Latest EF Challenge Quiz

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the eighth in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz deals primarily with testing your general knowledge of different types of compressors used in HVACR.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the ninth in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz deals primarily with testing your general knowledge of different types of metering devices used in HVACR....and some compressor questions, too.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the tenth in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz has a couple of questions about TEV's, some on residential electronic air cleaners and few on basic electrical theory.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is about the proper handling of and procedures for R410A refrigerant.

It's based on an RSES Journal article available here:
http://refrigerants.dupont.com/Suva/en_US/pdf/rses_journal_200510.pdf

So read the article and have it handy when taking the quiz. There's no time limit so take your time and look for all the correct answers. They're all in there. ;)

Take the latest EF Challenge and find out how you measure up!

To get to the EF Challenges quizzes, follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[kmartj91]

Is there more to the purpose of the Quizes than personal knowledge? I am not trying to be funny or anything just curious.
Thanks in advance

[willm61]

Is there more to the purpose of the Quizes than personal knowledge? I am not trying to be funny or anything just curious.
Thanks in advance

What more would you want? Knowledge is power.If you think you know enough then you are in the wrong trade.It's a life long learning experience.I would imagine that is why you joined this forum. Too excel in this trade today you have to take it upon yourself to learn and grow just to stay in the game let alone compete. :D

[kmartj91]

What I meant by my question was do the quizzes have anything to do with membership? I agree with you about personal knowledge, I have been in this industry for 20yrs and have done about everything related, from warehouse to helper to residential to commercial and industrial.

[willm61]

No offense intended and no apologies ness. I don't think it's a membership thing. It's just to keep the edges sharp and helps others prepping for exams.But you never know what you may have forgotten till you start to do a few.

[kmartj91]

Thanks willm61

[icemeister]

What I meant by my question was do the quizzes have anything to do with membership? I agree with you about personal knowledge, I have been in this industry for 20yrs and have done about everything related, from warehouse to helper to residential to commercial and industrial.

I'm still not sure exactly what you're asking here. :confused:

The primary purpose of the Educational Forums Challenge Quiz is to present to the Pro-Members of HVAC-Talk a means to test their knowledge of the trade. Access to the EF Challenge Quiz is restricted to Pro-Membership (just like all the other Pro-Only areas of the site) because we present rather technical material which should not be viewed by unqualified site users. So in a sense it is, in part, a "membership thing" as you stated.

Apply for Pro-Status and find out what your missing. :)

But, with regard to the "personal knowledge" aspect of the quizzes, they are not only designed to test your knowledge, they also give our members a way to practice taking tests, which we all know is the basis of nearly all certifications in this business.

As an author of many of the EF Challenge Quizzes, I try to write each quiz question to force the user to read each question carefully, to use the given reference material to find the answers and to select the one best answer to the question as written.

So it's more than just about testing trade knowledge, it's also about knowing how to take a test.

[ncar32]

i want to take these quizes too.... let me guess i have too spend money too be able to take the quizes?....

[icemeister]

i want to take these quizes too.... let me guess i have too spend money too be able to take the quizes?....

You must have Professional Status to access the Educational Forums and the Challenge Quizzes.

The first requirement is to have 15 posts, which you've very nearly attained.

The rest is explained here:
http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=116113

So get posting and send in your application! :)

[mrubin1261]

Sorry for shouting in the title but I gotta get these posts in so i can move on through the site. 410a 410a uh uh uh uh , Just really am exicited about the site , so shoot me!

Mike

[mccool]

Just throwing out some "corrections" to the Supermarket Quiz.

#2-The answer should be a,b and d. seen many a faulty defrost timer (gang clock) causing multiple system ice ups.

#4- The answer cannot be all of the above as a rack that is "out of gas" would not short cycle, if it was low on gas it would short cycle. :D

[icemeister]

Just throwing out some "corrections" to the Supermarket Quiz.

#2-The answer should be a,b and d. seen many a faulty defrost timer (gang clock) causing multiple system ice ups.

#4- The answer cannot be all of the above as a rack that is "out of gas" would not short cycle, if it was low on gas it would short cycle. :D

We agree that the answer to #2 should have been g to include the defrost timer. I think that was actually a typo error. :o

The #4 question will be reworded to say "low refrigerant" as opposed to "out of gas".

Your score for that quiz will be updated accordingly.

Thanks for the keen observations McCool! :)

[mccool]

We agree that the answer to #2 should have been g to include the defrost timer. I think that was actually a typo error. :o

The #4 question will be reworded to say "low refrigerant" as opposed to "out of gas".

Your score for that quiz will be updated accordingly.

Thanks for the keen observations McCool! :)

Cool, Ice.

There are always many answers to Supermarket Questions, this quiz correctly portrays that ( but then again refrigeration service in general is like that across the board) I would personally rather work on a rack than a self contained unit. My day typically involves advising techs of various levels on what to look for. #1 reply from my end " Your there I'm not...you tell me what's wrong. :D

[Educational Committee]

This EF Challenge Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of basic refrigeration systems and components.

This one doesn't have a referenced info article, so just use what you know. ;)

Take the latest EF Challenge and find out how you measure up!

To get to the EF Challenges quizzes, follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz (http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)
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Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF

[icemeister]

The average score so far is 92%...

...So jump in and take the EF Challenge Quiz. :D

[papppy]

I am new to hvac talk and am looking forward to getting the posts up to move into the pro-status. Looks like some great info at that level for any skill or experience level in this field. Started in residential service in mid 80's and then been in and out of hvac until this year.

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the 11th in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz deals with basic electrical knowledge.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the 12th in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz again deals with basic electrical knowledge.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[afbryanwv]

These quizzes sound like they will be interesting. I am new to the site and always trying to learn everything I can about this field. I am looking forward to testing my knowledge once I get my 15 posts :)

[Educational Committee]

This week the EF Challenge Quiz is the 13th in our RSES CM Practice Exam series which is based on a comprehensive set of questions prepared by the Mississippi Valley Chapter of RSES and brought to the EF by MechAcc.

This quiz deals with a mixed bag of HVACR knowledge...a little on motors, some thermodynamic basics and some pneumatics, too.

Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Kaleb]

Hello everybody! New guy Kaleb here, only 14 more posts to go.

[Educational Committee]

This Educational Forums Challenge Quiz is the first in a series based on Job Safety...a topic which we are all, or at least should be, familiar with.

This quiz deals with Ladder Safety.

It should be an easy one for most of us, so Take the EF Challenge and find out how you measure up! :)

Follow this link: The EF Challenge Quiz ( http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/quiz.php)

Remember, you must have Pro-Status to have access to the EF.

[Twilly]

Twilly cant access the test?

[jpsmith1cm]

Twilly cant access the test?

If I recall correctly, this was lost when the site software upgraded.

If it's possible to bring the challenge quizzes back, I'm sure that the Site Development Team will do so.

[icemeister]

Twilly cant access the test?


If I recall correctly, this was lost when the site software upgraded.

If it's possible to bring the challenge quizzes back, I'm sure that the Site Development Team will do so.

JP is correct. The upgrade caused the EF Challenge Quiz software to become inoperative, so in anticipation of such a probability, we have safety stored all the quiz questions in a Hellmann's mayonnaise jar on my back porch until such time we can get a suitable, new quiz program which will work with the current site software.

Unfortunately, the records of those who have taken the quizzes in the past are inaccessible. When we get a new quiz back, we will have to start from the git go. :(

Here's a link to an announcement about the quiz no longer working: http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?175880-Take-the-EF-Challenge

[Twilly]

Thanks

[Band-aid Kid]

Don't have permissions yet, to access the quizzes and the updates for the same. Could you place a copy of the updates here also for us new folks? Kinda give us something to look forward to.

Thanks

[icemeister]

Don't have permissions yet, to access the quizzes and the updates for the same. Could you place a copy of the updates here also for us new folks? Kinda give us something to look forward to.

Thanks

Unfortunately, the quizzes aren't currently available. See my post from 12/12/2012 above (#28).

BTW...Welcome to Hvac-Talk!

[Band-aid Kid]

Thanks for the welcome.
I couldn't open the link in post # 28, due to not being a Pro Member.
I'll keep waiting, with hopes of its return.