Epa 608 Study Material Including.docx

EPA 608 STUDY MATERIAL INCLUDING
(CORE, TYPE 1, 2 AND 3)

aopvacumoppumpopshouldopbeopconnectedop-opans--
asopfaropawayopfromoptheoppumpopasoppossible

aophighopcapacityopvacuumoppumpopandopshort,oplargeopdiameterophosesopwillop-opans--
dramaticallyopreduceopemissions,oppressureopdrop,opandopevacuation/dehydrationoptime

ozoneopcontainsopthreeop-opans--oxygenopatoms

oneopchlorineopatomopcanopdestroyop-opans--100,000opozoneopmolecules

CFC'sopdoopnotopdissolveopinopwateropandopdoopnotopbreakdownopintoopotheropcompoundsopt
hatopdissolveopinopwaterop-opans--
CFC'sopcannotopbeopwashedopoutopofoptheoploweropatmosphere

ODPop-opans--ozoneopdepletionoppotential

azeotropeop-opans--
whereoptheopmixtureopbehavesoplikeopaopsingleopchemicalop(newoprefrigerant)

HFC'sopwillopnotopdamageoptheopozoneopinoptheopstratosphereop-opans--...

inop1992optheopunitedopstatesoporderedoptheopstoppageopofopallopCFCopproductionopandopim
portationopafterop-opans--Decemberop31,op1995

accordingoptooptheopcleanopairopact,opnooppersonopinstalling,opmaintaining,oprepairing,oporopd
isposingopofopanyopapplianceopmayopknowinglyopventoporopotherwiseopreleaseopintooptheopen
vironmentopandopclassop1oporopclassop2opsubstanceopafterop-opans--Julyop1,op1992

classop1op-opans--CFC

classop2op-opans--HCFC

itopbecameopillegaloptoopventopsubstitutesopforopCFCopandopHCFCoprefridgerantsoponop-
opans--Novemberop15,op1995

, anyopdeviceopwhichopcontainsopandopusesopaopclassop1oporopclassop2opsubstanceopasopaopref
ridgerantopandopisopusedopforophouseholdoporopcommercialoppurpose.op-opans--appliance

selfopcontainedoprecoveryopequipmentoptypeop-opans--Active

systemopdependentoprecoveryopequipmentoptypeop-opans--Passive

onlyopsectionop609opcertifiedoptechniciansopmayopbuyopCFC-
12opinopcontainersopsmalleropthanop20oppoundsop-opans--...

whoopmustopensureopthatopalloprefridgerantophasopbeenoprecoveredopprioroptoopdisposalopofop
anyopapplianceop-opans--
Theopfinaloppersonopinoptheopdisposalopchainop(scrapopmetaloprecycler,oplandfillopowner,opect
.)

theopremovalopofoprefridgerantopinopanyopconditionop-opans--Recovery

toopcleanoprefridgerantopbyopoilopseperation,opnon-
condensableopremovalopandopsingleoporopmultipleoppassesopthroughopreplaceableopfilter-
driersoptoopreduceopmoisture,opacidityopandopparticulateopmatterop-opans--Recycling

aopcomplicatedopdistillationopprocessopthatopreturnsoprecoveredoprefridgerantoptooptheoppurit
yopofopfactoryopfreshoprefridgerant.op-opans--Reclaimingop(ARIopStandardop700)

underopnoopcircumstanceopshouldopdifferentoprefridgerantsopbeop-opans--mixedoptogether

CurrentlyopthereopisopNOTopaopdrop-inopforopCFC-12op-opans--...

oilsopthatopareophygroscopicop-opans--Esteropbasedop(polyolesters)

theopalkylbenzene,opuseopforopsomeopternaryopblendsop-opans--...

asopaopgeneraloprule,opdifferentoplubricantsopshouldopneveropbeopmixedop-opans--...

oxygenopandopoilopwhenopmixedopcanopformopanop-opans--extremelyopexplosiveopmixture

sightopglassesopcanopbeopcleanedopwithop-opans--alcoholopspray

beforeopdiscardingopaopcontaineroptheopinternalopcylinderoppressureopshouldopbeopreducedop
toopatopleastop-opans--0oppsig

recoveryopcylindersopmustopbeopapprovedopbyop-opans--
DepartmentopofopTransportationop(DOT)

Refridgerantopcylindersopshouldopneveropbeopfilledopaboveop-opans--80%opcapacity