EPA 608 Certification questions and answers
with solutions 2025
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 small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less).
What is EPA 608 Type II certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of high and very high pressure appliances. Except small appliances and motor vehicle air
conditioning systems.
What is EPA 608 Type III certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as appliances.
HCFC's - ANSWER HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
with solutions 2025
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 small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less).
What is EPA 608 Type II certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of high and very high pressure appliances. Except small appliances and motor vehicle air
conditioning systems.
What is EPA 608 Type III certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - ANSWER Persons who maintain, service, repair, or
dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as appliances.
HCFC's - ANSWER HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
