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EPA 608 TYPE 1
1. Recovery equipemnt used for the service or repair of small appliances mustbe certified
by an EPA approved lab if the recovery equipment was made after
ANS November 15, 1993
2. Recovery devices made before 11-15-93 and are used for recovery of re- frigerant from
small appliances must be capable of
ANS recovering 80% of the refrigerant whether or not the compressor is operating or achieving
a 4 inch vacuumunder conditions of ARI 740-1993
3. EPA's definition of a small appliance includes
ANS a device manufactored,charges & hermeticly sealed in factory with a charge of 5lbs
or less
4. Tech's with a type 1 small appliance certification are certified to recoverrefrigerant
during the maintenance or repair of
ANS PTAC's with 5lbs or less ofrefrigerant
5. EPA requires that all small appliances be equipped with a service apertureor other
device that is used when adding or removing refrigerant from the appliance. For small
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appliances this service port typically
ANS a straight piece of tubing, called a process tube that is entered using a piercing valve
6. The EPA section 608 certification must be renewed every
ANS never
7. It is an EPS regulation that any person who opens and appliance for main-tenance,
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
ANS small appliances
8. The sale od CFC & HCFC refrigerants is
ANS restricted to techs who are EPAcertified in refrigerant recovery
9. Anyone who recovers refrigeration during maintenance, service or repair of small
appliances must be certified as either a universal Tech or a
ANS Type 1 tech
10. When recovering refrigerant from a household refrigerator who's compres-sor does not
run, it is recommended that a low and high side access valves beinstalled because
ANS it can help speed of recovery and required recovery effiency
11. If you install an access fitting into a sealed system
ANS the fitting should be leaktested before proceeding with recovery
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