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What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant recovery? -ANSWER - November 14, 1994 Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? -ANSWER - Recover all refrigerants. The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? -ANSWER - The earth's stratosphere. HFC's -ANSWER - HydroFlouroCarbon's CFC's -ANSWER - ChloroFluoroCarbon's ODP -ANSWER - Ozone Depletion Potential Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? -ANSWER - The Montreal Protocol. Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? -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 set free? -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 process 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 levels, & have low loss fittings? -ANSWER - November 15, 1993 On what date was technician certification required? -ANSWER - November 14, 1994 What date was CFC's phased out of production? -ANSWER - December 31, 1995 What is EPA 608 Type I certification? -ANSWER - Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of sm

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type 1, 2 and 3)Correct 100%
Ca vacum pump should be connected -ANSWER - as far away from the pump as
possible

a high capacity vacuum pump and short, large diameter hoses will -ANSWER -
dramatically reduce emissions, pressure drop, and evacuation/dehydration time

ozone contains three -ANSWER - oxygen atoms

one chlorine atom can destroy -ANSWER - 100,000 ozone molecules

CFC's do not dissolve in water and do not breakdown into other compounds that
dissolve in water -ANSWER - CFC's cannot be washed out of the lower atmosphere

ODP -ANSWER - ozone depletion potential

azeotrope -ANSWER - where the mixture behaves like a single chemical (new
refrigerant)

HFC's will not damage the ozone in the stratosphere -ANSWER - ...

in 1992 the united states ordered the stoppage of all CFC production and importation
after -ANSWER - December 31, 1995

according to the clean air act, no person installing, maintaining, repairing, or disposing
of any appliance may knowingly vent or otherwise release into the environment and
class 1 or class 2 substance after -ANSWER - July 1, 1992

class 1 -ANSWER - CFC

class 2 -ANSWER - HCFC

it became illegal to vent substitutes for CFC and HCFC refridgerants on -ANSWER -
November 15, 1995

any device which contains and uses a class 1 or class 2 substance as a refridgerant
and is used for household or commercial purpose. -ANSWER - appliance

self contained recovery equipment type -ANSWER - Active

system dependent recovery equipment type -ANSWER - Passive

, only section 609 certified technicians may buy CFC-12 in containers smaller than 20
pounds -ANSWER - ...

who must ensure that all refridgerant has been recovered prior to disposal of any
appliance -ANSWER - The final person in the disposal chain (scrap metal recycler,
landfill owner, ect.)

the removal of refridgerant in any condition -ANSWER - Recovery

to clean refridgerant by oil seperation, non-condensable removal and single or multiple
passes through replaceable filter-driers to reduce moisture, acidity and particulate
matter -ANSWER - Recycling

a complicated distillation process that returns recovered refridgerant to the purity of
factory fresh refridgerant. -ANSWER - Reclaiming (ARI Standard 700)

under no circumstance should different refridgerants be -ANSWER - mixed together

Currently there is NOT a drop-in for CFC-12 -ANSWER - ...

oils that are hygroscopic -ANSWER - Ester based (polyolesters)

the alkylbenzene, use for some ternary blends -ANSWER - ...

as a general rule, different lubricants should never be mixed -ANSWER - ...

oxygen and oil when mixed can form an -ANSWER - extremely explosive mixture

sight glasses can be cleaned with -ANSWER - alcohol spray

before discarding a container the internal cylinder pressure should be reduced to at
least -ANSWER - 0 psig

recovery cylinders must be approved by -ANSWER - Department of Transportation
(DOT)

Refridgerant cylinders should never be filled above -ANSWER - 80% capacity

refridgerant cylinders should always be stored -ANSWER - vertical or upright position
with their valves at the top

Service oses must be fitted with some type of low loss fitting -ANSWER - to prevent the
loss of refridgerant
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