
natural draf and fan assisted draft
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

35. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
CFMn*NC
3412
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
NEGATIVE draft pressure