EPA 608 Certification UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

EPA 608 Certification UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
November 14, 1994 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's
restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant recovery?


Memorize it, ya'll. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1989-
Montreal Protocol


July 1 1992-
Violation to vent CFCs or HCFCs


Nov 15 1993-
Recovery/Recycling equipment must be certified and labeled by EPA
AND
Before this date recovery equipment needed to be capable of removing 80% of the
refrigerant, w or wo compressor, or 4 in Hg
After this date recovery equipment needs to be capable of removing 90%, or 80% without
working compressor, or 4 in Hg
AND
Required level of evacuation for Low Pressure appliances before this date was 25 inches Hg,
after this date 25 mm Hg


Nov 14 1994-
Certification needed to service, maintain, or dispose of appliances with refrigerants AND
Sale of CFC and HCFC refrigerants restricted to certified techs


Nov 15 1995-
Violation to vent HFCs


Dec 31 1995-
CFCs no longer produced

,15% - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Comfort cooling appliances containing more than 50 lbs of
refrigerant must be repaired when the annual leak rate exceeds _____%


35% - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Commercial and Industrial process refrigeration containing
ore than 50 lbs of refrigerant must be repaired when the annual leak rate exceeds _____%


00
4 10
4 10
4 15

0 0 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Required Recovery Levels for Type II appliances, before
and after 11/15/93:


HCFC22 less than 200 lbs = B4-0 After-0
HCFC22 more than 200 lbs= B4-4 After-10
NonHCFC22 less than 200 lbs= B4-4 After 10
NonHCFC22 more than 200 lbs= B4 4 After 15
Very high pressure appliances= B4-0 After-0


Recover all refrigerants. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air
Act requires technicians to what?


The earth's stratosphere. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The objective of the Clean Air Act is to
protect what?


HydroFlouroCarbon's - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔HFC's



ChloroFluoroCarbon's - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔CFC's



Ozone Depletion Potential - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ODP

, The Montreal Protocol. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Which international treaty agreement
was the basis for Section 608?


1.Crop losses
2.Increases in eye diseases
3.Skin Cancer
4.Reduced marine life
5.Deforestation

6.Increased ground level ozone - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Depletion of the ozone in the
stratosphere is known to cause what 6 things?


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 process over until 100,000
molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one atom of chloride. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the stratosphere & free atoms of
Chlorine are set free?


November 15, 1993 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What date was recovery equipment
required to be certified by a lab, & achieve higher evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings?


November 14, 1994 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔On what date was technician certification
required?


December 31, 1995 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What date were CFC's phased out of
production?


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


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