EPA 608 609 Recovery, Recycling, and Reclaiming 5

Question 1

Technicians who only recover refrigerant from small appliances during disposal need at minimum which certification?

Accepted Answer

Type I

Answer

Type I certification covers servicing and disposal of small appliances, which is where most passive small-appliance recovery occurs.

Question 2

When recovering from a small appliance with a functioning compressor using passive recovery, you can:

Accepted Answer

Use the compressor to help push refrigerant into the recovery cylinder

Answer

If the small appliance compressor still works, it can be operated to assist passive recovery by pushing refrigerant out.

Question 3

For small appliance disposal recovery, the required recovery level is to remove what percent of refrigerant when the compressor is working?

Accepted Answer

90%

Answer

With a working compressor, 90% of the refrigerant must be recovered from a small appliance; 80% applies when the compressor is not operating.

Question 4

For small appliance disposal recovery when the compressor is NOT working, you must recover at least:

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

When the small appliance compressor is not operating, the required recovery level is 80% of the refrigerant.

Question 5

Recovered refrigerant that will be reused on-site in equipment owned by the same person:

Accepted Answer

Does not need to be reclaimed

Answer

Refrigerant reused within the same ownership does not require reclamation, only recovery or recycling.

EPA 608 609 Practice Test