EPA 608 Certification Exam with 100% Correct Answers updated

What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant recovery? - ANSWERS November 14, 1994 Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? - ANSWERS Recover all refrigerants. The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - ANSWERS The earth's stratosphere. HFC's - ANSWERS HydroFlouroCarbon's CFC's - ANSWERS ChloroFluoroCarbon's ODP - ANSWERS Ozone Depletion Potential Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? - ANSWERS The Montreal Protocol. Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? - ANSWERS 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? - ANSWERS 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? - ANSWERS November 15, 1993 On what date was technician certification required? - ANSWERS November 14, 1994 What date was CFC's phased out of production? - ANSWERS December 31, 1995 What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - ANSWERS Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of small appliances (containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less). What is EPA 608 Type II certification? - ANSWERS 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? - ANSWERS Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances. What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - ANSWERS Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as appliances. HCFC's - ANSWERS HydroChloroFluoroCarbons What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - ANSWERS 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? - ANSWERS 80% How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - ANSWERS Up-right with proper DOT classification tags. What oil MUST be used with ALL HFC's for HVAC/Refrigeration but will also work with CFC's and HCFC's. - ANSWERS Polyolester HCFC's have very low atmospheric concentrations measured in parts per? - ANSWERS Trillion All cooling systems containing more than 50 lbs. of refrigerant must be repaired when the annual leak rate exceeds___? - ANSWERS 15% Mineral Oils are used with? - ANSWERS All CFC's Alkebenzene is used alone or as an additive for? - ANSWERS HCFC's (Will also work with CFC's) POE - ANSWERS Polyolester What is the definition of a Type I Appliance? - ANSWERS A small appliance that is manufactured, charged, and hermetically sealed in a factory with 5 Lbs. of refrigerant or less.