NATE HEAT PUMP EXAM QUESTION
ANSWERS
Charging70a70heat70pump70with70refrigerant70is70best70accomplished70in70the70_______7
0mode.
70A:70Heating70mode
70B:70Cooling70mode
70C:70Defrost70mode
70D:70Emergency70heating70mode70-70answer--B:70Cooling70mode
Heat70pumps70can70provide70both70heating70in70the70winter70and70cooling70in70the70sum
mer.70In70which70mode70is70the70heat70pump70more70efficient?
70A:70Heating70mode
70B:70Cooling70mode
70C:70Defrost70mode
70D:70Emergency70heating70mode70-70answer--A:70Heating70mode
Which70of70the70following70components70is70exclusive70to70the70heat70pump?
70A:70Condenser
70B:70Oil70separator
70C:70Reversing70valve
70D:70Accumulator70-70answer--C:70Reversing70valve
Which70of70the70following70airflow70rates70is70the70most70reasonable70for70a70heat70pum
p70system70operating70in70the70heating70cycle?
, 70A:7020070cfm70per70ton
70B:7030070cfm70per70ton
70C:7040070cfm70per70ton
70D:7045070cfm70per70ton70-70answer--D:7045070cfm70per70ton
During70the70heat70pump's70cooling70cycle,70the70outdoor70coil70is70utilized70as70a70____
_____70while70the70indoor70coil70is70utilized70as70a____________.
70A:70Condenser,70evaporator
70B:70Evaporator,70condenser
70C:70Compressor,70accumulator
70D:70Accumulator,70condenser70-70answer--A:70Condenser,70evaporator
Heat70is70present70in70winter70outdoor70air70until70the70outside70air70ambient70temperatur
e70reaches70a70low70temperature70of:
70A:70070degrees70F
70B:703270degrees70F
70C:7027370degrees70F
70D:70-45970degrees70F70-70answer--D:70-45970degrees70F
Technically70this70is70true,70but70not70practical.70A70heat70pump70is70doing70good70to70co
ntinue70to70work70below701070deg70F70unless70specifically70designed70for70lower70tempe
ratures.
The70heat70pump70utilizes:
70A:70Two70filter-driers70with70check70valves
70B:70One70bi-flow70filter-drier
70C:70A70single70mono-flow70filter-drier70in70the70liquid70line
70D:70Some70use70the70bi-flow70filter-drier70and70others70use70two70filter-
driers70with70check70valves70-70answer--D:70Some70use70the70bi-flow-70filter-
drier70and70others70use70two70filter-driers70with70check70valves
ANSWERS
Charging70a70heat70pump70with70refrigerant70is70best70accomplished70in70the70_______7
0mode.
70A:70Heating70mode
70B:70Cooling70mode
70C:70Defrost70mode
70D:70Emergency70heating70mode70-70answer--B:70Cooling70mode
Heat70pumps70can70provide70both70heating70in70the70winter70and70cooling70in70the70sum
mer.70In70which70mode70is70the70heat70pump70more70efficient?
70A:70Heating70mode
70B:70Cooling70mode
70C:70Defrost70mode
70D:70Emergency70heating70mode70-70answer--A:70Heating70mode
Which70of70the70following70components70is70exclusive70to70the70heat70pump?
70A:70Condenser
70B:70Oil70separator
70C:70Reversing70valve
70D:70Accumulator70-70answer--C:70Reversing70valve
Which70of70the70following70airflow70rates70is70the70most70reasonable70for70a70heat70pum
p70system70operating70in70the70heating70cycle?
, 70A:7020070cfm70per70ton
70B:7030070cfm70per70ton
70C:7040070cfm70per70ton
70D:7045070cfm70per70ton70-70answer--D:7045070cfm70per70ton
During70the70heat70pump's70cooling70cycle,70the70outdoor70coil70is70utilized70as70a70____
_____70while70the70indoor70coil70is70utilized70as70a____________.
70A:70Condenser,70evaporator
70B:70Evaporator,70condenser
70C:70Compressor,70accumulator
70D:70Accumulator,70condenser70-70answer--A:70Condenser,70evaporator
Heat70is70present70in70winter70outdoor70air70until70the70outside70air70ambient70temperatur
e70reaches70a70low70temperature70of:
70A:70070degrees70F
70B:703270degrees70F
70C:7027370degrees70F
70D:70-45970degrees70F70-70answer--D:70-45970degrees70F
Technically70this70is70true,70but70not70practical.70A70heat70pump70is70doing70good70to70co
ntinue70to70work70below701070deg70F70unless70specifically70designed70for70lower70tempe
ratures.
The70heat70pump70utilizes:
70A:70Two70filter-driers70with70check70valves
70B:70One70bi-flow70filter-drier
70C:70A70single70mono-flow70filter-drier70in70the70liquid70line
70D:70Some70use70the70bi-flow70filter-drier70and70others70use70two70filter-
driers70with70check70valves70-70answer--D:70Some70use70the70bi-flow-70filter-
drier70and70others70use70two70filter-driers70with70check70valves