Heat
/
pump exam questions with correct answers
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1. /An /air-to-
air
/heat
/pump
/has
/many
/of
/the
/same
/components
/as
/an
/air
/conditioning
/system. /The /major /difference /is /that /a /heat /pump /also /has /a /(an); /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔C: /reversing /valve.
2.
/What
/is /the /difference /between /"demand /defrost" /and /"timed /defrost?" /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔D:
/demand /defrost /only /happens /when /needed, /and /time /defrost /is /on /timed /temperature
3.
/The
/thermostat
/that
/controls
,/the
/auxiliary
/electric /heat /according /to /the /outdoor /temperature /is /called /the; /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔C: /outdoor /ambient /thermostat.
4.
/The
/outdoor
/temperature
/at
/which
/the
/heat
/pump
/provides
/the
/same
/amount /of /heat /as /the /heat /loss /of /the /conditioned /space /without /auxiliary /heat /is /known /as
/the; /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔A: /initial /balance /point.
5.
/At /what /temperature /is /an /outdoor /ambient /thermostat /normally /set? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔B: /At /or /slightly /above /the /initial /balance /point.
6.
/The
/outdoor
/coil /is /frozen /solid /on /a /"no /heat" /service /call. /The /most /likely /reason /is: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔D: /outdoor /fan /is /inoperative
7.
/In
/order
, to /determine /a /heat /pumps' /balance /point, /you /must /first /calculate; /- /verified /answer(s)-
/
✔✔A: /the /building's /heat /load.
8. /Heat /pumps /are /sized /to /handle /the; /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔A: /cooling /load.
9. /
a
/high
/efficiency
/heat
/pump
/system
/designed
/to /function /from /high /or /low /ambient /conditions /below /10F /may /have; /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔C: /auxiliary /heat /exchanger /injected /with /a /ethylene /glycol /solution.
10. /Room /thermostats /for /heat /pumps /should /be /installed; /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔B: /as /near
/to /the /main /return /air /grill /as /possible.
11.
/When
/the
/heat
/pump
/compressor
/has
/malfunetioned, /the /cus /tomer /has /the /option /to /switch /the /system /into; /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔B: /emergency /heat /mode.
12. /Start-
up
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