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On an R-22 system, line diameters and lengths are typically specified for a vapor pressure
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drop that does not exceed what? - correct answer✔✔6-7PSI or 6F
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What is the primary purpose of using flux when soldering copper or brass parts? - correct
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answer✔✔Prevent Oxidation ||\\//||




The water that results from a defrost cycle of an air to air heat pump(runoff) must? - correct
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answer✔✔Drain off and away from the outdoor coil.
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Why must the runoff be drained off and away from the outdoor coil? - correct
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answer✔✔Excessive ice can build up on the bottom of the coil and can reduce capacity. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the component that reduces sound transmission and prevents water leaks of a
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package heat pump installed on a roof? - correct answer✔✔Curb Gasket ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Why do you need to add a control for a heat pump indoor coil that is installed on a fossil
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fuel furnace? - correct answer✔✔So the heat pump and furnace do not operate at the same
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time in normal heating.
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What happens when you energize a hermetic refrigeration compressor and the system is in a
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deep vacuum? - correct answer✔✔Motor windings could become damaged.
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What needs to happen in order to consider an evacuation to be complete? - correct
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answer✔✔System should be evacuated to a vacuum of 500 Microns or below. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

,A system is supplied from the factory with charge for a 15 foot line set. The data plate
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shows the required system charge to be 5 pounds 10 ounces. The line set uses a 3/8 inch
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liquid line and is 25 feet long. The manufacturer's instruction sheet specifies 0.6 ounces of
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refrigerant to be added for each added foot of refrigerant line length. How much refrigerant
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is needed to completely charge the system? - correct answer✔✔6lbs
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Where are drive slips typically installed? - correct answer✔✔On the shorter sides of
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rectangular duct. ||\\//||




What is a necessary check to properly set a heat anticipator? - correct answer✔✔Heating
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control circuit amperage ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




draw.



A heat pump operating in normal ice free conditions maintains a certain temperature
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difference between the outdoor coil temperature and the surrounding outdoor ambient.
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What is this temperature referred to as? - correct answer✔✔Coil TD.
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What is the smallest refrigerant leak that an electronic leak detector should be capable of
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sensing? - correct answer✔✔.o5oz per year. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




When checking the pressures in an operating system with a manifold gauge set, will
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refrigerant oil in a hose will have an effect on the gauge? - correct answer✔✔No ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the absolute pressure at sea level if a gauge pressure is 35 psig? - correct
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answer✔✔49.7psia



100,000 BTUH output furnace. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Return air temp is 65F. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Supply air is 135F. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the CFM? - correct answer✔✔1323CFM
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, What is the best method of repair when a residential supply diffuser is noisy because of a
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loose vane? - correct answer✔✔Replace the diffuser. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




When performing preventive maintenance on a heat pump what should the technician check
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and why? - correct answer✔✔Outdoor fan. To be certain it runs freely with no binding.
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What is the effect of 170 volts supplied to a 208/230 volt compressor? - correct
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answer✔✔Would cause the current to increase and the motor may trip on overload. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




On a service call for a cooling problem with a heat pump, your inspections find a liquid line
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that has condensation on it. What is most likely to cause this? - correct
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answer✔✔Restriction in the liquid line. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is a reason for cool air complaints when a heat pump is operating in the heating cycle?
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- correct answer✔✔Excessive supply air velocities.
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The following measurements are recorded on an operating heat pump system. The heat
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pump is operating with the compressor only with no auxiliary heat:
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• Heat pump only supply air temperature 92°F
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• Heat pump only return air temperature 70°F
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• Outdoor temperature 54°F
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• Supply air temp. /auxiliary heat ON 115°F
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