EPA 608 Certification UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant
recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November 14, 1994
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Recover all refrigerants.
The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The
earth's stratosphere.
HFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ozone Depletion Potential
Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Montreal Protocol.
Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November 15,
1993
On what date was technician certification required? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November
14, 1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- December 31,
1995
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persons who
maintain, service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as
appliances.
HCFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Commonly known as
HCFC's, they are a group of man-made compunds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine,
and carbon.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in refrigerant
recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November 14, 1994
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Recover all refrigerants.
The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The
earth's stratosphere.
HFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ozone Depletion Potential
Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Montreal Protocol.
Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November 15,
1993
On what date was technician certification required? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- November
14, 1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- December 31,
1995
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Persons who
maintain, service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as
appliances.
HCFC's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Commonly known as
HCFC's, they are a group of man-made compunds containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine,
and carbon.
