Which person is not required to hold Section 608 certification?
Section 608 regulations · EPA 608 Core. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Pressure classes, recovery equipment certification, AHRI 700, the sales restriction and the venting ban.
The question
Which person is not required to hold Section 608 certification?
- Someone connecting gauges to a chiller
- Someone recovering R-22 from a 10-ton rooftop unit for a repair
- Someone adding refrigerant to a supermarket rack
- Someone recovering from a household refrigerator for disposalCorrect answer
Why “Someone recovering from a household refrigerator for disposal” is correct
40 CFR 82.161(a)(1)(vii) says people who dispose of small appliances, MVACs and MVAC-like appliances do not need to be certified. Their recovery equipment must still meet the same performance standards as service equipment.
Source: 40 CFR 82.161(a)(1); EPA: Safe Disposal Requirements
Why the other answers are wrong
- Someone connecting gauges to a chiller — Connecting gauges is listed as an activity that requires certification.
- Someone recovering R-22 from a 10-ton rooftop unit for a repair — Recovering from a rooftop unit is Type II work that requires certification.
- Someone adding refrigerant to a supermarket rack — Adding refrigerant to any covered appliance requires certification.
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