EPA 608 Certification, EPA 608 Exam 2023
l l l l l l
Novemberl14,l1994l-lANSWER
WhatldatelwaslthelsaleloflCFC'sl&lHCFC'slrestrictedltolt
echnicianslcertifiedlinlrefrigerantlrecovery?
Memorizelit,lya'll.l-lANSWER 1989-
MontreallProtocol
l
Julyl1l1992-
ViolationltolventlCFCslorlHCFCslN
ovl15l1993-
Recovery/RecyclinglequipmentlmustlbelcertifiedlandllabeledlbylEPAlAND
Beforelthisldatelrecoverylequipmentlneededltolbelcapableloflremovingl80%loflthelrefrigerant,lwl
orlwolcompressor,lorl4linlHg
Afterlthisldatelrecoverylequipmentlneedsltolbelcapableloflremovingl90%,lorl80%lwithoutlwor
kinglcompressor,lorl4linlHg
AND
RequiredllevelloflevacuationlforlLowlPressurelapplianceslbeforelthisldatelwasl25lincheslHg,l
afterlthisldatel25lmmlHg
Novl14l1994-
Certificationlneededltolservice,lmaintain,lorldisposeloflapplianceslwithlrefrigerantslANDlSalelof
l CFClandlHCFClrefrigerantslrestrictedltolcertifiedltechs
Novl15l1995-
ViolationltolventlHFCsl
Decl31l1995-
CFCslnollongerlproduced
15%l-lANSWER
Comfortlcoolinglapplianceslcontaininglmorelthanl50llbsloflrefrigerantlmu
stlbelrepairedlwhenlthelannuallleaklratelexceeds %
,35%l-lANSWER
CommerciallandlIndustriallprocesslrefrigerationlcontaininglorelthanl50l
lbsloflrefrigerantlmustlbelrepairedlwhenlthelannuallleaklratelexceeds %
0l0
4l10
4l10
4l15
0l0l-lANSWER
RequiredlRecoverylLevelslforlTypelIIlappliances,lbeforelandlafterl11/
15/93:
HCFC22llesslthanl200llbsl=lB4-0lAfter-
0lHCFC22lmorelthanl200llbs=lB4-4lAfter-
10lNonHCFC22llesslthanl200llbs=lB4-
4lAfterl10lNonHCFC22lmorelthanl200llbs=lB4l4lA
fterl15lVerylhighlpressurelappliances=lB4-
0lAfter-0
Recoverlalllrefrigerants.l-lANSWER
Sectionl608loflthelFederallCleanlAirlActlrequiresltec
hniciansltolwhat?
Thelearth'slstratosphere.l-lANSWER
ThelobjectiveloflthelCleanlAirlActlisltolprotectlwh
at?
HydroFlouroCarbon'sl-lANSWER
HFC'slCh
loroFluoroCarbon'sl-lANSWER
CFC'slOz
onelDepletionlPotentiall-lANSWER ODP
ThelMontreallProtocol.l-lANSWER
Whichlinternationalltreatylagreementlwaslthelbasislfo
rlSectionl608?
1. Cropllosses
,2. Increaseslinleyeldiseasesl3
.SkinlCancer
4.Reducedlmarinellifel
5.Deforestation
6.Increasedlgroundllevellozonel-lANSWER Depletionloflthelozonelinlthelstratosphere
, islknownltolcauselwhatl6lthings?
TheselatomslattacklOzonelMoleculeslcausinglthelformationloflChlorinelMonoxidel(CLO),laft
erlcollidinglwithlanotherlOzonelMolecule,lcausesl2lOxygenl(O2)lmoleculesltolbelmadel&lleav
inglanlatomloflchlorineltolactlasl"FreelAgent"lstartinglthelprocessloverluntill100,000lmolecule
sloflOzonelareldestroyedlbyljustlonelatomloflchloride.l-lANSWER
WhatlhappenslwhenlCFClorlHCFClmoleculeslgetlinlthelstratospherel&lfreelatom
sloflChlorinelarelsetlfree?
Novemberl15,l1993l-lANSWER
Whatldatelwaslrecoverylequipmentlrequiredltolbelce
rtifiedlbylallab,l&lachievelhigherlevacuationllevels,l&lhavellowllosslfittings?
Novemberl14,l1994l-lANSWER
Onlwhatldatelwasltechnicianlcertificationlrequired?lD
ecemberl31,l1995l-lANSWER WhatldatelwerelCFC'slphasedloutloflproduction?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflsmalllappliancesl(containingl5lpou
ndsloflrefrigerantl(orlless).l-lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflhighlandlverylhighlpressurelappli
ances.lExceptlsmalllapplianceslandlmotorlvehiclelairlconditioninglsystems.l-
lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposelofllowlpressurelappliances.l-
lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIIIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflbothllowlandlhighlpressurelequipment,la
slwelllaslappliances.l-lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lUniversallcertification?
HydroChloroFluoroCarbonsl-lANSWER HCFC's
CommonlylknownlaslHCFC's,ltheylarelalgrouploflman-
madelcompundslcontaininglhydrogen,lchlorine,lfluorine,landlcarbon.l-lANSWER
WhatlarelHydroChloroFluoro
Carbons?
80%l-lANSWER Alrecoverylcylinderlmustlnotlbelfilledlmorelthan
%loflit'slcapacitylbylweight?
Up-rightlwithlproperlDOTlclassificationltags.l-lANSWER
Howlshouldlrefrigerantl
cylinderslbelshipped?
Polyolesterl-lANSWER
WhatloillMUSTlbelusedlwithlALLlHFC'slforlHV
AC/RefrigerationlbutlwilllalsolworklwithlCFC'slandlHCFC's.
l l l l l l
Novemberl14,l1994l-lANSWER
WhatldatelwaslthelsaleloflCFC'sl&lHCFC'slrestrictedltolt
echnicianslcertifiedlinlrefrigerantlrecovery?
Memorizelit,lya'll.l-lANSWER 1989-
MontreallProtocol
l
Julyl1l1992-
ViolationltolventlCFCslorlHCFCslN
ovl15l1993-
Recovery/RecyclinglequipmentlmustlbelcertifiedlandllabeledlbylEPAlAND
Beforelthisldatelrecoverylequipmentlneededltolbelcapableloflremovingl80%loflthelrefrigerant,lwl
orlwolcompressor,lorl4linlHg
Afterlthisldatelrecoverylequipmentlneedsltolbelcapableloflremovingl90%,lorl80%lwithoutlwor
kinglcompressor,lorl4linlHg
AND
RequiredllevelloflevacuationlforlLowlPressurelapplianceslbeforelthisldatelwasl25lincheslHg,l
afterlthisldatel25lmmlHg
Novl14l1994-
Certificationlneededltolservice,lmaintain,lorldisposeloflapplianceslwithlrefrigerantslANDlSalelof
l CFClandlHCFClrefrigerantslrestrictedltolcertifiedltechs
Novl15l1995-
ViolationltolventlHFCsl
Decl31l1995-
CFCslnollongerlproduced
15%l-lANSWER
Comfortlcoolinglapplianceslcontaininglmorelthanl50llbsloflrefrigerantlmu
stlbelrepairedlwhenlthelannuallleaklratelexceeds %
,35%l-lANSWER
CommerciallandlIndustriallprocesslrefrigerationlcontaininglorelthanl50l
lbsloflrefrigerantlmustlbelrepairedlwhenlthelannuallleaklratelexceeds %
0l0
4l10
4l10
4l15
0l0l-lANSWER
RequiredlRecoverylLevelslforlTypelIIlappliances,lbeforelandlafterl11/
15/93:
HCFC22llesslthanl200llbsl=lB4-0lAfter-
0lHCFC22lmorelthanl200llbs=lB4-4lAfter-
10lNonHCFC22llesslthanl200llbs=lB4-
4lAfterl10lNonHCFC22lmorelthanl200llbs=lB4l4lA
fterl15lVerylhighlpressurelappliances=lB4-
0lAfter-0
Recoverlalllrefrigerants.l-lANSWER
Sectionl608loflthelFederallCleanlAirlActlrequiresltec
hniciansltolwhat?
Thelearth'slstratosphere.l-lANSWER
ThelobjectiveloflthelCleanlAirlActlisltolprotectlwh
at?
HydroFlouroCarbon'sl-lANSWER
HFC'slCh
loroFluoroCarbon'sl-lANSWER
CFC'slOz
onelDepletionlPotentiall-lANSWER ODP
ThelMontreallProtocol.l-lANSWER
Whichlinternationalltreatylagreementlwaslthelbasislfo
rlSectionl608?
1. Cropllosses
,2. Increaseslinleyeldiseasesl3
.SkinlCancer
4.Reducedlmarinellifel
5.Deforestation
6.Increasedlgroundllevellozonel-lANSWER Depletionloflthelozonelinlthelstratosphere
, islknownltolcauselwhatl6lthings?
TheselatomslattacklOzonelMoleculeslcausinglthelformationloflChlorinelMonoxidel(CLO),laft
erlcollidinglwithlanotherlOzonelMolecule,lcausesl2lOxygenl(O2)lmoleculesltolbelmadel&lleav
inglanlatomloflchlorineltolactlasl"FreelAgent"lstartinglthelprocessloverluntill100,000lmolecule
sloflOzonelareldestroyedlbyljustlonelatomloflchloride.l-lANSWER
WhatlhappenslwhenlCFClorlHCFClmoleculeslgetlinlthelstratospherel&lfreelatom
sloflChlorinelarelsetlfree?
Novemberl15,l1993l-lANSWER
Whatldatelwaslrecoverylequipmentlrequiredltolbelce
rtifiedlbylallab,l&lachievelhigherlevacuationllevels,l&lhavellowllosslfittings?
Novemberl14,l1994l-lANSWER
Onlwhatldatelwasltechnicianlcertificationlrequired?lD
ecemberl31,l1995l-lANSWER WhatldatelwerelCFC'slphasedloutloflproduction?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflsmalllappliancesl(containingl5lpou
ndsloflrefrigerantl(orlless).l-lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflhighlandlverylhighlpressurelappli
ances.lExceptlsmalllapplianceslandlmotorlvehiclelairlconditioninglsystems.l-
lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposelofllowlpressurelappliances.l-
lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lTypelIIIlcertification?
Personslwholmaintain,lservice,lrepair,lorldisposeloflbothllowlandlhighlpressurelequipment,la
slwelllaslappliances.l-lANSWER WhatlislEPAl608lUniversallcertification?
HydroChloroFluoroCarbonsl-lANSWER HCFC's
CommonlylknownlaslHCFC's,ltheylarelalgrouploflman-
madelcompundslcontaininglhydrogen,lchlorine,lfluorine,landlcarbon.l-lANSWER
WhatlarelHydroChloroFluoro
Carbons?
80%l-lANSWER Alrecoverylcylinderlmustlnotlbelfilledlmorelthan
%loflit'slcapacitylbylweight?
Up-rightlwithlproperlDOTlclassificationltags.l-lANSWER
Howlshouldlrefrigerantl
cylinderslbelshipped?
Polyolesterl-lANSWER
WhatloillMUSTlbelusedlwithlALLlHFC'slforlHV
AC/RefrigerationlbutlwilllalsolworklwithlCFC'slandlHCFC's.
