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EPA 608 CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery? - (ANSWER)November 14, 1994
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
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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.
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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
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - (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? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of high and very high pressure appliances. Except small
appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
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What is EPA 608 Type III certification? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as
appliances.
HCFC's - (ANSWER)HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - (ANSWER)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?
- (ANSWER)80%
How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - (ANSWER)Up-right with proper
DOT classification tags.
EPA 608 CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery? - (ANSWER)November 14, 1994
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
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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.
,3|Page
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
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - (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? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of high and very high pressure appliances. Except small
appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
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What is EPA 608 Type III certification? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of low pressure appliances.
What is EPA 608 Universal certification? - (ANSWER)Persons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of both low and high pressure equipment, as well as
appliances.
HCFC's - (ANSWER)HydroChloroFluoroCarbons
What are HydroChloroFluoroCarbons? - (ANSWER)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?
- (ANSWER)80%
How should refrigerant cylinders be shipped? - (ANSWER)Up-right with proper
DOT classification tags.
