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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
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
60 Seconds
NEGATIVE draft pressure

2. NC

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3. Distribution Type
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
250 Pascals
POSITIVE pressure

4. Continuous Spillage
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Backdrafting
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

5. Heat Load
base of the chimney liner or flue
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Used to measure appliance capacity

6. Seasonal Efficiency
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used in forced hot air system

7. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
250 Pascals
Used to measure appliance capacity

8. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

9. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
.35 * Volume/60
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
100 -000
NEGATIVE draft pressure

10. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
5 minutes
CFMn*NC
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

11. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Used in forced hot air system
3412
not done
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

12. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

13. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
not done
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

14. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

15. Volume BAS
.35 * Volume/60
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in forced hot air system

16. Draft
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

17. Carbon Monoxide
Used in forced hot air system
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

18. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

19. AFUE
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used to measure appliance capacity
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

20. Furnace
Used to measure appliance capacity
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

21. Boiler
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

22. Occupancy BAS
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
250 Pascals

23. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Used to measure appliance capacity

24. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
natural draf and fan assisted draft
100 -000
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

25. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
NEGATIVE draft pressure
not done

26. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Backdrafting

27. Combustion
Backdrafting
CFMn*NC
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

28. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Used in forced hot air system
natural draf and fan assisted draft
100 -000

29. Category IV includes...

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30. One inch of Water Column
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
CFMn*NC
250 Pascals
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

31. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in forced hot air system
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

32. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
base of the chimney liner or flue
100 -000

33. Combustion by-products
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

34. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
not done
CFMn*NC

35. CFM50
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
CFMn*NC
Total Seasonal Heat Loss