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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.
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
not done
3412
5 minutes

2. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
5 minutes

3. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Used in hydronic and steam systems
base of the chimney liner or flue
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

4. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
100 -000
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used in forced hot air system

5. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

6. Combustion by-products
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

7. 3 Elements required for combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
.35 * Volume/60

8. Heat Load
not done
Used to measure appliance capacity
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
250 Pascals

9. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
60 Seconds
natural draf and fan assisted draft

10. Draft
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

11. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
5 minutes
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

12. CAZ
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Combustion Appliance Zone
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
POSITIVE pressure

13. Occupancy BAS
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

14. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
60 Seconds
POSITIVE pressure
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

15. Volume BAS
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
.35 * Volume/60
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

16. Combustion
250 Pascals
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

17. NC

18. Boiler
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
.35 * Volume/60
Backdrafting
Used in hydronic and steam systems

19. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
100 -000
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

20. Distribution Type
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
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
Used in forced hot air system

21. AFUE
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
60 Seconds
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used to measure appliance capacity

22. Category I includes...
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Used to measure appliance capacity
3412

23. Carbon Monoxide
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used to measure appliance capacity

24. Furnace
.35 * Volume/60
Used in forced hot air system
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

25. Seasonal Efficiency
.35 * Volume/60
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
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

26. One inch of Water Column
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
250 Pascals
Used in forced hot air system
Backdrafting

27. Continuous Spillage
base of the chimney liner or flue
5 minutes
100 -000
Backdrafting

28. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'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
POSITIVE pressure

29. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

30. CFM50
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Combustion Appliance Zone
CFMn*NC

31. Category IV includes...

32. CO >35 ppm
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

33. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
NEGATIVE draft pressure
.35 * Volume/60

34. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used in hydronic and steam systems
POSITIVE pressure
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

35. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts