EPA 608 Certification questions and solutions

EPA 608 Certification questions and solutions
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant
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recovery? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - November 14, 1994
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Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? - Correct Answer ✔✔
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- Recover all refrigerants.
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The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - The earth's
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stratosphere.
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HFC's - Correct Answer ✔✔ - HydroFlouroCarbon's by by by by by by by




CFC's - Correct Answer ✔✔ - ChloroFluoroCarbon's by by by by by by by




ODP - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Ozone Depletion Potential
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Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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The Montreal Protocol.
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Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? - Correct Answerby by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by




✔✔ - 1.Crop losses by by by




2.Increases in eye diseases by by by




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4.Reduced marine life by by




5.Deforestation
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What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the stratosphere & free atoms of
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Chlorine are set free? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - These atoms attack Ozone Molecules causing
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the formation of Chlorine Monoxide (CLO), after colliding with another Ozone Molecule,
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causes 2 Oxygen (O2) molecules to be made & leaving an atom of chlorine to act as "Free
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Agent" starting the process over until 100,000 molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one
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atom of chloride.
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What date was recovery equipment required to be certified by a lab, & achieve higher
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evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - November 15, 1993
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On what date was technician certification required? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - November 14,
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1994
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What date was CFC's phased out of production? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - December 31, 1995
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, What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Persons who maintain, service,
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repair, or dispose of small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less).
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What is EPA 608 Type II certification? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Persons who maintain,
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service, repair, or dispose of high and very high pressure appliances. Except small
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appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
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What is EPA 608 Type III certification? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Persons who maintain,
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service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances.
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What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Persons who maintain,
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service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as appliances.
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HCFC's - Correct Answer ✔✔ - HydroChloroFluoroCarbons by by by by by by by




What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Commonly known as
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HCFC's, they are a group of man-made compunds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine,
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and carbon.
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A recovery cylinder must not be filled more than ___ % of it's capacity by weight? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 80%
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How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Up-right with proper
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DOT classification tags.
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What oil MUST be used with ALL HFC's for HVAC/Refrigeration but will also work with CFC's
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and HCFC's. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Polyolester
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HCFC's have very low atmospheric concentrations measured in parts per? - Correct Answer
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All cooling systems containing more than 50 lbs. of refrigerant must be repaired when the
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annual leak rate exceeds___? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 15%
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Mineral Oils are used with? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - All CFC's by by by by by by by by by by by by




Alkebenzene is used alone or as an additive for? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - HCFC's (Will also by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by




work with CFC's)
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POE - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Polyolester
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What is the definition of a Type I Appliance? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - A small appliance that is
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manufactured, charged, and hermetically sealed in a factory with 5 Lbs. of refrigerant or less.
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