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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. Furnace
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system
Used in hydronic and steam systems

2. Combustion by-products
Backdrafting
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
POSITIVE pressure

3. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
100 -000
not done
3412
5 minutes

4. Combustion
3412
5 minutes
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

5. CO >35 ppm
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Combustion Appliance Zone
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

6. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
natural draf and fan assisted draft
NEGATIVE draft pressure

7. AFUE
.35 * Volume/60
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

8. Draft
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
100 -000
natural draf and fan assisted draft

9. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
natural draf and fan assisted draft

10. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Backdrafting
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
POSITIVE pressure
60 Seconds

11. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
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 hydronic and steam systems

12. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
CFMn*NC
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
60 Seconds
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

13. Heat Loss
Used in hydronic and steam systems
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
CFMn*NC

14. Occupancy BAS
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
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

15. Category IV includes...

16. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
100 -000
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

17. Seasonal Efficiency
Used to measure appliance capacity
Combustion Appliance Zone
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
250 Pascals

18. Continuous Spillage
Used in forced hot air system
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Backdrafting
CFMn*NC

19. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
POSITIVE pressure
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000

20. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
.35 * Volume/60
3412

21. CAZ
60 Seconds
Combustion Appliance Zone
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

22. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

23. Boiler
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
60 Seconds
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

24. Distribution Type
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

25. CFM50
250 Pascals
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
CFMn*NC

26. Carbon Monoxide
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
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
60 Seconds

27. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
not done
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

28. One inch of Water Column
CFMn*NC
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
250 Pascals

29. Volume BAS
Used in forced hot air system
.35 * Volume/60
Backdrafting
POSITIVE pressure

30. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
250 Pascals
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
5 minutes

31. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
base of the chimney liner or flue
NEGATIVE draft pressure

32. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

33. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used to measure appliance capacity

34. NC

35. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
base of the chimney liner or flue
CFMn*NC