HVAC: EPA 608 CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
AreRthereRdrop-inRreplacementsRforRR-12Rsystems?RWhyRorRwhyRnot?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNoRbecauseRtheRnewRrefrigerantsRareRincompatibleRwithRtheRoilsRandRlubrican
tsRusedRinRR-12Rsystems.
WhatRtypeRofRoilRisRusedRinRR-134aRandRwhatRoilsRwillRitRmixRwith?R-
RCORRECTRANSWEREsterRbasedRoilsRandRtheyRdoRnotRmixRwithRotherRoils
WhatRtypeRofRlubricantRisRusedRwithRHCFCs?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAlkylbenzeneRlubricant
WhatRisRdifferenceRb/wRternaryRblendRaRazeotropicRblend?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERTernaryRblendsRareRthree-
partRmixturesRwhereasRazeotropicRblendsRareRblendsRofRtwoRorRmoreRcompoundsRthatRactRlikeRaRsi
ngleRcompound.
WhatRisRtheRtraitRofRaRhygroscopicRlubricant?R-RCORRECTRANSWERItRabsorbsR(takesRon)Rmoisture
WhatRisRtemperatureRglideRandRwhatRtypeRofRblendRwon'tRhaveRit?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERTemp.RblendRisRtheRdifferenceRbetweenRtheRdewRpointRandRtheRbubbleRpoint
DewRPointR-
RCORRECTRANSWEROccursRwhenRsaturationRtempRinRevaporatorRcausesRrefrigerantRtoRchangeRfro
mRliquidRtoRvapor
, BubbleRPointR-
RCORRECTRANSWEROccursRwhenRsaturationRtempRinRcondenserRchangesRrefrigerantRfromRvaporRt
oRliquid
WillRtheRgasesRinRaRternaryRblendRleakRatRtheRsameRrate?RWhyRorRwhyRnot?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNoRbecauseRdifferentRrefrigerantsRinRblendRhaveRdifferentRvaporRpressures,Rca
usingRthemRtoRleakRatRunevenRrates
RefrigerationRProcessR-RCORRECTRANSWERtransferRofRheatRfromRoneRplaceRtoRanother
EvaporatorR-
RCORRECTRANSWERAbsorbsRheatRintoRsystemRfromRspaceRtoRbeRcooled.RAbsorptionRofRheatRcause
sRrefrigerantRtoRboil.RUponRleaving,RrefrigerantRchangedRtoRlowRpressure,RlowRtemperatureRvapor
CompressorR-RCORRECTRANSWERTakesRlowRpressure,RlowRtempRvaporRandRchangesRitRtoRaRhigh-
temp,Rhigh-pressure,RsuperheatedRvaporRandRdeliversRitRtoRtheRcondenser
CondenserR-RCORRECTRANSWERRejectsRheatRfromRsystemRandRchangesRrefrigerantRfromRhigh-
temp,Rhigh-pressureRvaporRintoRhigh-pressure,Rhigh-tempRliquid
MeteringRDeviceR-RCORRECTRANSWERreducesRpressureRofRrefrigerantRandRchangesRtheRhigh-
pressure,Rhigh-tempRliquidRintoRlowRpressure,RlowRtempRliquid.
CompoundRGaugeR-
RCORRECTRANSWERTypicallyRblueRandRmeasuresRlowRpressureR(psig)RandRvacuumR(inHg).
HighRPressureRGaugeR-
RCORRECTRANSWERRedRandRmeasuresRhighRsideR(discharge)Rpressure.R0RtoR500Rpsi
GUIDE GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
AreRthereRdrop-inRreplacementsRforRR-12Rsystems?RWhyRorRwhyRnot?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNoRbecauseRtheRnewRrefrigerantsRareRincompatibleRwithRtheRoilsRandRlubrican
tsRusedRinRR-12Rsystems.
WhatRtypeRofRoilRisRusedRinRR-134aRandRwhatRoilsRwillRitRmixRwith?R-
RCORRECTRANSWEREsterRbasedRoilsRandRtheyRdoRnotRmixRwithRotherRoils
WhatRtypeRofRlubricantRisRusedRwithRHCFCs?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAlkylbenzeneRlubricant
WhatRisRdifferenceRb/wRternaryRblendRaRazeotropicRblend?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERTernaryRblendsRareRthree-
partRmixturesRwhereasRazeotropicRblendsRareRblendsRofRtwoRorRmoreRcompoundsRthatRactRlikeRaRsi
ngleRcompound.
WhatRisRtheRtraitRofRaRhygroscopicRlubricant?R-RCORRECTRANSWERItRabsorbsR(takesRon)Rmoisture
WhatRisRtemperatureRglideRandRwhatRtypeRofRblendRwon'tRhaveRit?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERTemp.RblendRisRtheRdifferenceRbetweenRtheRdewRpointRandRtheRbubbleRpoint
DewRPointR-
RCORRECTRANSWEROccursRwhenRsaturationRtempRinRevaporatorRcausesRrefrigerantRtoRchangeRfro
mRliquidRtoRvapor
, BubbleRPointR-
RCORRECTRANSWEROccursRwhenRsaturationRtempRinRcondenserRchangesRrefrigerantRfromRvaporRt
oRliquid
WillRtheRgasesRinRaRternaryRblendRleakRatRtheRsameRrate?RWhyRorRwhyRnot?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERNoRbecauseRdifferentRrefrigerantsRinRblendRhaveRdifferentRvaporRpressures,Rca
usingRthemRtoRleakRatRunevenRrates
RefrigerationRProcessR-RCORRECTRANSWERtransferRofRheatRfromRoneRplaceRtoRanother
EvaporatorR-
RCORRECTRANSWERAbsorbsRheatRintoRsystemRfromRspaceRtoRbeRcooled.RAbsorptionRofRheatRcause
sRrefrigerantRtoRboil.RUponRleaving,RrefrigerantRchangedRtoRlowRpressure,RlowRtemperatureRvapor
CompressorR-RCORRECTRANSWERTakesRlowRpressure,RlowRtempRvaporRandRchangesRitRtoRaRhigh-
temp,Rhigh-pressure,RsuperheatedRvaporRandRdeliversRitRtoRtheRcondenser
CondenserR-RCORRECTRANSWERRejectsRheatRfromRsystemRandRchangesRrefrigerantRfromRhigh-
temp,Rhigh-pressureRvaporRintoRhigh-pressure,Rhigh-tempRliquid
MeteringRDeviceR-RCORRECTRANSWERreducesRpressureRofRrefrigerantRandRchangesRtheRhigh-
pressure,Rhigh-tempRliquidRintoRlowRpressure,RlowRtempRliquid.
CompoundRGaugeR-
RCORRECTRANSWERTypicallyRblueRandRmeasuresRlowRpressureR(psig)RandRvacuumR(inHg).
HighRPressureRGaugeR-
RCORRECTRANSWERRedRandRmeasuresRhighRsideR(discharge)Rpressure.R0RtoR500Rpsi