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EPA 608 Core Exam·Section 608 Regulations

Which of the following refrigerants may be vented during normal operations?

  1. AR-22
  2. BR-410A
  3. CR-134a
  4. None of these refrigerants may be vented

Correct answer

None of these refrigerants may be vented

Why

Under Section 608, it is illegal to knowingly vent any refrigerant (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, or substitutes) during installation, maintenance, service, repair, or disposal.

The concept behind this question

Section 608 splits technician certification by the equipment you work on: Type I for small appliances, Type II for high-pressure systems, Type III for low-pressure systems, and Universal for all three. Core is mandatory for every certification and covers the material common to all of them. Certification does not expire. The regulations also govern leak repair thresholds, recordkeeping, and the disposal and final-venting requirements that apply when equipment reaches end of life.

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