EPA 608 TYPE III UPDATED EVALUATION EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Once the threshold leak rate has been exceeded on any system using a regulated
refrigerant with a charge of 50 lbs or more the ______ must ______ the appliance,
______, or _____ the appliance. - ✔✔Owner : repair : retrofit : retire
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for comfort cooling is ___
of the charge per year. - ✔✔10%
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for commercial
refrigeration is ___ of the charge per year. - ✔✔20%
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for industrial process
refrigeration (IPR) is ___ of the charge per year. - ✔✔30%
✔✔Chillers generally belong to the EPA leak repair category for _____ ______. -
✔✔comfort cooling
✔✔When used in multiple categories, the applicable maximum leak rate is determined
by the _____ _____ __ ___. - ✔✔Highest percentage of use
, ✔✔Example: If a company diverts 55% of its chiller's cooling capacity to one of its
manufacturing lines and 45% of its cooling capacity to air condition the office spaces,
the chiller is considered in the _____ ____ _____ leak rate category. - ✔✔Industrial
process refrigeration (IPR)
✔✔Use the charge stated on the _____ _____ to determine a chiller's normal charge for
leak rate calculations. - ✔✔Equipment nameplate
✔✔The leak rate of an appliance using a regulated refrigerant must be calculated when
_____ __ or _____ a system due to a loss of charge. - ✔✔Topping off : recharging
✔✔If an appliance with 50 or more pounds of a regulated refrigerant charge has
exceeded the threshold leak rate, the owner or operator has _______ to retrofit or retire
the appliance if the replacement appliance will use a refrigerant ______ ____ ___
_______ _______. - ✔✔18 months : exempt from the venting prohibition
✔✔True/False: Not having a certified service technician available for service can be
used as a reason to extend the appliance leak repair deadline. - ✔✔False
✔✔System _________ does not require removing the appliance and storming it in a
warehouse at the facility. - ✔✔Mothballing
✔✔If an appliance containing 50 or more pounds of a regulated refrigerant has
exceeded the threshold leak rate, the owner or operator has ______ to repair the
appliance so that it leaks below the threshold and conduct the initial verification test. -
✔✔30 days
✔✔If a chiller with a charge of 200 pounds of an ozone depleting refrigerant has passed
the initial verification leak test, a follow up verification test must be conducted within
_____. - ✔✔10 days
✔✔The owner and/or operator of the equipment is responsible for and must keep
records of all leak inspections, initial verification, and any completed leak repair follow-
up verification tests for ______. - ✔✔three (3) years
✔✔The high-pressure cut-out control on a recovery unit used for evacuating/recovering
the refrigerant from a low-pressure chiller is typically set for _____. - ✔✔10 psig
✔✔After all the liquid has been removed, an average 350-ton, R-123 chiller, at 0 psig,
would still have approximately 100lbs of refrigerant in the _____ _____ - ✔✔Vapor state
✔✔The use of a severely ______ ______ _____ could cause trapped water to freeze
when evacuation/dehydrating a system. - ✔✔Oversized vacuum pump
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Once the threshold leak rate has been exceeded on any system using a regulated
refrigerant with a charge of 50 lbs or more the ______ must ______ the appliance,
______, or _____ the appliance. - ✔✔Owner : repair : retrofit : retire
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for comfort cooling is ___
of the charge per year. - ✔✔10%
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for commercial
refrigeration is ___ of the charge per year. - ✔✔20%
✔✔As of January 1, 2019, the applicable maximum leak rate for industrial process
refrigeration (IPR) is ___ of the charge per year. - ✔✔30%
✔✔Chillers generally belong to the EPA leak repair category for _____ ______. -
✔✔comfort cooling
✔✔When used in multiple categories, the applicable maximum leak rate is determined
by the _____ _____ __ ___. - ✔✔Highest percentage of use
, ✔✔Example: If a company diverts 55% of its chiller's cooling capacity to one of its
manufacturing lines and 45% of its cooling capacity to air condition the office spaces,
the chiller is considered in the _____ ____ _____ leak rate category. - ✔✔Industrial
process refrigeration (IPR)
✔✔Use the charge stated on the _____ _____ to determine a chiller's normal charge for
leak rate calculations. - ✔✔Equipment nameplate
✔✔The leak rate of an appliance using a regulated refrigerant must be calculated when
_____ __ or _____ a system due to a loss of charge. - ✔✔Topping off : recharging
✔✔If an appliance with 50 or more pounds of a regulated refrigerant charge has
exceeded the threshold leak rate, the owner or operator has _______ to retrofit or retire
the appliance if the replacement appliance will use a refrigerant ______ ____ ___
_______ _______. - ✔✔18 months : exempt from the venting prohibition
✔✔True/False: Not having a certified service technician available for service can be
used as a reason to extend the appliance leak repair deadline. - ✔✔False
✔✔System _________ does not require removing the appliance and storming it in a
warehouse at the facility. - ✔✔Mothballing
✔✔If an appliance containing 50 or more pounds of a regulated refrigerant has
exceeded the threshold leak rate, the owner or operator has ______ to repair the
appliance so that it leaks below the threshold and conduct the initial verification test. -
✔✔30 days
✔✔If a chiller with a charge of 200 pounds of an ozone depleting refrigerant has passed
the initial verification leak test, a follow up verification test must be conducted within
_____. - ✔✔10 days
✔✔The owner and/or operator of the equipment is responsible for and must keep
records of all leak inspections, initial verification, and any completed leak repair follow-
up verification tests for ______. - ✔✔three (3) years
✔✔The high-pressure cut-out control on a recovery unit used for evacuating/recovering
the refrigerant from a low-pressure chiller is typically set for _____. - ✔✔10 psig
✔✔After all the liquid has been removed, an average 350-ton, R-123 chiller, at 0 psig,
would still have approximately 100lbs of refrigerant in the _____ _____ - ✔✔Vapor state
✔✔The use of a severely ______ ______ _____ could cause trapped water to freeze
when evacuation/dehydrating a system. - ✔✔Oversized vacuum pump
