KEYS FOR YOUR CONTINUED PROGRESSION IN BASIC REFRIGERATION 120

VERBAL EXAMINATION COVERING THE FOLLOWING: (explanation of how each occurs)

1. Dehydration of an HVAC system 2. Heat transference 3. Condensation 4. Super heat Sub cooling? 5. What causes head pressure? 6. What causes low super heat? 7. What can cause excessive head pressure? 8. What causes a starved evaporator? 9. What causes a txv to hunt? 10. 11. 12. 13. What is a CFC? What is recovery? What is reclaiming? What is a recovery tank?

14. 15.

What is a virgin tank? How can liquid be removed from a recovery tank (conventional

methods)? 16. How do you remove vapor from a recovery tank (conventional

methods)? 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. What are the different types of metering devices What causes the film effect, and how may it be neutralized What is CFM How many CFMs are produced per ton of refrigeration What is a ton of refrigeration and how is it calculated for a

twenty four hour period 22. 23. 24. What is a HCFC What is the job of the evaporator What condition is the refrigerant in each component of the

refrigerant cycle, entering and exiting? 25. 26. How is liquid refrigerant removed from a virgin tank What is the proper way to weigh how much refrigerant is in a

recovery tank? 27. How is heat removed from the structure or application?

28.

Does high head pressure mean that there is always an

overloaded or overcharged system? 29. 30. Name at least three things that can cause high head pressure How can one tell electrically what the state of the system

charge, be it over, under, or proper charged if the there are no other faults in the system? 31. Why must the correct sized capacitor be used at all times on a

motor? 32. What has to occur for the outside unit to be energized properly

on a call for cooling? 33. 34. What is a HFC? What is a vacuum gage; give another name for it and what is

its use? 35. 36. 37. What two things are circulated in refrigeration system Name the terminals in a conventional thermostat? On a service call what is the fastest and way to determine, if

the transformer is bad or good? 38. On a call for cooling, properly functioning thermostat, no

broken wires, no bad component, what could keep the outside unit form energizing and all power sources are present, functioning properly?

39.

Explain how a technician charges a system by manufacture

charging chart 40. What percentage of refrigerant my be added to a recovery

tank, and what are the ways to determine the level of refrigerant in the tank? 41. Where does the de-super heating process take place at in the

system? 42. The process of refrigerant turning from a low pressure liquid to

a low pressure vapor occurs where in the system and this called __________________? 43. On a 98 degree day with a R-22 system all components

functioning properly , the technician places his had over the outside unit and feel warm air coming out of the system, suction pressure 20 psig, and the high side pressure 150 psig what should be suspected with the system, no ice is present on the coil. 44. A severely blocked filter at the indoor fan blower will have

what effect on the suction and the head pressure after the system has been running for an hour? 45. What causes an overcharged system to freeze up like an

undercharged system, and why does the pressure mimic an undercharged system after an hour or so? 46. If the indoor fan unit does not run what effects will it have on

the system?

47.

What should be checked in a refrigeration system before any

refrigerant is ever added to a system, give the 10 things to be checked? 48. An unmarked recovery tank with only one refrigerant present,

how can the technician determine what is in the recovery vessel, explain the process. 49. The numbers below zero on you low side gauges, gives you

your level of ? 50. Why wont a system with a liquid line solenoid valve that is not

receiving voltage or had bad valve stuck close not run? 51. 52. 53. What is an external equalizer, and what is its purpose? What are the three pressures on a TXV? Where should the remote bulb, or sensing bulb be mounted on

refrigeration system, which line and in what position on that line? 54. What are the four types of charges found in sensing bulbs or

remote bulbs? 55. How would a technician charge a system using super heat or

sub cooling? 56. What is meant by weighing a charge in, when can this method

be used? 57. During an active recovery the unit should be?

58.

When a structure has high humidity the temperature

difference of the return air and the supply air will be? Why is this? 59. What is the first task of the air conditioning system to perform

to bring the structure to a comfortable state? 60. The indoor fan is running the contactor is energized yet

neither the compressor nor the condenser fans are running what should be suspected? 61. The indoor fan is running, the contactor is energized, the

compressor is running , but the condenser fan motor is not running, the fan motor ohms out and there are no bad connections, what is the problem with the system, why is the condenser fan motor not running? 62. the terminals in a conventional thermostat should read what

voltage between terminals when the system is energized on a call for cooling ? R TO Y should be _____________ R to G should be _______________ and R to W should read ________________ 63. 64. 65. What does the term hot pull down mean? What is the purpose of a crank case heater? A frost line on the liquid line between the filter and the

metering device, immediately should cause the technician to look for a problem with the ____________________?

66.

The technician turn on his recovery machine to recover 410A

from a split system and the unit goes out directly on high pressure limit, what two problems should be suspected? 67. When a system has water cooled heat exchangers the water

and the refrigerant will always travel in ____________________ directions why? 68. The technician installed a humidifier and an electrostatic filter

on a split system, that was running without problem before, now each time the system runs for five minutes, it causes the 40 VA transformer to burn up, no shorts to ground, all components are good, his primary voltage is 120, his secondary voltage is 24 volts. What should he suspect as his problem, and how can this be proven? 69. A technician is working behind another company that has

removed the bad contactor already, he knows by looking at the schematic that the system employs a crankcase heater, what type of contactor must be installed in the system. 70. Spit system located in the attic of a house, the service ticket,

say the complaint house is not cooling properly, as the technician goes up in the attic to check the filter, on a 90 degree day, outside, he finds the attic quite comfortable to work in? What should this tell him? 71. How does the TXV function?

72.

What makes water cooled condensers unit more efficient than

an air cooled condensers? 73. A refrigeration unit that is located in low ambient

temperatures would probably employ which type of TXV? Why? 74. Any time a technician open up a closed refrigeration system

what should be replaced before the system is placed back in operation? 75. A technician mistakenly replaces a 36 inch capillary tube, with

a 24 inch capillary tube, what problem will be caused by this mistake? 76. 77. What is the purpose of a CPR valve How does the EPR valve control the temperature inside of a

refrigerated device? 78. 79. How does a split system dehumidify a structure? Why does the permanent split phase motor employed in

residential compressor, have no need for a starting capacitors? 80. What are three forms of head pressure control employed in air

conditioning system that operate in low ambient temperatures? 81. The technician installs a new system and forgets to install the

metering device, what should alter the technician of this oversight?

82.

The home owner says that since he cleaned the grass out of

his outside unit with his new pressure washer, his unit runs and shuts off ever 10 to 15 minutes, the unit is not undercharged, what is the problem? 83. The technician is in the crawl space working on a horizontal

unit, he thinks the problem is a bad thermostat, how can he prove this problem without having to leave the crawl space? 84. The technician gets a call that the unit will not run, house hot,

upon going in to the attic he notices the condenser pump is unplugged, the home owner says the problem started about two hours after he changed his filter, two days ago? What is the problem? explain your answer? 85. What is important to keep the suction pressure at a level so

that the corresponding temperature of the coil stays above 40 degrees F? 86. 87. 88. What is the purpose of the receiver on a refrigeration system? When should a suction line filter be installed? A sweating compressor and frosting suction line are symptoms

that prove_____________ is reaching the compressor; this can be checked by _____________________.