EPA 608 Type 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass | 2024
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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
Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrigerant 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
EPA's definition of a small appliance includes: - - a device manufactored, charges & hermeticly
sealed in factory with a charge of 5lbs or less
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
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
The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every - - never
It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for maintenance, 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
The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is: - - restricted to techs who are EPA certified in refrigerant
recovery
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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
Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrigerant 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
EPA's definition of a small appliance includes: - - a device manufactored, charges & hermeticly
sealed in factory with a charge of 5lbs or less
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
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
The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every - - never
It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for maintenance, 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
The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is: - - restricted to techs who are EPA certified in refrigerant
recovery
