CFC Record Keeping & Reporting Requirements 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under EPA Section 608 regulations, how long must technicians retain service records for refrigerant recovery from appliances with a full charge of 50 pounds or more?
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years (Correct answer)
- 5 years
Correct answer: 3 years
EPA Section 608 requires service records for large appliances to be kept for at least 3 years.
Question 2: Which document must a certified refrigerant reclaimers provide to a seller who returns recovered refrigerant for reclamation?
- Certificate of refrigerant purity (Correct answer)
- Reclaimers invoice with batch number
- EPA Form 7610-16
- Material Safety Data Sheet
Correct answer: Certificate of refrigerant purity
Reclaimers must provide a certificate of refrigerant purity verifying the reclaimed refrigerant meets ARI 700 standards.
Question 3: When a technician recovers refrigerant from an appliance with more than 50 pounds of charge at a commercial facility, who is responsible for maintaining the service records?
- The refrigerant distributor
- The equipment owner or operator (Correct answer)
- The EPA regional office
- The certifying organization
Correct answer: The equipment owner or operator
The owner or operator of the equipment is ultimately responsible for maintaining service records under Section 608.
Question 4: What is the threshold charge size that triggers mandatory leak inspection records under EPA Section 608 for commercial refrigeration?
- 5 pounds
- 10 pounds
- 50 pounds (Correct answer)
- 100 pounds
Correct answer: 50 pounds
Appliances with a full charge of 50 pounds or more are subject to leak rate monitoring and record-keeping requirements.
Question 5: Under Section 608, what information must be recorded when a technician adds refrigerant to a leaking appliance?
- Only the refrigerant type and amount
- The date, type and amount of refrigerant added (Correct answer)
- The technician's name, refrigerant type, and EPA form number
- Serial number of recovery cylinder only
Correct answer: The date, type and amount of refrigerant added
Records must include the date of service, the type of refrigerant, and the quantity added to track leak rates.
Question 6: A facility with a refrigeration system containing 75 pounds of R-22 exceeds its annual leak rate trigger. Which record must be created within 30 days?
- An EPA incident report
- A retrofit or retirement plan (Correct answer)
- A leak detection calibration log
- A technician certification update
Correct answer: A retrofit or retirement plan
When the leak rate trigger is exceeded, the owner must develop and implement a retrofit or retirement plan within 30 days.
Question 7: Which EPA form is used by reclaimers to report the total amount of refrigerant received and reclaimed each calendar year?
- EPA Form 7610-16 (Correct answer)
- EPA Form 8700-12
- EPA Form 5000-22
- EPA Form 7510-20
Correct answer: EPA Form 7610-16
Certified reclaimers submit EPA Form 7610-16 annually to report refrigerant quantities received and reclaimed.
CFC Record Keeping & Reporting Requirements 2
Under EPA Section 608 regulations, how long must technicians retain service records for refrigerant recovery from appliances with a full charge of 50 pounds or more?