Refrigeration
Páginas: 49 (12084 palabras)
Publicado: 26 de septiembre de 2010
EPA Section 608 Certification Study Guide
For Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technicians
A Division of American Trainco, Inc.
©2008, Martin Learning, Inc. SGEPA 002 0108
CALL 1-866-211-5231
WWW.MARTINEPA.COM WWW.MARTINLEARNING.COM
Table of Contents
About this Guide About EPA 608 Testing Preparing for the Test Strategies for Taking the Test CORE Section Ozone Depletion Clean AirAct & Montreal Protocol CAA Phaseout of CFCs & HCFCs CAA Venting CAA Disposal Substitute Refrigerants and oils Refrigeration General Service & Maintenance Three R’s Recovery Techniques Dehydration Evacuation General Safety Refrigerant Cylinder Refrigerant Cylinder Shipping Type I Section Recovery Requirements Recovery Techniques Type II Section Leak Detection & Repair Refrigeration RecoveryRequirements Recovery Techniques Type III Section Leak Detection & Repair Recovery Techniques Recharging Techniques Recovery Requirements Refrigeration Refrigerant Temperature / Pressure Chart 1 1 2 2 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 12 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 22 22 23 24 25 27 27 28 29 29 30 Back Cover
1
©2008 Martin Learning, Inc. / SGEPA 002 0108
About this Guide
This Study Guide is intended to helpthe user prepare for the EPA 608 Certification Examination and contains all the information required to answer questions on the test. Information in this manual reflects the most current information available at the time of publishing. The information is presented as material and concepts that the exam covers and is not intended to be simply memorization. The more you understand the concepts behindEPA 608 regulations, the better you will do on the exam and the better you will perform your job as it relates to refrigerants. This guide contains headings and bolded words to help you find and remember important concepts and words. Review questions at the end will help quiz you on what you just read. If you can answer the review questions, you should have no problem passing the test. The EPA mayfrom time to time update laws or change test questions based on new information. It is the responsibility of the technician to comply with future new laws as established by the EPA, even if they differ from the contents of this guide. This guide does not cover all EPA 608 regulation details, only those deemed important enough to be considered for test questions by the EPA. Technicians should readthe entire EPA regulations before handling refrigerants.
About EPA 608 Testing
The Federal Government of the United States requires all individuals who open a system or container holding a controlled refrigerant to be certified. Persons who work on stationary equipment or use refrigerant designed for these systems can become certified by passing a proctored Section 608 examination. Candidatesfor this test can be certified in any of three equipment categories plus Universal. Type I - A Type I technician primarily works on small appliances such as domestic refrigerators, window air conditioners, PTAC's and vending machines. Type II - A Type II technician primarily works on equipment using a high pressure refrigerant such as HCFC-22. The equipment includes residential air conditionersand heat pumps, supermarket refrigeration and process refrigeration. Type III - A Type III technician primarily works on equipment using a low pressure refrigerant such as HCFC-123 or CFC-11. The units are primarily chillers. Universal - Any candidate passing all three of these EPA types is certified as UNIVERSAL. To pass any EPA type, a candidate must pass a CORE section of the test plus one ofthe technician types listed above. Once CORE is passed it need not be taken again and it may be used for additional EPA types. The test is divided into four sections: CORE, Type I, Type II and Type III. Each test section has 25 multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of test questions. Questions regarding equipment regulations, safety, shipping and identifying refrigerants appear in every test...
For Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technicians
A Division of American Trainco, Inc.
©2008, Martin Learning, Inc. SGEPA 002 0108
CALL 1-866-211-5231
WWW.MARTINEPA.COM WWW.MARTINLEARNING.COM
Table of Contents
About this Guide About EPA 608 Testing Preparing for the Test Strategies for Taking the Test CORE Section Ozone Depletion Clean AirAct & Montreal Protocol CAA Phaseout of CFCs & HCFCs CAA Venting CAA Disposal Substitute Refrigerants and oils Refrigeration General Service & Maintenance Three R’s Recovery Techniques Dehydration Evacuation General Safety Refrigerant Cylinder Refrigerant Cylinder Shipping Type I Section Recovery Requirements Recovery Techniques Type II Section Leak Detection & Repair Refrigeration RecoveryRequirements Recovery Techniques Type III Section Leak Detection & Repair Recovery Techniques Recharging Techniques Recovery Requirements Refrigeration Refrigerant Temperature / Pressure Chart 1 1 2 2 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 12 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 22 22 23 24 25 27 27 28 29 29 30 Back Cover
1
©2008 Martin Learning, Inc. / SGEPA 002 0108
About this Guide
This Study Guide is intended to helpthe user prepare for the EPA 608 Certification Examination and contains all the information required to answer questions on the test. Information in this manual reflects the most current information available at the time of publishing. The information is presented as material and concepts that the exam covers and is not intended to be simply memorization. The more you understand the concepts behindEPA 608 regulations, the better you will do on the exam and the better you will perform your job as it relates to refrigerants. This guide contains headings and bolded words to help you find and remember important concepts and words. Review questions at the end will help quiz you on what you just read. If you can answer the review questions, you should have no problem passing the test. The EPA mayfrom time to time update laws or change test questions based on new information. It is the responsibility of the technician to comply with future new laws as established by the EPA, even if they differ from the contents of this guide. This guide does not cover all EPA 608 regulation details, only those deemed important enough to be considered for test questions by the EPA. Technicians should readthe entire EPA regulations before handling refrigerants.
About EPA 608 Testing
The Federal Government of the United States requires all individuals who open a system or container holding a controlled refrigerant to be certified. Persons who work on stationary equipment or use refrigerant designed for these systems can become certified by passing a proctored Section 608 examination. Candidatesfor this test can be certified in any of three equipment categories plus Universal. Type I - A Type I technician primarily works on small appliances such as domestic refrigerators, window air conditioners, PTAC's and vending machines. Type II - A Type II technician primarily works on equipment using a high pressure refrigerant such as HCFC-22. The equipment includes residential air conditionersand heat pumps, supermarket refrigeration and process refrigeration. Type III - A Type III technician primarily works on equipment using a low pressure refrigerant such as HCFC-123 or CFC-11. The units are primarily chillers. Universal - Any candidate passing all three of these EPA types is certified as UNIVERSAL. To pass any EPA type, a candidate must pass a CORE section of the test plus one ofthe technician types listed above. Once CORE is passed it need not be taken again and it may be used for additional EPA types. The test is divided into four sections: CORE, Type I, Type II and Type III. Each test section has 25 multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of test questions. Questions regarding equipment regulations, safety, shipping and identifying refrigerants appear in every test...
Leer documento completo
Regístrate para leer el documento completo.