EPA 608 Type 1 Exam Questions with
complete solutions 2025
Recovery .equipment .used .for .the .service .or .repair .of .small .appliances .must .be
.certified .by .an .EPA .approved .lab .if .the .recovery .equipment .was .made .after .-
.ANS✓✓-November .15, .1993
Recovery .devices .made .before .11-15-93 .and .are .used .for .recovery .of .refrigerant
.from .small .appliances .must .be .capable .of: .- .ANS✓✓-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: .- .ANS✓✓-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: .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-small .appliances
The .sale .od .CFC .& .HCFC .refrigerants .is: .- .ANS✓✓-restricted .to .techs .who .are
.EPA .certified .in .refrigerant .recovery
Anyone .who .recovers .refrigeration .during .maintenance, .service .or .repair .of
.small .appliances .must .be .certified .as .either .a .universal .Tech .or .a: .- .ANS✓✓-
Type .1 .tech
complete solutions 2025
Recovery .equipment .used .for .the .service .or .repair .of .small .appliances .must .be
.certified .by .an .EPA .approved .lab .if .the .recovery .equipment .was .made .after .-
.ANS✓✓-November .15, .1993
Recovery .devices .made .before .11-15-93 .and .are .used .for .recovery .of .refrigerant
.from .small .appliances .must .be .capable .of: .- .ANS✓✓-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: .- .ANS✓✓-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: .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-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 .- .ANS✓✓-small .appliances
The .sale .od .CFC .& .HCFC .refrigerants .is: .- .ANS✓✓-restricted .to .techs .who .are
.EPA .certified .in .refrigerant .recovery
Anyone .who .recovers .refrigeration .during .maintenance, .service .or .repair .of
.small .appliances .must .be .certified .as .either .a .universal .Tech .or .a: .- .ANS✓✓-
Type .1 .tech
