(2023-24) EPA 608 latest updated questions and answers

Recovery equipemnt used for the service or repair of small appliances must be certified by an EPA approved lab if the recovery equipment was made after - correct answer November 15, 1993 Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrigerant from small appliances must be capable of: - correct answer recovering 80% of the refrigerant whether or not the compressor is operating or achieving a 4 inch vacuum under conditions of ARI 740-1993 EPA's definition of a small appliance includes: - correct answer a device manufactored, charges & hermeticly sealed in factory with a charge of 5lbs or less Tech's with a type 1 small appliance certification are certified to recover refrigerant during the maintenance or repair of: - correct answer PTAC's with 5lbs or less of refrigerant EPA requires that all small appliances be equipped with a service aperture or other device that is used when adding or removing refrigerant from the appliance. For small appliances this service port typically - correct answer a straight piece of tubing, called a process tube that is entered using a piercing valve The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every - correct answer never It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for maintenance, service or repair must have at least one self-contained recovery machine avalible at their place of buisiness. The only exception to this rule are persons working on - correct answer small appliances The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is: - correct answer restricted to techs who are EPA certified in refrigerant recovery Anyone who recovers refrigeration during maintenance, service or repair of small appliances must be certified as either a universal Tech or a: - correct answer Type 1 tech When recovering refrigerant from a household refrigerator who's compressor does not run, it is recommended that a low and high side access valves be installed because: - correct answer it can help speed of recovery and required recovery effiency If you install an access fitting into a sealed system: - correct answer the fitting should be leak tested before proceeding with recovery Before beginning a refrigerant recovery procedure it is alway necessary to: - correct answer determine the type of refrigerant in the system when recovering refrigerant into a non-pressurized container from a refrigerator with an improper compressor: - correct answer it is necessary to heat & strike the compressor with a rubber mallet When checking for the existence of noncondensable gases inside a recovery cyclinder, why is it proper procedure to allow the temperature of the cyclinder to stabilize @ room temperature before taking a pressure reading? - correct answer any comparisons to a pressure-temperature chart is only valid if both the pressure & temperature of the refrigerant are stable A recovery cyclinder which is 1/2 full of recovered R-410A @ 90*F, in the absence of non-condensables will be presurized to: - correct answer 300 psig. When using ______, it is essential to take extra measures (heating/striking), to help release trapped refrigerant from the compressor oil. - correct answer passive system-dependdent recovery devices on a small appliance with a non-operating compressor. According to the EPA which recovery equipment maintenance practice(s) should be preformed on a regular basis? - correct answer check recovery device for refrigerant leaks