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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
CFMn*NC
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
100 -000

2. Category IV includes...

3. One inch of Water Column
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
60 Seconds
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
250 Pascals

4. AFUE
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
.35 * Volume/60
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

5. Combustion by-products
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
base of the chimney liner or flue
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

6. CFM50
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
CFMn*NC
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Backdrafting

7. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
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
Used in forced hot air system

8. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
Combustion Appliance Zone
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
not done

9. Occupancy BAS
5 minutes
250 Pascals
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
Used in forced hot air system

10. Heat Load
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Used to measure appliance capacity
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used in forced hot air system

11. Distribution Type
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
250 Pascals
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
NEGATIVE draft pressure

12. 3 Elements required for combustion
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
100 -000

13. Seasonal Efficiency
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used to measure appliance capacity
POSITIVE pressure

14. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
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
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

15. CO >35 ppm
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
NEGATIVE draft pressure
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

16. Continuous Spillage
100 -000
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Backdrafting
.35 * Volume/60

17. Draft
Used in forced hot air system
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

18. CAZ
Combustion Appliance Zone
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
POSITIVE pressure
Used to measure appliance capacity

19. Combustion
Combustion Appliance Zone
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
natural draf and fan assisted draft

20. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
Combustion Appliance Zone
Backdrafting
250 Pascals
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

21. NC

22. Boiler
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Combustion Appliance Zone
Used in hydronic and steam systems

23. Carbon Monoxide
Backdrafting
CFMn*NC
base of the chimney liner or flue
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

24. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
3412
Used in hydronic and steam systems
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season

25. Furnace
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Used in forced hot air system
not done
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

26. Volume BAS
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
.35 * Volume/60
3412
60 Seconds

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

28. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
base of the chimney liner or flue

29. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
3412
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
POSITIVE pressure
60 Seconds

30. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
Combustion Appliance Zone

31. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Combustion Appliance Zone
60 Seconds
NEGATIVE draft pressure

32. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
.35 * Volume/60
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building

33. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
NEGATIVE draft pressure
POSITIVE pressure
5 minutes
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

34. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
5 minutes

35. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
Backdrafting
3412
100 -000
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat