NEW EPA 608 CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2026-27!!
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.
, NEW EPA 608 CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2026-27!!
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
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - (ANSWER)Commonly known as HCFC's, they are a group of
man-made compunds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.
A recovery cylinder must not be filled more than ___ % of it's capacity by weight? - (ANSWER)80%
How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - (ANSWER)Up-right with proper DOT classification tags.
LATEST UPDATE 2026-27!!
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.
, NEW EPA 608 CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2026-27!!
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
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - (ANSWER)Commonly known as HCFC's, they are a group of
man-made compunds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.
A recovery cylinder must not be filled more than ___ % of it's capacity by weight? - (ANSWER)80%
How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - (ANSWER)Up-right with proper DOT classification tags.
