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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Volume BAS
.35 * Volume/60
NEGATIVE draft pressure
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

2. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
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
250 Pascals
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

3. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Backdrafting
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding

4. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
60 Seconds
Used to measure appliance capacity
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

5. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
CFMn*NC
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

6. Seasonal Efficiency
CFMn*NC
Combustion Appliance Zone
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used in hydronic and steam systems

7. Heat Load
Used to measure appliance capacity
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
NEGATIVE draft pressure
natural draf and fan assisted draft

8. Category I includes...
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
natural draf and fan assisted draft
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

9. Heat Loss
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Backdrafting

10. Furnace
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used in forced hot air system
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
100 -000

11. Distribution Type
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
base of the chimney liner or flue
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam

12. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
base of the chimney liner or flue
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

13. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
5 minutes

14. Carbon Monoxide
60 Seconds
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

15. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
3412
100 -000

16. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
POSITIVE pressure
Used in forced hot air system
not done
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

17. CFM50
NEGATIVE draft pressure
CFMn*NC
not done
natural draf and fan assisted draft

18. NC

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19. Continuous Spillage
100 -000
Backdrafting
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

20. Combustion by-products
3412
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
POSITIVE pressure

21. CO >35 ppm
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
not done
Combustion Appliance Zone
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen

22. Combustion
60 Seconds
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Backdrafting

23. One inch of Water Column
not done
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used in hydronic and steam systems
250 Pascals

24. Category IV includes...

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25. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
base of the chimney liner or flue
POSITIVE pressure
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
3412

26. Boiler
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Combustion Appliance Zone

27. 3 Elements required for combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

28. AFUE
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Used to measure appliance capacity

29. Draft
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Used to measure appliance capacity
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

30. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
.35 * Volume/60
CFMn*NC

31. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
60 Seconds
100 -000
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

32. Occupancy BAS
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Combustion Appliance Zone
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants

33. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
100 -000
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'

34. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
Combustion Appliance Zone
base of the chimney liner or flue
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

35. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Convection - Conduction - Radiation