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BPI Building Analyst

Instructions:

Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

2. Category IV includes...

3. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Used in forced hot air system
not done
.35 * Volume/60

4. CO >35 ppm
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

5. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

6. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
100 -000
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
CFMn*NC

7. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
natural draf and fan assisted draft

8. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
POSITIVE pressure
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
.35 * Volume/60
5 minutes

9. Occupancy BAS
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Used in forced hot air system

10. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
not done
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

11. CFM50
Combustion Appliance Zone
NEGATIVE draft pressure
CFMn*NC
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

12. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
.35 * Volume/60
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done
POSITIVE pressure

13. AFUE
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
100 -000

14. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
100 -000

15. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
CFMn*NC
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
3412

16. Volume BAS
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used in forced hot air system
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
.35 * Volume/60

17. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
100 -000
3412
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
base of the chimney liner or flue

18. Continuous Spillage
Used to measure appliance capacity
.35 * Volume/60
Backdrafting
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

19. Category I includes...
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Used to measure appliance capacity
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

20. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
100 -000
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

21. One inch of Water Column
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
250 Pascals
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used to measure appliance capacity

22. Draft
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
POSITIVE pressure
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

23. Carbon Monoxide
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

24. Boiler
5 minutes
CFMn*NC
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

25. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
5 minutes

26. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

27. Heat Load
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Used to measure appliance capacity
60 Seconds

28. 3 Elements required for combustion
CFMn*NC
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

29. Heat Loss
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system

30. Seasonal Efficiency
100 -000
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

31. NC

32. Furnace
base of the chimney liner or flue
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system
.35 * Volume/60

33. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Used to measure appliance capacity
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
natural draf and fan assisted draft

34. 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
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
60 Seconds

35. Combustion
Used in forced hot air system
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building