EPA 608 Type 1 Questions and Answers
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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 ✔✔November 15, 199
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EPA 608 Type 1 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
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 ✔✔November 15, 1993
Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of refrigerant from small
appliances must be capable of: ✔✔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: ✔✔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: ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔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 ✔✔small appliances
The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is: ✔✔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: ✔✔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: ✔✔it can help speed
of recovery and required recovery effiency
If you install an access fitting into a sealed system: ✔✔the fitting should be leak tested before
proceeding with recovery
Before beginning a refrigerant recovery procedure it is alway necessary to: ✔✔determine the
type of refrigerant in the system
when recovering refrigerant into a non-pressurized container from a refrigerator with an
improper compressor: ✔✔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? ✔✔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 noncondensables will be presurized to: ✔✔300 psig.
When using ______, it is essential to take extra measures (heating/striking), to help release
trapped refrigerant from the compressor oil. ✔✔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? ✔✔check recovery device for refrigerant leaks
On a small appliance with an operating compressor that has a completely plugged capillary tube,
what is the minimum number of access valves that are needed to evacuate the refrigerant ✔✔1
valve on the high side
Which refrigerant is most commonly used as a replacement for R-12 in new household
refrigerators ✔✔R-134a
Small amounts of refrigerant have no odor, therefor a pungent odor is detected during a system
recovery &/or repair: ✔✔a compressor burn-out has likely occurred
If R-22 or R-12are exposed to high temperatures, these refrigerants can decompose to form:
✔✔hydrochloric & hydroflouric acids
Large spills of refrigerant can cause suffocation because: ✔✔they are heavier than air & displace
oxygen
In the event of a large release of R-12 or R-22 in a contained area ✔✔you should wear a
"SCBA" or leave the area is required
If a large leak of refrigerant occurs in an enclosed area 7 no self-contained breathing apparatus is
available then you should ✔✔Vacate & ventilate the spill area
Portable refillable tanks or containers used to ship recovered refrigerants must meet what
standards ✔✔DOT
Recovery or recycling equipment whaich was manufactured after 11-15-93 and is used to
recover refrigerant from small appliances prior to the disposal of the small appliance must be
used: ✔✔recover 80% of the refrigerant if the compressor isn;t working and 90% on one with a
working compressor
EPA regulations require the capture of at least 80% of the refrigerant from a small appliance with
an non operating compressor is the tech is using: ✔✔either type of recovery unit
A standard vacuum pump designed for evacuation & dehydration can: ✔✔be only used as a
recovery device in combination with a non pressurized container
If you are recovering refrigerant from a frost free refrigirator you should: ✔✔turn on the defrost
heater to vaporize any trapped liquid
Solderless piercing valves should not remain installed on refrigeration systems after completion
of repairs because: ✔✔they can leak over time
A refrigerant that can be used as a direct service drop in subsitute for R-12 in a small appliance
is: ✔✔NONE
When connecting your service manifold to check your system pressures it is always a good idea
to: ✔✔use equipment such as hand valves or seld sealing hoses to minimize release
A recovery cylinder which is 1/2 full of recovered R-22 at normal room temperature about 75, in
the absence of non-condensables, will be pressurized to: ✔✔75 psig
A passive system-dependent recovery device for small appliances: ✔✔captures refrigerant in a
non-pressurized container
When transporting refrigerants, the DOT regulation number 49 CFR requires________to be
recorded on the shipping papers for hazard class 2.2 nonflammable compressed gasses
✔✔number of cylinders of each type of gas
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