EPA 608 Type 1 Exam Study Guide Questions and
100% Correct Answers Latest Update
1. Recovery equipemnt used for the service or repair of small appliances must be
certified by an EPA approved lab if the recovery equipment was made after: November
15, 1993
2. Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrig-erant from
small appliances must be capable of:: recovering 80% of the refrigerant whether or not the compressor is
operating or achieving a 4 inch vacuum under conditions of ARI 740-1993
3. EPA's definition of a small appliance includes:: a device manufactored, charges & hermeticly sealed in
factory with a charge of 5lbs or less
4. Tech's with a type 1 small appliance certification are certified to recover
refrigerant during the maintenance or repair of:: PTAC's with 5lbs or less of refrigerant
5. EPA requires that all small appliances be equipped with a service aperture or other
device that is used when adding or removing refrigerant from the appliance. For small
appliances this service port typically: a straight piece of tubing, called a process tube that is entered
using a piercing valve
6. The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every: never
7. It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for main-tenance,
service or repair must have at least one self-contained recovery machine avalible at
their place of buisiness. The only exception to this rule are persons working on: small
appliances
8. The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is:: restricted to techs who are EPA certified in refrigerant recovery
9. Anyone who recovers refrigeration during maintenance, service or repair of small
appliances must be certified as either a universal Tech or a:: Type 1 tech
10. When recovering refrigerant from a household refrigerator who's compres-sor does
not run, it is recommended that a low and high side access valves be installed because:: it can
help speed of recovery and required recovery eflency
11. If you install an access fitting into a sealed system:: the fitting should be leak tested before
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100% Correct Answers Latest Update
1. Recovery equipemnt used for the service or repair of small appliances must be
certified by an EPA approved lab if the recovery equipment was made after: November
15, 1993
2. Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrig-erant from
small appliances must be capable of:: recovering 80% of the refrigerant whether or not the compressor is
operating or achieving a 4 inch vacuum under conditions of ARI 740-1993
3. EPA's definition of a small appliance includes:: a device manufactored, charges & hermeticly sealed in
factory with a charge of 5lbs or less
4. Tech's with a type 1 small appliance certification are certified to recover
refrigerant during the maintenance or repair of:: PTAC's with 5lbs or less of refrigerant
5. EPA requires that all small appliances be equipped with a service aperture or other
device that is used when adding or removing refrigerant from the appliance. For small
appliances this service port typically: a straight piece of tubing, called a process tube that is entered
using a piercing valve
6. The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every: never
7. It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for main-tenance,
service or repair must have at least one self-contained recovery machine avalible at
their place of buisiness. The only exception to this rule are persons working on: small
appliances
8. The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is:: restricted to techs who are EPA certified in refrigerant recovery
9. Anyone who recovers refrigeration during maintenance, service or repair of small
appliances must be certified as either a universal Tech or a:: Type 1 tech
10. When recovering refrigerant from a household refrigerator who's compres-sor does
not run, it is recommended that a low and high side access valves be installed because:: it can
help speed of recovery and required recovery eflency
11. If you install an access fitting into a sealed system:: the fitting should be leak tested before
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