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BPI BUILDING ANALYST (ACTUAL / ) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS.
which of the following isn't inspected during a hot water tank inspection?
- gas lines for leaks
- heat gain through the tank
- draft pressure
- spillage check - ---Answers---heat gain through the tank
the following test cannot be performed with fan driven testing:
- dominate duct leakage
- combustion appliance zone
- room pressures
- heat load calculations - ---Answers---heat load calculations
an inch of water column is equal to how many pascals? - --- Answers---250
how much energy is used if a 300,000 BTU/hr furnace runs for
- hours?
- 100,000 BTU
- 700,000 BTU 1 / 3
- 1,500,000 BTU
- 150,000 BTU - ---Answers---1,500,000 BTU
how much energy does a 60 watt light bulb use if it is on for 5 hours?
- 0.60 kWh
- 0.36 kWh
- 36 Wh
- 60 Wh - ---Answers---0.36 kWh
which manual specifies the heating and cooling equipment size?
- manual D
- manual J
- NATE
- USGBC - ---Answers---manual J
how many BTU does it take to raise one pound of water 1 degree F? - ---Answers---1 BTU
an efficiency retrofit costs $2,000 w/ an estimated annual savings of $300 per year. What is the SIR and payback if the installation has a 50 year life expectancy?
- SIR = 75 and payback = 7.6 years
- SIR = 7.5 and payback = 3.7 years
- SIR = 7.5 and payback = 6.7 years 2 / 3
- SIR = 7.5 and payback = 0.15 years - ---Answers---SIR = 7.5
and payback = 6.7 years
fiberglass batt insulation in "good" condition has a R-value of what?
- 3.2 per inch
- 2.5 per inch
- 4.0 per inch
- 1.8 per inch - ---Answers---3.2 per inch
which test is not used to diagnose building shell problems?
- blower door test
- infrared scan
- theatrical smoke test
- standard deviation test - ---Answers---standard deviation
test
what is △T? - ---Answers---difference in temperature
which home will be most affected by the stack effect?
- 1 story building
- 2 story building
- 3 story building
- 1 story building w/ half a basement - ---Answers---3 story
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