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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.
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
3412
not done

2. Furnace
250 Pascals
Used in forced hot air system
.35 * Volume/60
POSITIVE pressure

3. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

4. Continuous Spillage
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Backdrafting
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Combustion Appliance Zone

5. Combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
3412

6. Seasonal Efficiency
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity
NEGATIVE draft pressure
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

7. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
not done
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY

8. CO >35 ppm
Used in forced hot air system
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
250 Pascals
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

9. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
not done
Used in forced hot air system
.35 * Volume/60
5 minutes

10. Boiler
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in hydronic and steam systems
not done

11. 3 Elements required for combustion
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
5 minutes
.35 * Volume/60

12. NC

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13. One inch of Water Column
250 Pascals
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
.35 * Volume/60
Used in hydronic and steam systems

14. Carbon Monoxide
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
3412
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

15. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
.35 * Volume/60

16. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
base of the chimney liner or flue

17. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
.35 * Volume/60
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
not done

18. Category IV includes...

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19. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used in forced hot air system
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
250 Pascals

20. Occupancy BAS
NEGATIVE draft pressure
base of the chimney liner or flue
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
60 Seconds

21. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
5 minutes
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

22. Volume BAS
Backdrafting
250 Pascals
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

23. Combustion by-products
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Backdrafting
Used in forced hot air system

24. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
NEGATIVE draft pressure

25. Distribution Type
5 minutes
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

26. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

27. Heat Loss
not done
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
3412
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

28. Category I includes...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

29. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
5 minutes
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

30. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
5 minutes

31. Heat Load
Used in forced hot air system
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Used to measure appliance capacity
not done

32. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Used in hydronic and steam systems
5 minutes
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
3412

33. CFM50
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
CFMn*NC

34. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
Backdrafting
Used in forced hot air system
100 -000
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

35. AFUE
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
CFMn*NC