Questions Of The Week March 17, 2024

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  1. How many heat transfer coils do conventional air-cooled central air conditioning systems have?
    a) None
    b) One
    c) Two
    d) Three
    e) Five

  2. Which of the following statements about the refrigerant Freon is false?
    a) It is noncorrosive
    b) It is nonflammable
    c) It is nontoxic
    d) Is it a liquid at atmospheric temperature and pressure
    e) It is colorless

  3. In the evaporator coil of an air-cooled air conditioner,
    a) Freon heats up as it changes from liquid to gas
    b) Freon cools as it changes from gas to liquid
    c) Freon cools as it changes from liquid to gas
    d) Freon changes from a cool gas to a warm gas
    e) Freon changes from a warm liquid to a cool liquid

  4. On a conventional split-system air conditioning system, the high pressure side is the portion of the refrigerant line from the -
    a) Compressor to the metering device
    b) Metering device to the evaporator coil
    c) Metering device to the compressor
    d) Evaporator to the compressor
    e) Compressor to the condenser

  5. Why does an air conditioner compressor often not start up for five minutes or so if it has been shut off for just a few seconds?
    a) To allow the electrical current time to stop flowing in all parts of the circuit
    b) To allow the pressure on the suction and discharge side of the compressor to equalize
    c) To allow the Freon on the suction side of the compressor to heat up
    d) To allow the Freon on the discharge side of the compressor to cool down
    e) To avoid damaging the evaporator coil

Bonus Question : What was Buzz Lightyear originally going to be called?

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Thanks, Peter.

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Great QOTW, Peter. :+1: :slight_smile:

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Great questions, Peter, :thinking:

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Fun HVAC questions Peter. :boom: :+1: :boom:

Thanks for doing the QOTW.

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Hey! What’s wrong with that? :man_shrugging:

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Good questions Peter. Thanks for taking your time to do QOTW.
1 c
2 c
3 a
4 a
5 b
BQ :man_shrugging:

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1 c
2 c
3 a
4 a
5b

Lunar Larry

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all of the above !!!

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  1. c
  2. d
  3. a
  4. a
  5. b

Bonus: Lunar Larry

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#1 B #2 D #3 C #4 A #5 A I think those are the answers , and the bonus was " Lunar Larry"

Have a great day.
Darwin

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Not an HVAC tech, but what the heck:

1 C
2 D
3 A
4 A
5 B - so compressor will start clean

Lunar Larry

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Great questions Peter!

Thanks for posting. :+1:

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Great questions Peter. You got me on these ones. I am now going to take the course and not just try to answer.

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Lunar Larry

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Question 1 - Answer “C”
Question 2 - Answer “D”
Question 3 - Answer “C”
Question 4 - Answer “A”
Question 5 - Answer “B”
Bonus Question - Answer “Lunar Larry”

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The winners for this weeks QOTW are:

Les Abstein and Bryce Nesbitt… Congrats Guys !!

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Congratulations, Guys.

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Congratulations!

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Way to go guys @bnesbitt & @labstein !!! :boom: :heavy_dollar_sign: :moneybag: :boom:

You know how to claim your prize.

And, you are listed here:

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