EPA 608 REFRIGERATION TEST|2023/24 UPDATE|GRADED A+

Type I Small appliances- 5lbs or less Type II Residental Units/ Light Commercial Type III Industrial Universal All types November 14th, 1994 Section 608 of the federal clean air act requires all persons who maintain, service, repair or dispose of appliances that contain regulated refrigerants, be certified in proper refrigerant handling techniques as of Nov 14th, 1994 3 R's Recover, Recycle, Reclaim Low Loss Fitting Minimal amout of ref. to be released Low temp Freezers Medium Temp Walk in coolers High Temp Residental 1993 and Lower R-22 1993 and up R-134A CFC Refrigerants R-11, R-12, R-113, R-114,R-115 HCFC Refrigerants R-22, R-123, R-124, R-1426 HFC Refrigerants R-125, R-134A, R-23, R-32, R-125, R-143a, R-152A Blue Hose Low, Compound, Suction Yellow Hose Multiport- Can be hooked up to Vacuum,Recovery, and Ref Tanks Red Hose High Pressure, Discharge, High De- Minimus Least amount of Ref you can release into the atmosphere HFC's will be Phased out by? 2020 CFC's were phased out of production by? December 31st, 1995 Recover Remove refrigerant in any condition from a system and store it in an external container Recycle Clean Refrigerant for Reuse Reclaim is to process refrigerant to a level equal to new (virgin) product DOT Department of transportation ODP Ozone Depleting Potential GWP Global Warming Potential ARI Air Conditioning/ Ref Institute November 15th, 1993 must be certified and labeled by EPA Approved Equipment Testing Organizations to meet EPA Standards What does System Dependent mean? which captures refrigerant with the assistance of components in the appliance from which is being recovered What does Self Contained mean? which has it own means to draw the refrigerant out of the appliance The Standard oxygen we breathe is? O2 The ozone molecule is? O3 Trophosphere is? 10 km Stratosphere is? 40 km Mesosphere is? 50km Thermosphere is? 300km Exosphere is? 400km