SKILLCAT EPA 608 EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ The venting prohibition requires that you recover affected refrigerant
before Answer: Opening, servicing, disposing equipment
◉ What must you do if you discover that you have a refrigerant B to a
system that contained refrigerant A, consider that refrigerant A is ozone
depleting Answer: Recover the mixture in a separate recovery cylinder
◉ What needs to be done before disposing of equipment that contains
CFCs and HCFCs or their substitute Answer: Recover the refrigerant
◉ What is considered de minimis releases of refrigerant Answer:
Catastrophic failure of equipment , refrigerant released when
disconnecting hoses equipped with low loss fitting
◉ Examples of violation of the CAA venting prohibition Answer:
Release of refrigerants because appliances were not recovered and
refrigerants release when disconnecting non low loss fittings
◉ After the evaporator which component does the refrigerant go to next
Answer: Compressor
, ◉ The condenser is doing the opposite job of which component Answer:
Evaporator
◉ What is the compressors job Answer: To increase pressure
◉ What is the condensers job Answer: To cool the high pressure vapor
◉ What is the function of the metering device Answer: To decrease
pressure
◉ When refrigerant enters the condenser what state is the refrigerant in
Answer: High pressure vapor
◉ When refrigerant enters the metering device what state is the
refrigerant in Answer: High pressure liquid
◉ When refrigerant exits the metering device what state is the
refrigerant in Answer: Low pressure liquid
◉ When the refrigerant enters the compressor what state is it in Answer:
Super heated vapor
◉ When refrigerant enters the evaporator what state is it in Answer:
Liquid
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ The venting prohibition requires that you recover affected refrigerant
before Answer: Opening, servicing, disposing equipment
◉ What must you do if you discover that you have a refrigerant B to a
system that contained refrigerant A, consider that refrigerant A is ozone
depleting Answer: Recover the mixture in a separate recovery cylinder
◉ What needs to be done before disposing of equipment that contains
CFCs and HCFCs or their substitute Answer: Recover the refrigerant
◉ What is considered de minimis releases of refrigerant Answer:
Catastrophic failure of equipment , refrigerant released when
disconnecting hoses equipped with low loss fitting
◉ Examples of violation of the CAA venting prohibition Answer:
Release of refrigerants because appliances were not recovered and
refrigerants release when disconnecting non low loss fittings
◉ After the evaporator which component does the refrigerant go to next
Answer: Compressor
, ◉ The condenser is doing the opposite job of which component Answer:
Evaporator
◉ What is the compressors job Answer: To increase pressure
◉ What is the condensers job Answer: To cool the high pressure vapor
◉ What is the function of the metering device Answer: To decrease
pressure
◉ When refrigerant enters the condenser what state is the refrigerant in
Answer: High pressure vapor
◉ When refrigerant enters the metering device what state is the
refrigerant in Answer: High pressure liquid
◉ When refrigerant exits the metering device what state is the
refrigerant in Answer: Low pressure liquid
◉ When the refrigerant enters the compressor what state is it in Answer:
Super heated vapor
◉ When refrigerant enters the evaporator what state is it in Answer:
Liquid
