SAE 609 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
