EPA 608 UNIVERSAL CERTIFICATION EXAM
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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
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ODP - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ozone Depletion Potential
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.