EPA 608 CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What aadate aawas aathe aasale aaof aaCFC's aa& aaHCFC's aarestricted aato aatechnicians
aacertified aain aarefrigerant aarecovery? aa- aaAnswer aaNovember aa14, aa1994
Section aa608 aaof aathe aaFederal aaClean aaAir aaAct aarequires aatechnicians aato aawhat?
aa- aaAnswer aaRecover aaall aarefrigerants.
The aaobjective aaof aathe aaClean aaAir aaAct aais aato aaprotect aawhat? aa- aaAnswer aaThe
aaearth's aastratosphere.
HFC's aa- aaAnswer aaHydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's aa- aaAnswer aaChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP aa- aaAnswer aaOzone aaDepletion aaPotential
Which aainternational aatreaty aaagreement aawas aathe aabasis aafor aaSection aa608? aa-
aaAnswer aaThe aaMontreal aaProtocol.
Depletion aaof aathe aaozone aain aathe aastratosphere aais aaknow aato aacause aawhat aa6
aathings? aa- aaAnswer aa1.Crop aalosses
2.Increases aain aaeye aadiseases
3.Skin aaCancer
4.Reduced aamarine aalife
5.Deforestation
6.Increased aaground aalevel aaozone
What aahappens aawhen aaCFC aaor aaHCFC aamolecules aaget aain aathe aastratosphere aa&
aafree aaatoms aaof aaChlorine aaare aaset aafree? aa- aaAnswer aaThese aaatoms aaattack
aaOzone aaMolecules aacausing aathe aaformation aaof aaChlorine aaMonoxide aa(CLO),
aaafter aacolliding aawith aaanother aaOzone aaMolecule, aacauses aa2 aaOxygen aa(O2)
aamolecules aato aabe aamade aa& aaleaving aaan aaatom aaof aachlorine aato aaact aaas aa"Free
aaAgent" aastarting aathe aaprocess aaover aauntil aa100,000 aamolecules aaof aaOzone aaare
aadestroyed aaby aajust aaone aaatom aaof aachloride.
What aadate aawas aarecovery aaequipment aarequired aato aabe aacertified aaby aaa aalab, aa&
aaachieve aahigher aaevacuation aalevels, aa& aahave aalow aaloss aafittings? aa- aaAnswer
aaNovember aa15, aa1993
, On aawhat aadate aawas aatechnician aacertification aarequired? aa- aaAnswer aaNovember
aa14, aa1994
What aadate aawas aaCFC's aaphased aaout aaof aaproduction? aa- aaAnswer aaDecember
aa31, aa1995
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaI aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aasmall aaappliances aa(containing aa5 aapounds aaof
aarefrigerant aa(or aaless).
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaII aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aahigh aaand aavery aahigh aapressure aaappliances.
aaExcept aasmall aaappliances aaand aamotor aavehicle aaair aaconditioning aasystems.
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaIII aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aalow aapressure aaappliances.
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaUniversal aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho
aamaintain, aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aaboth aalow aaand aahigh aapressure
aaequipment, aaas aawell aaas aaappliances.
HCFC's aa- aaAnswer aaHydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What aaare aaHydroChloroFluoroCarbons? aa- aaAnswer aaCommonly aaknown aaas
aaHCFC's, aathey aaare aaa aagroup aaof aaman-made aacompunds aacontaining aahydrogen,
aachlorine, aafluorine, aaand aacarbon.
A aarecovery aacylinder aamust aanot aabe aafilled aamore aathan aa___ aa% aaof aait's
aacapacity aaby aaweight? aa- aaAnswer aa80%
How aashould aarefrigerant aacylinders aabe aashipped? aa- aaAnswer aaUp-right aawith
aaproper aaDOT aaclassification aatags.
What aaoil aaMUST aabe aaused aawith aaALL aaHFC's aafor aaHVAC/Refrigeration aabut aawill
aaalso aawork aawith aaCFC's aaand aaHCFC's. aa- aaAnswer aaPolyolester
HCFC's aahave aavery aalow aaatmospheric aaconcentrations aameasured aain aaparts aaper?
aa- aaAnswer aaTrillion
All aacooling aasystems aacontaining aamore aathan aa50 aalbs. aaof aarefrigerant aamust aabe
aarepaired aawhen aathe aaannual aaleak aarate aaexceeds___? aa- aaAnswer aa15%
Mineral aaOils aaare aaused aawith? aa- aaAnswer aaAll aaCFC's
Alkebenzene aais aaused aaalone aaor aaas aaan aaadditive aafor? aa- aaAnswer aaHCFC's
aa(Will aaalso aawork aawith aaCFC's)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What aadate aawas aathe aasale aaof aaCFC's aa& aaHCFC's aarestricted aato aatechnicians
aacertified aain aarefrigerant aarecovery? aa- aaAnswer aaNovember aa14, aa1994
Section aa608 aaof aathe aaFederal aaClean aaAir aaAct aarequires aatechnicians aato aawhat?
aa- aaAnswer aaRecover aaall aarefrigerants.
The aaobjective aaof aathe aaClean aaAir aaAct aais aato aaprotect aawhat? aa- aaAnswer aaThe
aaearth's aastratosphere.
HFC's aa- aaAnswer aaHydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's aa- aaAnswer aaChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP aa- aaAnswer aaOzone aaDepletion aaPotential
Which aainternational aatreaty aaagreement aawas aathe aabasis aafor aaSection aa608? aa-
aaAnswer aaThe aaMontreal aaProtocol.
Depletion aaof aathe aaozone aain aathe aastratosphere aais aaknow aato aacause aawhat aa6
aathings? aa- aaAnswer aa1.Crop aalosses
2.Increases aain aaeye aadiseases
3.Skin aaCancer
4.Reduced aamarine aalife
5.Deforestation
6.Increased aaground aalevel aaozone
What aahappens aawhen aaCFC aaor aaHCFC aamolecules aaget aain aathe aastratosphere aa&
aafree aaatoms aaof aaChlorine aaare aaset aafree? aa- aaAnswer aaThese aaatoms aaattack
aaOzone aaMolecules aacausing aathe aaformation aaof aaChlorine aaMonoxide aa(CLO),
aaafter aacolliding aawith aaanother aaOzone aaMolecule, aacauses aa2 aaOxygen aa(O2)
aamolecules aato aabe aamade aa& aaleaving aaan aaatom aaof aachlorine aato aaact aaas aa"Free
aaAgent" aastarting aathe aaprocess aaover aauntil aa100,000 aamolecules aaof aaOzone aaare
aadestroyed aaby aajust aaone aaatom aaof aachloride.
What aadate aawas aarecovery aaequipment aarequired aato aabe aacertified aaby aaa aalab, aa&
aaachieve aahigher aaevacuation aalevels, aa& aahave aalow aaloss aafittings? aa- aaAnswer
aaNovember aa15, aa1993
, On aawhat aadate aawas aatechnician aacertification aarequired? aa- aaAnswer aaNovember
aa14, aa1994
What aadate aawas aaCFC's aaphased aaout aaof aaproduction? aa- aaAnswer aaDecember
aa31, aa1995
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaI aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aasmall aaappliances aa(containing aa5 aapounds aaof
aarefrigerant aa(or aaless).
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaII aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aahigh aaand aavery aahigh aapressure aaappliances.
aaExcept aasmall aaappliances aaand aamotor aavehicle aaair aaconditioning aasystems.
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaType aaIII aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho aamaintain,
aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aalow aapressure aaappliances.
What aais aaEPA aa608 aaUniversal aacertification? aa- aaAnswer aaPersons aawho
aamaintain, aaservice, aarepair, aaor aadispose aaof aaboth aalow aaand aahigh aapressure
aaequipment, aaas aawell aaas aaappliances.
HCFC's aa- aaAnswer aaHydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What aaare aaHydroChloroFluoroCarbons? aa- aaAnswer aaCommonly aaknown aaas
aaHCFC's, aathey aaare aaa aagroup aaof aaman-made aacompunds aacontaining aahydrogen,
aachlorine, aafluorine, aaand aacarbon.
A aarecovery aacylinder aamust aanot aabe aafilled aamore aathan aa___ aa% aaof aait's
aacapacity aaby aaweight? aa- aaAnswer aa80%
How aashould aarefrigerant aacylinders aabe aashipped? aa- aaAnswer aaUp-right aawith
aaproper aaDOT aaclassification aatags.
What aaoil aaMUST aabe aaused aawith aaALL aaHFC's aafor aaHVAC/Refrigeration aabut aawill
aaalso aawork aawith aaCFC's aaand aaHCFC's. aa- aaAnswer aaPolyolester
HCFC's aahave aavery aalow aaatmospheric aaconcentrations aameasured aain aaparts aaper?
aa- aaAnswer aaTrillion
All aacooling aasystems aacontaining aamore aathan aa50 aalbs. aaof aarefrigerant aamust aabe
aarepaired aawhen aathe aaannual aaleak aarate aaexceeds___? aa- aaAnswer aa15%
Mineral aaOils aaare aaused aawith? aa- aaAnswer aaAll aaCFC's
Alkebenzene aais aaused aaalone aaor aaas aaan aaadditive aafor? aa- aaAnswer aaHCFC's
aa(Will aaalso aawork aawith aaCFC's)
