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EPA Type I Section: Questions With Complete AnswersThe EPA definition of a small appliance includes which of the following?
Right Ans - a device manufactured, charged and hermetically sealed in a
factory
a device with a charge of 5 pounds or less
It is an EPA regulation that any person who opens an appliance for
maintenance, service or repair must have at least one self-contained recovery
machine available at their place of business. The only exception to this rule
are persons working on: Right Ans - small appliances.
Anyone who recovers refrigerant during the maintenance, service or repair of
small appliances must be certified as either a Universal Technician or a:
Right Ans - Type I Technician
When servicing a small appliance with a leak: Right Ans - it is not
mandatory to repair the leak but do so whenever
Recovery or recycling equipment which was manufactured after November
15,1993 and is used to recover refrigerant from small appliances prior to
disposal of the small appliances must be used to: Right Ans - -) recover
95% or the refrigerant from the appliance whether or not the compressor is
functional.
-) recover 80% of the refrigerant in an appliance if the appliance's compressor
is inoperative.
The sale of CFC and HCFC refrigerants is: Right Ans - restricted to
technicians who are EPA certified in refrigerant recovery.
What is the maximum allowable factory charge of refrigerant for Type I
appliances? Right Ans - 5 pounds
Recovery devices that were manufactured before November 15, 1993 and are
used for recovery of refrigerant from small appliances must be capable of:
Right Ans - recovering 80% of the refrigerant whether or not the compressor
is operating or achieving a 4 inch vacuum under conditions of ARI 740-1993
, Which of the following is not a Type I appliance? Right Ans - an MVAC-like
system that holds three pounds of R- 12
Piercing-type valves should only be used on which of the following tubing
materials? Right Ans - copper and aluminum
To avoid accidental removal of liquid refrigerant when recovering vapor from
a system, using a self- contained (active) recovery device that cannot handle
liquid refrigerant, you should draw vapor from the: Right Ans - high side.
A passive system-dependent recovery device for small appliances: Right
Ans - captures refrigerant in a non-pressurized container.
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? Right Ans - Only one access valve, on
the high of the system.
When using a passive system-dependent recovery process, you should access
both the high and low side of the system for the refrigerant recovery if
_____________ . Right Ans - the system's compressor does not run
A recovery cylinder which is half full of recovered R-410A at 90 degrees F, in
the absence of non-condensables, will be pressurized to: Right Ans - 300
psig.
If you install an access fitting onto a sealed system: Right Ans - the fitting
should be leak tested before proceeding with recovery.
When you connect your service manifold to check system pressures, it's
always a good idea to: Right Ans - use equipment such as hand valves or
self-sealing hoses to minimize any release.
A recovery cylinder which is half full of recovered R-500 at normal room
temperature (about 75F), in the absence of non-condensables, will be
pressurized to: Right Ans - 95 psig.
If you are recovering refrigerant from a frost- free refrigerator, you should:
Right Ans - turn on the defrost heater to vaporize any trapped liquid.
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