EPA 608 Certification Questions and Answers Latest Version .

EPA 608 Certification Questions and Answers Latest
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What .date .was .the .sale .of .CFC's .& .HCFC's .restricted .to .technicians .certified .in .refrigerant .recovery? .
- .(correct .answer) .-November .14, .1994

Section .608 .of .the .Federal .Clean .Air .Act .requires .technicians .to .what? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Recover .all .refrigerants.

The .objective .of .the .Clean .Air .Act .is .to .protect .what? .- .(correct .answer) .-The .earth's .stratosphere.

HFC's .- .(correct .answer) .-HydroFlouroCarbon's

CFC's .- .(correct .answer) .-ChloroFluoroCarbon's

ODP .- .(correct .answer) .-Ozone .Depletion .Potential

Which .international .treaty .agreement .was .the .basis .for .Section .608? .- .(correct .answer) .-
The .Montreal .Protocol.

Depletion .of .the .ozone .in .the .stratosphere .is .know .to .cause .what .6 .things? .- .(correct .answer) .-
1.Crop .losses

2.Increases .in .eye .diseases

3.Skin .Cancer

4.Reduced .marine .life

5.Deforestation

6.Increased .ground .level .ozone

What .happens .when .CFC .or .HCFC .molecules .get .in .the .stratosphere .& .free .atoms .of .Chlorine .are .se
t .free? .- .(correct .answer) .-
These .atoms .attack .Ozone .Molecules .causing .the .formation .of .Chlorine .Monoxide .
(CLO), .after .colliding .with .another .Ozone .Molecule, .causes .2 .Oxygen .

, (O2) .molecules .to .be .made .& .leaving .an .atom .of .chlorine .to .act .as ."Free .Agent" .starting .the .proces
s .over .until .100,000 .molecules .of .Ozone .are .destroyed .by .just .one .atom .of .chloride.

What .date .was .recovery .equipment .required .to .be .certified .by .a .lab, .& .achieve .higher .evacuation .le
vels, .& .have .low .loss .fittings? .- .(correct .answer) .-November .15, .1993

On .what .date .was .technician .certification .required? .- .(correct .answer) .-November .14, .1994

What .date .was .CFC's .phased .out .of .production? .- .(correct .answer) .-December .31, .1995

What .is .EPA .608 .Type .I .certification? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Persons .who .maintain, .service, .repair, .or .dispose .of .small .appliances .
(containing .5 .pounds .of .refrigerant .(or .less).

What .is .EPA .608 .Type .II .certification? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Persons .who .maintain, .service, .repair, .or .dispose .of .high .and .very .high .pressure .appliances. .Except .
small .appliances .and .motor .vehicle .air .conditioning .systems.

What .is .EPA .608 .Type .III .certification? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Persons .who .maintain, .service, .repair, .or .dispose .of .low .pressure .appliances.

What .is .EPA .608 .Universal .certification? .- .(correct .answer) .-Persons .who .maintain, .service, .repair, .or
.dispose .of .both .low .and .high .pressure .equipment, .as .well .as .appliances.


HCFC's .- .(correct .answer) .-HydroChloroFluoroCarbons

What .are .HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Commonly .known .as .HCFC's, .they .are .a .group .of .man-
made .compunds .containing .hydrogen, .chlorine, .fluorine, .and .carbon.

A .recovery .cylinder .must .not .be .filled .more .than .___ .% .of .it's .capacity .by .weight? .- .
(correct .answer) .-80%

How .should .refrigerant .cylinders .be .shipped? .- .(correct .answer) .-Up-
right .with .proper .DOT .classification .tags.

What .oil .MUST .be .used .with .ALL .HFC's .for
.HVAC/Refrigeration .but .will .also .work .with .CFC's .and .HCFC's. .- .(correct .answer) .-Polyolester


HCFC's .have .very .low .atmospheric .concentrations .measured .in .parts .per? .- .(correct .answer) .-Trillion

All .cooling .systems .containing .more .than .50 .lbs. .of .refrigerant .must .be .repaired .when .the .annual .le
ak .rate .exceeds___? .- .(correct .answer) .-15%

Mineral .Oils .are .used .with? .- .(correct .answer) .-All .CFC's