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EPA 608 Core Exam Questions & Verified Answers | Clean Air Act, CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, ODP, Global Warming, Refrigerant Recovery, R-22, R-410A, R-134a, Leak Detection, Safety & Type I Appliances | Updated 2026/2027 | Instant Download
Prepare for the EPA 608 Core Certification Exam with this comprehensive collection of exam-focused questions and verified answers covering refrigerant fundamentals, Clean Air Act requirements, CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, ozone depletion, global warming, refrigerant recovery, leak detection, system dehydration, safety procedures, and EPA certification requirements. This resource is designed for HVAC/R students, refrigeration technicians, apprentices, and certification candidates reviewing the core concepts required for EPA refrigerant certification.
Topics covered include:
• EPA 608 Core certification concepts
• Clean Air Act requirements and violations
• EPA technician certification and penalties
• Refrigerant venting restrictions
• CFC and HCFC refrigerant regulations
• CFC manufacturing and import restrictions
• Refrigerant recovery procedures
• Refrigerant recycling and reclamation concepts
• Refrigerant recovery equipment
• Refrigerant recovery at low ambient temperatures
• Refrigerant pressure and temperature relationships
• Refrigerant blends and temperature glide
• CFC, HCFC, and HFC classifications
• R-11, R-12, R-22, R-123, R-124, R-134a and R-410A
• Ozone depletion potential (ODP)
• Global warming potential (GWP)
• Stratospheric ozone protection
• Atmospheric CFC monitoring
• Chlorine and ozone depletion
• Refrigerant environmental impacts
• R-22 safety and asphyxiation hazards
• Refrigerant chemical composition
• CFC refrigerant characteristics
• HCFC refrigerant characteristics
• HFC refrigerant characteristics
• Refrigerant system dehydration
• Removal of water and moisture from systems
• Type I small appliance requirements
• Hermetically sealed appliances
• Recovery machine requirements
• Self-contained recovery equipment
• Refrigerant safety procedures
• Compressed gas safety
• Refrigerant exposure protection
• Respiratory protection
• Schrader valve inspection and service
• Service port caps and leak prevention
• Refrigerant leak detection
• Electronic leak detection
• Ultrasonic leak detection
• Refrigerant system maintenance
• Phosgene formation and refrigerant decomposition
• R-410A refrigerant characteristics
• Near-azeotropic refrigerant blends
• Refrigerant charging methods
• EPA refrigerant handling requirements
• HVAC/R environmental compliance
• Refrigeration technician responsibilities
This study material provides focused review of EPA 608 Core concepts, including refrigerant chemistry, environmental regulations, recovery, recycling, evacuation, leak detection, appliance classifications, safety, and refrigerant identification. It can be used for structured study, quick revision, technician training, and certification preparation.
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EPA 608 Core Exam
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all of the above
Refrigeration technicians who violate the clean air act can:
A. lose their epa certification
B.be fined.
C. be required to appear in federal court
D.all of the above
,november 1995
It has been illegal to vent substitutes for CFC and HCFC refrigerants since:
R22
which refrigerant has the lowest odp?
R22, R11, R12, R113
recover
to remove refrigerant in any condition from a system and store it in an external
container without necessarily testing or processing it in any way is to _.
no
Does the EPA recognize any refrigerant "drop-in" replacements?
slow
Do low ambient temperatures slow or speed up the process of refrigerant recovery?
hcfc
Chemical composition of R-124
, temperature glide
The term used to describe the fact that a refrigerant blend has a range of boiling
or condensing points at a constant pressure is______.
CFCs in air samples from the atmosphere
What is the best proof that there are CFCs in the atmosphere?
Is it the measurement of:
A. CFCs in smog
B.other man-made compounds in air samples from the stratosphere?
C. CFCs in air samples from the atmosphere
all contribute
According to the EPA, which of the following do NOT contribute to global warming?
CFC, HCFC, HFC?
can cause asphyxia
Even though R-22 is considered non-toxic, it:
A. is lighter than air
B.can cause asphyxia
C. is a class 1 refrigerant
D.can be detected by its color
1995
CFCs will no longer be manufactured or imported into the U.S. after what year?