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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
60 Seconds
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

2. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
not done
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

3. CFM50
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
3412
CFMn*NC
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

4. Carbon Monoxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

5. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
base of the chimney liner or flue
POSITIVE pressure
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

6. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
60 Seconds
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

7. Combustion by-products
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Used to measure appliance capacity
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

8. Heat Loss
3412
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

9. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
.35 * Volume/60
60 Seconds

10. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
.35 * Volume/60
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
'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

11. One inch of Water Column
250 Pascals
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
100 -000

12. AFUE
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used in forced hot air system
Used to measure appliance capacity

13. Seasonal Efficiency
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
60 Seconds
natural draf and fan assisted draft

14. Category I includes...
Backdrafting
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
natural draf and fan assisted draft

15. Heat Load
natural draf and fan assisted draft
CFMn*NC
Used to measure appliance capacity
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

16. Furnace
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used in forced hot air system
base of the chimney liner or flue
natural draf and fan assisted draft

17. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
3412
NEGATIVE draft pressure

18. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
NEGATIVE draft pressure
.35 * Volume/60
Combustion Appliance Zone

19. Volume BAS
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
not done
POSITIVE pressure
.35 * Volume/60

20. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Backdrafting
.35 * Volume/60
100 -000

21. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
base of the chimney liner or flue
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
NEGATIVE draft pressure

22. Continuous Spillage
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Backdrafting
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

23. Occupancy BAS
.35 * Volume/60
100 -000
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

24. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used in forced hot air system

25. Draft
Used in hydronic and steam systems
3412
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

26. Category IV includes...

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27. CAZ
Used in forced hot air system
Backdrafting
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in hydronic and steam systems

28. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
100 -000
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

29. NC

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30. Distribution Type
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

31. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

32. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Backdrafting
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
CFMn*NC
Used in hydronic and steam systems

33. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
.35 * Volume/60
Used in forced hot air system
NEGATIVE draft pressure

34. Boiler
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Used in hydronic and steam systems
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Used to measure appliance capacity

35. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building