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1) Conventional air-cooled central air conditioning systems help to cool the home. They are also capable of -
a) Heating the home
b) Dehumidifying the home
c) Humidifying the home
d) De-ionizing the house air
e) Electrostatically precipitating dust and pollen out of the house air
2) How many heat transfer coils do conventional air-cooled central air conditioning systems have?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) Five
3) The function of a compressor in an air conditioning system is to -
a) Convert the gas to a liquid
b) Warm up the cool liquid
c) Warm up the cool gas
d) Convert the liquid to gas
e) None of the above
4) What is the purpose of the condenser coil in an air conditioning system?
a) To condense moisture in the warm house air to help dehumidify the home
b) To cool the outdoor air
c) To help deliver cooler Freon to the compressor
d) To dissipate heat from the Freon downstream of the compressor
e) To absorb heat from the house air
5) You typically identify a Freon leak -
a) As an oil stain
b) As liquid refrigerant dripping onto the ground
c) As refrigerant coming out of the Freon line as a cold mist
d) By the strong odor
e) By looking for evidence of ice along the refrigerant lines
I kicked myself after answering question 5 wrong. I realized it immediately. However, I do stand behind my answer for question 3. Given the choices, IMO, the best answer is “e) None of the above”.
The function of the compressor is to convert the low-pressure, low temperature gas to a high-pressure, high temperature gas. It also propels the refrigerant through the system.
If the function was simply to “warm up the cool gas”, then it would have been made with a heater, not a compressor.
That would be like saying that the purpose of an air compressor is to increase the temperature in a tire or the purpose of a furnace is to “increase the pressure of a house.”
