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A stream of high-velocity temperature-controlled air which is directed downward, across an

opening

A package assembly of air conditioning components which provides for the treatment of air it
is distributed to an air conditioned space.

A device designed to stop an elevator car or counterweight from descending beyond its
normal limit of travel

The portion of the hoist way extending from the threshold level of the lowest landing door to
the floor at the bottom of the hoist way.

Elevator Landing

When the elevator car rest on its fully compressed buffer, there shall be a vertical clearance
of not less than between the pit floor and the lowest structural or mechanical part.

610 mm.

There shall be installed in the pit of each elevator where the pit extend more than ___ below
the sill of the pit access door

660 mm

Dumbwaiters total inside height shall not exceed ____

1220 mm

Is the achievement of a temperature below that of the immediate surroundings.

Consist of a platform or car traveling in vertical guides in a shaft or hoist way, with related
hoisting and lowering mechanisms.

10 Device for heating water or generating steam above atmospheric pressure.

11 A system for transporting materials from one site to another, especially in a factory
12

Machine that decreases the volume and increases the pressure of a quantity of air by
mechanical means.

A device that maintains, control of the indoor environmentits desirable temperature,

13 humidity, air circulation, and purity for the occupants of that space or for the industrial
materials that are handled or stored there.

Air Curtain

AHU (Air Handling Unit)

Bumper

Air-conditioning
elevator
boiler
conveyor
compressor

air-conditioning

14 Device that convert electrical energy into mechanical energy, by electromagnetic means.

alternator

15 A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy called

generator

Device for reducing the temperature of a liquid, usually water, by bringing it into contact with
16 an airstreams where a small portion of the liquid is evaporated and the major portion is
cooled.

cooling tower

A machine often provides the most convenient and economical means of transporting
relatively small articles between levels.

dumbwaiters

17

18 Gives stability to governor ropes.

counter weight

19 Are vertical tracks that guide the car and counterweight?

20

Are rectangular blocks of cast-iron stacked in a frame, which is supported at the opposite
ends of the cables to car is fastened.

21 Is the vertical passageway for the car and counterweight?

22 Are fastened to car frame and counterweight at top and bottom.

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counterweight
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23 Is a device to absorb the impact of car or counterweight at the lower limit of travel?
24

A device use for moistening the air at the desired degree?

An air-conditioning system in which the air is treated by equipment at one or more central
25 locations outside the spaces served and conveyed to and from these spaces by means of
fans and pumps through duct and pipes.
26 Its function is to dispose the heat carried away from the condenser

27 Type of elevator that is raised or lowered quite simply by means of movable rod or plunger?
28 it is a device to control the temperature.
29

humidifier

centralized air con

compressor

hydraulic elevator
thermostat

It is a three section built up welded steel trussed framework, which supports the moving
stairway component

30 In electric elevator machine room is located at the

Truss
pent house

31 Is mechanical device for transporting persons between two levels.

The ratio of the maximum demand of a system, or part of a system, to the total connected of
32 a system or the part of a system under consideration is called
33

buffer

The following are basic component parts of an

escalator except____.

escalator
demand factor
governor

34 Tesla is the unit of____.

Magnetic flux

Which of the following is not a component of a

hydraulic elevator?
A bathroom containing a water closet, a
36
lavatory, and a bathtub.
The following are elements of centralized
37
airconditioning system except _______.
35

counterweight
Full bath
Method of cooling

Acoustics is a science that concerns with

______.
38 a. Transmission of sound
b. Effect of sound waves
c. Generation of sound

All of the above

It is the flow of heat through a material by transfer from warmer to cooler molecules in
contact with each other.
Is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a duct, chimney, air handler, or
40
other air handling equipment.
39

41 What is also known as a synthetic chemical refrigerant?

42 gas used as refrigerant with water

Conduction
Dampers
freon
ammonia

43 an air compartment or chamber

plenum

44 liquid which is discharged as a waste

effluent

45 A material which stops the transfer of heat is also known as?

insulation

46 device used only to add humidity in the air

hunidifier

47 heat is transferred through materials

Conduction

48 a process which refrigerant from liquid to gas

evaporator

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49 What is a cooling or heating element which is made of pipe or tubing?

coil

50 device to control the thermostat

relay

51 device used to vary the volume of air passing a duct

Dampers

52 It is a platform or car for hoisting or lowering passenger or freight.

elevator

53 stops car and grips counterweight in case of emergency

where the endless belt of steps pass around during operation
54
of an escalator

governor

55 What is a closed vessel in which liquid is heated or vaporized?

56 pipe fitting with outside threads use for connecting pipes
57 vessel where vapor is liquefied by removal of heat
58

It consists of DC motors and the shaft of which is connected directly to the brake wheel and
driving sheave.

61 Two types of passenger elevator.

Minimum elevator width of single slide door elevator
for small commercial or residential building.
A device that is basically a double throw switch of
generally 3-pole connection that will automatically transfer
the power from the standby generator to the building

70
71
72
73
74

1.20 mts.

A controller sensitive to the degree of moisture in the

air

Humidistat
Hygrostat

Descriptive of any material such as synthetic resin

which hardens when heated or cured, and does not soften
An Instrument which responds to changes in
temperature, and directly or indirectly controls
temperature.
A machine that converts mechanical energy into
electrical energy, a generator of alternating current.
Freon in air-con must be compressed and liquefied in
order to absorb ___.
A device installed on an electric water heater used to
detect the working temperature to activate a switch.
Vertical flow of air used to separate different functions
of spaces.
A fire detector installed in a fire alarm system which
uses low melting point solders or metal that expands
when exposed to heat to detect a fire.

Thermosetting
Thermostat
Alternator
Heat
Thermostat
Air curtain
Fixed Temperature Heat
Detector
135-197F

75 Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector.

76

Automatic Transfer
Switch

2.0 mts.

67 Another name for Humidistat.

69

hoistropes

0.60 mtr

65 Maximum height of a dumbwaiter.

68

gearless traction

Electric and Hydraulic

circuitry during electrical power failure.

The minimum face to face distance between elevators
64
in three and four car grouping.

66

Closed nipple

hydronics

60 steel wires used to compensate cars and counterweights

63

boiler

condenser

59 the art and practice of heating and cooling with water

62

sprocket assembly

An air-operated device used to open or close a damper or

valve

Air Motor
68-74 F /20-23 deg C

77 The effective room temperature in air-conditioning.

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A graph used in air-conditioning and showing the

properties of air-system mixtures.

Psychrometric Chart

79 Heat that raises air temperature.

80

81

82

83

84

Sensible Heat

The transmission of heat energy from one place to another

by circulatory movement of a mass of fluid.
What is the rating index of an airconditioning/
refrigeration system which rates the unit for the
number of BTU's of heat removed per watt of electrical input
energy? (EER)
What mechanical equipment, coupled with a central airconditioning
system, is used to to dehumidify and cool the air
stream injected to a conditioned space.
In elevator, it detects the obstacles during the door closing,
and reopens the door if there is something. Photocell can be
used together with this.
It prevents passengers from falling into the hoistway when
they try to get out of the car which is stopped between the
floors.
In elevator, it makes the buzzer alarm when the car is

85 overloaded and the door remains open until overloading is

Convection

Energy Efficiency Rating

Fan Coil Unit

Safety Shoe

Fascia Plate

Weighing Device

eliminated.
86 In elevator, it protects the equipment from over current.
87
88
89

90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100

Circuit Breaker

In elevator, these prevent the excessive car travel at the

Limit Switches
highest and lowest floor.
In escalators, these stop the escalator if a foreign object
Handrail Guard Switches
becomes wedged at the guard.
In escalators, this is located at the bottom truss of the escalator and provided with on and off
positions to stop or
Disconnect Switch
prevents the escalator from starting during maintenance service.
This device, in escalators, is provided at the drive unit
Mechanical Maintenance
location to protect against accidental movement of the escalator
Locking Device
during inspection of the drives or during general maintenance.
Current Overload Safety
This device, in escalators, stops the escalator automatically
if an abnormal current is supplied to the motor.
Switch
This switch cuts off all current supply to the escalator for
Knife Switch
inspection, maintenance, or repairs.
The cooling effect obtained when 1 ton of ice at 32 oF (0
Ton of Refrigeration
oC) melts to water at the same tmeperature in 24 hrs.
An assembly consisting of a pulley wheel, side plates,
Sheave
shaft, and bearings over which a cable or roped is passed.
Consist of a flyball or flyweight device designed to stop
Governor
an elevator.
In theater stage house, a weight usually of iron or sand
Counterweight
used to balance suspended scenery, or the like.
On elevators, a gear-driven machine having a drum to
which the wire ropes that hoist the car are fastened, and on
Winding-Drum Machine
which they wind.
Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the
Winding-Drum Machine
counterweight.
Limit Controls and
In boilers, they function only when it exceeds prescribed
unsafe operating conditions.
Interlocks
The following are basic component parts of an escalator
governor
except____.

101 Which of the following is not a component of a hydraulic elevator?

102

The following are elements of centralized airconditioning system

except _______.

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A mechanical device used to
step up or step down voltage
in ac

103 A transformer is ______.

104

A factor used in calculating cooling load that includes heat

transferred from walls, doors, ceilings, etc. is known as _____.

The following are ways in which heat may be transferred
105
except____.
The typical truss configuration used in the installation of an
106
escalator.
Which is the following characterizes centrallized airconditioning

Thermal load
Polarization
3 section truss
a. It uses ducts

b. Has cooling tower

107

108

109
110
111
112

113

All of these

c. Provided with air handling unit

d. All of these
The total cooling output of an airconditioner during its annual
usage, in BTU/hr divided by the energy input during the same period,
in watt-hours is known as_____.
Which type of refrigerant is recommended for residential,
commercial, and industrial application using split type airconditioning
system?
The term impedance is used in transformers and other devices in
ac is a combination of _______.
A continuous belt (chain) attached to the handrail and directly
connected to the steps is known as _____.
What is the minimum distance between the handrails of
escalators?
What aspect/s of environment or surroundings is/are considered
in air-conditioning system for human comfort?
a. Temperature of the surrounding air
b. Motion of air

114 What is the refrigerant name of R-12?

The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in

116 changing the state of a substance
without changing its temperature.
117 An apparatus that can heat, cool, clean and circulate air
118 They were deter to the intrusion alarm system in residential signal system
119 An air passage usually formed in sheet metal with insulation for ventilating on a building
120 The current of air or gases

Resistance and
reactance
Endless belt
558mm

Both a and b

90-120fpm
LATENT HEAT
AIR CONDITIONER
BUGLARS AND
PROWLERS
AIR DUCT
DRAUGHT OR DRAFT

121 Requirement for a dry standpipe

4 STOREY

122 Color coding of piping for fuel oil division

BLACK

A hoisting and lowering mechanism with a building equipped with relatively small car
excusively for carrying materials

124 The device for maintaining desirable humidity conditons in the air supplied
125 The average consumption of water per capita
126

R-22

Dichlorodifluormethane

115 The recommended speed for escalators ranges from____.

123

Seasonal energy
efficiency ratio

DUMBWAITER
HUMIDIFIER
50 GALS.

An automatic control of the operation of heating or cooling device responding to changes of

temperature of the space

127 A tractor equipped with the blade attached by arms and bolted to its end, used in piling earth

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128 The acoustical ceiling board design to be laid in an exposed grid suspension system

ACOUSTICAL LAY IN
PANEL

129 The total sound units provided by a given material

DECIBEL

130 Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector

135-197 F

131

Fire tube boliers shall be provide with sufficient room for removal or replacement of tube
either from these places

132 The process of dissipating sound energy by converting it to heat

133

The system of deadening sound materials to wall, ceiling, floors to prevent sound from
passing through the members into adjoining room

134

The illuminance produce by luminous flux of the one lumen distributed uniformly over a one
square meter surface

135 Level of subterrenean water

136

SOUND ABSORPTION

SOUND INSULATION

LUX
WATER TABLE

Package assembly of air conditioning components which provides for the treatment of the
air before it is distributed to an air conditioned space

137 This is the criteria in selection of an elevator other than interval and average waiting time
138 Protection of PVC pipe underground

AIR HANDLING UNIT

TRAVEL TIME
CONCRETE CASING

139 Reflection of sound from curve surface

CREEP

140 The criteria in the selection of an elevator other than interval and average waiting time
141 Type of conveyor that transport packages equipment crates
Important element of an elevator below the first level floor line that absorbs and minimize
building shocks to the car
That portion of the hoistway in the elevator extending from the threshold level of the lowest
143
landing floor of the hoistway
142

144 A geared drive machine in which the suspension ropes are fastened to and wind on a drum
145 Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the counterweight
146 Car pit clearance depth from the bottom of the car
147

REAR OR TOP

TRAVEL TIME
FREIGHT ELEVATOR
BUFFER
PIT
WINDING DRUM MACHINE
GUIDE RAILS
600mm

When machine room or penthouse is provided at the top of the hoistway, it shall have a
sufficient room for this

FOR REPAIR AND

INSPECTION

148 When 4 or more elevator serve all or the same portion of the bulding

2 HOISTWAYS

149 Shalll be located in any one hoistway

4 ELEVATORS

150 Minimum number of hoisting ropes for traction elevators

3 HOISTWAYS

151 Minimum number of hoisting ropes for drum type elevators

2 HOISTWAYS

152 Minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight ropes

30mm
OVER LOAD RELAY AND
REVERSE POLARITY
RELAY

153 Provision for all elevators

A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the collision shock of a car or
154 counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest stop. It stops the car or counterweight
safely

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Internal electronic safety features of an escalator. They function as a safety switches or
155 detectors which monitors internal mechanical or electrical abnormalities and shuts down the
system in any eventuality
156

A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor and its electrical parts from over
current

During elevator emergency to rescue passenger, this type of elevator is used to open the
door from the outside
The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during the door closing and re opens
158
the door
157

159 Dividing the travel length by the rated speed

CIRCUIT BREAKER
OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH
SAFETY SHOE
WAIT INTERVAL

160

Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car run, the door elevator will open
only when the car stops at the floor

161

Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power will turn off, and grasp the
rope to operate the safety gear

162 Main purpose of shafts overhead space

163

MONITORING CONTACTS
ON STEP CHAIN

DOOR LOCK SWITCH

MAGNETIC BREAK
FOR CAR OVERRUN

Safety device of a passenger elevator which activates if the car travels faster than its rated
speed by grasping the guide rail to stop the car safely

GOVERNOR
A European brand of
elevator

164 OTIS-U.S.

A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the collision shock of a car
165 or counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest stop. It stops the car or

BUFFER

counterweight safely
Internal electronic safety features of an escalator. They function as a safety
166 switches or detectors which monitors internal mechanical or electrical abnormalities

and shuts down the system in any eventuality

MONITORING CONTACTS
ON STEP CHAIN

167

A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor and electrical parts
from over current

CIRCUIT BREAKER

168

During elevator emergency to rescue passenger, this type of elevator is used to

open the door from the outside

OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH

169

The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during the door closing and
re opens the door

170 Dividing the travel length by the rated speed

WAIT INTERVAL

171

Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car run, the door elevator
will open only when the car stops at the floor

172

Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power will turn off,and
grasp the rope to operate the safety gear

173 Main purpose of shafts overhead space

174

SAFETY SHOE

DOOR LOCK SWITCH

MAGNETIC BREAK
FOR CAR OVERRUN

Device that open and closes the electric current in an elevator when it has reached
the designated end of travel course

175 Minimum angle of inclination of an escalator

LIMIT SWITCH
35 degrees

176 Minimum width of balustrade

558 mm

177 Maximum width of balustrade

1.20 m

178 Maximum width of the steps

330 mm

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179 Kind of glass required in an escalator's balustrade

TEMPERED TYPE GLASS

180 Maximum rated speed measured along the angle of inclination

38 mpm
R.C CONCRETE OR
MASONRY

181 Provision for boiler rooms inside the building

182 Minimum distance if the building is not made of fire resistive materials

3.00 mts. FROM OUTSIDE

WALL

183 No part of the boiler shall be closer to this from the wall

1 meter

184 Distance of the smokestacks above the building within 50 mts. radius

5.00 mts

185 Provision between any feed pump and the boiler in addition to the regular shut-off valve
186 Provision when two or more boilers are connected in parallel

2 CHECK VALVES
NON RETURN OR SHUT
OFF VALVE

187 Provision of every boiler

ONE SAFETY VALVE

188 Provision for boilers having generating capacity exceeding 907 kg/hr

TWO SAFETY VALVE

189 Notification in writing in advance for boiler's inspection

15 DAYS

190 Temperature and humidity of the air to be used for comfortable cooling
191 Minimum for refrigerant piping crossing a passageway in any building
192 Provision of installation for refrigerant system containing more than 9 kgs.
193 Minimum for window type AC installed on ground floors
194

68deg-74deg F
2.30 meters ABOVE THE
FLOOR
STOP VALVES
2.13 meters

Mechanical equipment coupled with a central air conditioning system used to dehumidify and
cool the airstream injected to the conditioned space

FAN COIL UNIT

196

Recording calls even when car is in use. It answer calls starting from the highest and so on
while descending

1.5 TIMES MORE THAN

THE ELEVATOR CAR
DEPTH
DOWN COLLECTIVE
CONTROL

197

Recording calls even when car is in use. It answer calls starting from the lowest and so on
while ascending

UP COLLECTIVE
CONTROL

198

Safety device of a passenger elevator which activates if the car travels faster than its rated
speed by grasping the guide rail to stop the car safely

195 Spacing provided for elevator with single bank in a non residential building

199 main drive chain, step chain, handrail, drive chain, bottom sprocket
200

When planning a multiple system of elevator layout where four or more elevator are arrange
in banks

GOVERNOR - safety gear,

safety shoe, magnetic
break
ESCALATOR'S PART
ONE IN FRONT OF THE
OTHER

201 Nominal size of an escalator; escalator's width like those in Japanese brand

1120;980;800;760

202 Nominal size of an escalator; escalator's step like those in Japanese brand

1150;1100;1000;900

203

Type of dampers installed at supply ducts, which are electro-mechanically activated by

building automation system to close in case of fire within the area

204 Location of Control System or computer brain of the escalator

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DAMPERS
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205

This is a guide for the initial estimate per Ton of Refrigeration per sq.mts. of a standard room
of normal condition without external solar heat gain and excessive internal heat gain

206

PIPING OR DUCT BELONGING TO OTHER SYSTEM SHOULD NOT RUN THROUGH

THE MACHINE ROOM

207

THE TOP CHORD OF THE TRUSS IS WITH A STEEL ANGLE SUPERIMPOSED ON THE
BUILDING'S STRUCTURAL BEAM

208 Safety device caused by insufficient water flow on heater when brown out
209 Vital part of Solar Water heater to keep the heat in and cold out
210 Packaging and assembly of elevator as it arrives on the site
211 Cool the condenser unit in a central conditioning system
212

Rating index of an air conditioning system which rate the number for the unit of BTU heat
moved per watt of electrical input energy

213 Standard unit rating to describe the capacity of the cooling tower
A device installed on electric water heater used to detect the working temperature to to
activate a switch
A safety device of a passenger elevator which reduces the collision shock of a car or
215 counterweight due to over travel beyond the lowest stop. It It stops the car or counterweight
safely
214

12 to 14 SQ.MT PER TON

OF REFRIGERATION

International Standard and

EN 81.1 Code in designing
a machine room
STANDARD
INSTALLATION OF
ESCALATOR NOT
EXCEEDING 4.50 MTS./
TRUSS
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
EXPANDED
POLYTHELYNE FOAM
INSULATION
KNOCKDOWN BY MAJOR
COMPONENT PART
COOLING TOWER
SEASONAL ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
TONS OF REFRIGERATION

THERMOSTAT

BUFFER

Rating index of an air conditioning system which rates the unit for the number for BTU of
heat moved per watt of electrical input energy Internal electronic safety features of an
MONITORING CONTACTS
216
ON STEP CHAIN
escalator. They function as a safety switches or detectors which monitors internal mechanical
or electrical abnormalities and shuts down the system in any eventuality

217

A passenger elevator safety device which protects the motor and its electrical parts from over
current

CIRCUIT BREAKER

218

The elevator door components that detect the obstacle during the door closing and re opens
the door

SAFETY SHOE

219 Mechanical equipment install on top of the main doors used to retain cold in the interiors
220 Dividing the travel length by the rated speed

WAIT INTERVAL

Major physical restriction does a split type air conditioner system have which restricts its
efficiency and performance
Activate by preventing the door to open during elevator car run, the door elevator will open
222
only when the car stops at the floor
221

223 Opening of door for passenger in case of power failure in the elevator

224

AIR CURTAIN

Activate if the car travel faster than its travel speed, the power will turn off, and grasp the
rope to operate the safety gear

225 Main purpose of shafts overhead space

EVAPORATORS CANNOT
BE LOCATED AT CEILING
DOOR LOCK SWITCH

OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH

MAGNETIC BREAK
FOR CAR OVERRUN

226 Device that open and closes the electric current in an elevator when it has reached the

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227 designated end of travel course

EMERGENCY SWITCH

228

Coupled with central air conditioning system, used to dehumidify and cool the air stream
injected into the conditioned space

229

The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in changing the state of a substance
without changing its temperature.

230 Two types of passenger elevator.

231

Latent Heat
Electric and Hydraulic

Minimum elevator width of single slide door elevator for small commercial or residential
building.

232 Another name for passenger elevator.

0.60 mtr.
Lift

233 The minimum face to face distance between elevators in three and four car grouping.
234 Maximum height of a dumbwaiter.
235

FAN COIL UNIT

2 mts.
1.20 mts.

An assembly consisting of a pulley wheel, side plates, shaft, and bearings over which a cable
or roped is passed.

236 A device for converting alternating current to direct current.

237 Another name for a Rectifier.

Sheave
Rectifier
D.C. Generator

238 A controller sensitive to the degree of moisture in the air.

Humidistat

239 Another name for Humidistat.

Hygrostat

240 Consist of a flyball or flyweight device designed to stop an elevator.

Governor

241 A stop valve placed in the service pipe close to the connection at the water main.
242

An Instrument which responds to changes in temperature, and directly or indirectly controls

temperature.

243 Thin sheets that are used for controlling heat in drywall construction.
244

A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, a generator of alternating
current.

245 Freon in air-con must be compressed and liquefied in order to absorb ___.
A device installed on an electric water heater used to detect the working temperature to
activate a switch.
During elevator emergency, to rescue passengers, this part of the elevator is used to open
247
the doors from the outside.
A device which extends across at least 1/2 the width of each door leaf which will open if
248
subjected to pressure.
246

An automatic device used for converting high, fluctuating inlet water pressure to a lower
constant pressure.

251 An air-operated device used to open or close a damper or valve.

In theater stage house, a weight usually of iron or sand used to balance suspended scenery,
or the like.
On elevators, a gear-driven machine having a drum to which the wire ropes that hoist the car
253
are fastened, and on which they wind.
252

254 Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the counterweight.
255

Thermostat
Rigid Board Insulation
Alternator
Heat
Thermostat
Outside Door Latch
Panic Bar
135-197F

249 Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector.

250

Corporation Stop

Under NBC, the clearance between the underside of the car and the bottom of the pit shall
not be less than ___.

256 Under NBC, the minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight rope.

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Pressure Regulating
Valve
Air Motor
Counterweight
Winding-Drum Machine
Guiderails
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257 Under NBC, the minimum width between balusters in an escalator.
258 Under NBC, the maximum rated speed of an escalator along the angle of travel.

Sound system input device that reacts to and converts variable sound pressure into variable
electrical current.

261 A rate of rise type detector.

Microphone
Thermal Detector

262 A graph used in air-conditioning and showing the properties of air-system mixtures.
263 Heat that raises air temperature.
264

38 Meters/Min
68-74 F

259 The effective room temperature in air-conditioning.

260

558 mm

Psychrometric Chart
Sensible Heat

The transmission of heat energy from one place to another by circulatory movement of a
mass of fluid.

265 In boilers, they function only when exceeds prescribed unsafe operating conditions.

Convection
Limit Controls and
Interlocks

266

What mechanical equipment, coupled with a central air-conditioning system, is used to to

dehumidify and cool the air stream injected to a conditioned space.

Fan Coil Unit

267

In elevator, it detects the obstacles during the door closing, and reopens the door if there is
something. Photocell can be used together with this.

Safety Shoe

It prevents passengers from falling into the hoistway when they try to get out of the car which
is stopped between the floors.
In elevator, it makes the buzzer alarm when the car is overloaded and the door remains open
269
until overloading is eliminated.
268

Fascia Plate
Weighing Device

270 In elevator, it protects the equipment from over current.

Circuit Breaker

271 In elevator, these prevent the excessive car travel at the highest and lowest floor.

Limit Switches

272 In escalators, these stop the escalator if a foreign object becomes wedged at the guard.
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In escalators, this is located at the bottom truss of the escalator and provided with on and off
positions to stop or prevents the escalator from starting during maintenance service.

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This device, in escalators, is provided at the drive unit location to protect against accidental
movement of the escalator during inspection of the drives or during general maintenance.

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This device, in escalators, stops the escalator automatically if an abnormal current is

supplied to the motor.

Handrail Guard Switches

Disconnect Switch

Mechanical
Current Overload Safety
Switch

276 This switch cuts off all current supply to the escalator for inspection, maintenance, or repairs.

Knife Switch

The cooling effect obtained when 1 ton of ice at 32 oF (0 oC) melts to water at the same
tmeperature in 24 hrs. (equivalent to 12,000 Btu/hr)

Ton of Refrigeration

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