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BPI Building Analyst

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Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How Many BTUs in 1 kWh?
3412
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Combustion Appliance Zone
POSITIVE pressure

2. Category IV includes...

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3. Furnace
Used to measure appliance capacity
Used in forced hot air system
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

4. 3 Forms of Heat Transfer
60 Seconds
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Total Seasonal Heat Loss

5. AFUE
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
CFMn*NC
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts

6. CAZ
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Combustion Appliance Zone
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

7. Heat Load
Backdrafting
250 Pascals
CFMn*NC
Used to measure appliance capacity

8. Draft
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
3412

9. Methods to differentiate Heating Systems
not done
Used in forced hot air system
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Convection - Conduction - Radiation

10. Combustion by-products
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
250 Pascals
Used in hydronic and steam systems

11. Category I vents - under normal conditions - will have...
Movement of combusion by-products through the flue and out of the building
base of the chimney liner or flue
Backdrafting
NEGATIVE draft pressure

12. Seasonal Efficiency
TOTAL system efficiency. AFUE PLUS distrib losses - average over course of heatin season
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
5 minutes
POSITIVE pressure

13. AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)
60 Seconds
natural draf and fan assisted draft
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
5 minutes

14. Category I includes...
natural draf and fan assisted draft
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
.35 * Volume/60
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

15. CFM50
Backdrafting
CFMn*NC
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition

16. Combustion
not done
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
CFMn*NC
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

17. Occupancy BAS
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
NEGATIVE draft pressure

18. Distribution Type
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
CFMn*NC
Used in forced hot air system
Heat - Light - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - Water/vapor - Carbon Dioxide - Carbon MONOxide

19. CO >35 ppm
100 -000
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
not done

20. NC

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21. One inch of Water Column
5 minutes
250 Pascals
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Backdrafting

22. Category IV vents - under normal conditions - will have...
POSITIVE pressure
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
5 minutes

23. Boiler
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Used in hydronic and steam systems
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
3412

24. 'Draft Measurement' is ______ in both Category I and IV heating systems.
not done
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
100 -000

25. Amount of permissible time after ignition that spillage is allowable from the flue.
Chemical reaction that involves the combination of a fuel with oxygen
60 Seconds
Efficiency of unit in operation (with starts/stops) UNIT ONLY
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

26. What is the order of testing when a chimney is shared by mutiple appliances?
1) Disable appliance 2)Repair before proceeding
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system

27. 3 Elements required for combustion
'N' Correction factor from LBL charts
CFMn*NC
Combustion Appliance Zone
Fuel - Oxygen - Heat

28. Length of time that a combustion appliance should run to achieve'Steady State Efficiency'
5 minutes
Convection - Conduction - Radiation
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
Used in forced hot air system

29. Volume BAS
5 minutes
Used in forced hot air system
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants
.35 * Volume/60

30. Draft heating should always be checked for spillage at the...
POSITIVE pressure
base of the chimney liner or flue
Used in forced hot air system
Smallest BTU input rating to highest

31. Heat Loss
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Forced Air - Gravity - Hydronic - Steam
Smallest BTU input rating to highest
60 Seconds

32. Carbon Monoxide
Used in hydronic and steam systems
'Power vented' and 'sealed combustion'
.35 * Volume/60
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion

33. Calculating BAS (Building Airflow Standard)
not done
Colorless - odorless - tasteless and DEADLY-is the result of incomplete combustion
Used in hydronic and steam systems
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards

34. Continuous Spillage
Fuel type - Distribution type - Vent design and General Condition
Used in forced hot air system
1) Calculate BAS based on Volume - then 2) calculate based on Occupancy - then 3) Take the higher of the two standards
Backdrafting

35. How many BTUS in 1 Therm of Gas
100 -000
Total Seasonal Heat Loss
Used in forced hot air system
Required Airflow = 15 cfm * # of occupants