EPA_608_Certification_Study_Guide_
2025-2026
1. November 14, 1994 What date was the sale of
CFC's & HCFC's restricted
to technicians certi�ed in
refrigerant recovery?
2. Memorize it, ya'll. 1989-
Montreal Protocol
July 1 1992-
Violation to vent CFCs or
HCFCs
Nov 15 1993-
Recovery/Recycling
equipment must be
certi�ed 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 evacua-
tion for Low Pressure ap-
pliances before this date
, was 25 inches Hg, after
this date 25 mm Hg
Nov 14 1994-
Certi�cation needed to
service, maintain, or dis-
pose of appliances with
refrigerants AND
Sale of CFC and HCFC
refrigerants restricted to
certi�ed techs
Nov 15 1995-
Violation to vent HFCs
Dec 31 1995-
CFCs no longer produced
3. 15% Comfort cooling appli-
ances containing more
than 50 lbs of refrigerant
must be repaired when
the annual leak rate ex-
ceeds _____%
4. 35% Commercial and Industrial
process refrigeration con-
taining ore than 50 lbs
of refrigerant must be re-
paired when the annual
leak rate exceeds _____%
5.
, 00 Required Recovery Levels
4 10 for Type II appliances, be-
4 10 fore and after 11/15/93:
4 15
00 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 appli-
ances= B4-0 After-0
6. Recover all refrigerants. Section 608 of the Feder-
al Clean Air Act requires
technicians to what?
7. The earth's stratosphere. The objective of the Clean
Air Act is to protect what?
8. HydroFlouroCarbon's HFC's
9. ChloroFluoroCarbon's CFC's
10. Ozone Depletion Potential ODP
11. The Montreal Protocol. Which international treaty
agreement was the basis
for Section 608?
12. 1.Crop losses
2.Increases in eye diseases
, 3.Skin Cancer Depletion of the ozone in
4.Reduced marine life the stratosphere is known
5.Deforestation to cause what 6 things?
6.Increased ground level ozone
13. These atoms attack Ozone Molecules causing the for- What happens when CFC
mation of Chlorine Monoxide (CLO), after colliding or HCFC molecules get in
with another Ozone Molecule, causes 2 Oxygen (O2) the stratosphere & free
molecules to be made & leaving an atom of chlorine atoms of Chlorine are set
to act as "Free Agent" starting the process over until free?
100,000 molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one
atom of chloride.
14. November 15, 1993 What date was recovery
equipment required to be
certi�ed by a lab, & achieve
higher evacuation levels, &
have low loss �ttings?
15. November 14, 1994 On what date was techni-
cian certi�cation required?
16. December 31, 1995 What date were CFC's
phased out of production?
17. Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of What is EPA 608 Type I
small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant certi�cation?
(or less).
18. Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of What is EPA 608 Type II
high and very high pressure appliances. Except small certi�cation?
appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning sys-
tems.
2025-2026
1. November 14, 1994 What date was the sale of
CFC's & HCFC's restricted
to technicians certi�ed in
refrigerant recovery?
2. Memorize it, ya'll. 1989-
Montreal Protocol
July 1 1992-
Violation to vent CFCs or
HCFCs
Nov 15 1993-
Recovery/Recycling
equipment must be
certi�ed 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 evacua-
tion for Low Pressure ap-
pliances before this date
, was 25 inches Hg, after
this date 25 mm Hg
Nov 14 1994-
Certi�cation needed to
service, maintain, or dis-
pose of appliances with
refrigerants AND
Sale of CFC and HCFC
refrigerants restricted to
certi�ed techs
Nov 15 1995-
Violation to vent HFCs
Dec 31 1995-
CFCs no longer produced
3. 15% Comfort cooling appli-
ances containing more
than 50 lbs of refrigerant
must be repaired when
the annual leak rate ex-
ceeds _____%
4. 35% Commercial and Industrial
process refrigeration con-
taining ore than 50 lbs
of refrigerant must be re-
paired when the annual
leak rate exceeds _____%
5.
, 00 Required Recovery Levels
4 10 for Type II appliances, be-
4 10 fore and after 11/15/93:
4 15
00 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 appli-
ances= B4-0 After-0
6. Recover all refrigerants. Section 608 of the Feder-
al Clean Air Act requires
technicians to what?
7. The earth's stratosphere. The objective of the Clean
Air Act is to protect what?
8. HydroFlouroCarbon's HFC's
9. ChloroFluoroCarbon's CFC's
10. Ozone Depletion Potential ODP
11. The Montreal Protocol. Which international treaty
agreement was the basis
for Section 608?
12. 1.Crop losses
2.Increases in eye diseases
, 3.Skin Cancer Depletion of the ozone in
4.Reduced marine life the stratosphere is known
5.Deforestation to cause what 6 things?
6.Increased ground level ozone
13. These atoms attack Ozone Molecules causing the for- What happens when CFC
mation of Chlorine Monoxide (CLO), after colliding or HCFC molecules get in
with another Ozone Molecule, causes 2 Oxygen (O2) the stratosphere & free
molecules to be made & leaving an atom of chlorine atoms of Chlorine are set
to act as "Free Agent" starting the process over until free?
100,000 molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one
atom of chloride.
14. November 15, 1993 What date was recovery
equipment required to be
certi�ed by a lab, & achieve
higher evacuation levels, &
have low loss �ttings?
15. November 14, 1994 On what date was techni-
cian certi�cation required?
16. December 31, 1995 What date were CFC's
phased out of production?
17. Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of What is EPA 608 Type I
small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant certi�cation?
(or less).
18. Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of What is EPA 608 Type II
high and very high pressure appliances. Except small certi�cation?
appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning sys-
tems.
