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BPI Building Analyst

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1. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done
Combustion Appliance Zone

2. AFUE
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

3. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Combustion Appliance Zone

4. CAZ
Backdrafting
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
POSITIVE pressure
Combustion Appliance Zone

5. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

6. Seasonal Efficiency
Backdrafting
.35 * Volume/60
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
NEGATIVE draft pressure

7. Heat Loss
100 -000
60 Seconds
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

8. CFM50
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Combustion Appliance Zone
5 minutes
CFMn*NC

9. Carbon Monoxide
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
.35 * Volume/60
3412

10. Combustion
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used to measure appliance capacity
not done

11. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Used to measure appliance capacity
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

12. Boiler
Used in hydronic and steam systems
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

13. Category IV includes...
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
.35 * Volume/60
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

14. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
NEGATIVE draft pressure

15. Draft
not done
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

16. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
5 minutes
100 -000
3412
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

17. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
60 Seconds
5 minutes
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used to measure appliance capacity

18. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
100 -000
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

19. NC
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
5 minutes

20. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
60 Seconds
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

21. Furnace
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Used in forced hot air system
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

22. Category I includes...
base of the chimney liner or flue
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
5 minutes
natural draf and fan assisted draft

23. 3 Elements required for combustion
Backdrafting
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Combustion Appliance Zone
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

24. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
250 Pascals
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
60 Seconds
Backdrafting

25. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
5 minutes

26. Occupancy BAS
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

27. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Backdrafting
base of the chimney liner or flue
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

28. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
not done
5 minutes

29. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
100 -000
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
CFMn*NC

30. Volume BAS
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
CFMn*NC
.35 * Volume/60
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

31. Continuous Spillage
Backdrafting
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
.35 * Volume/60
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

32. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

33. Combustion by-products
250 Pascals
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

34. Heat Load
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Used to measure appliance capacity
250 Pascals
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

35. One inch of Water Column
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
250 Pascals
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

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