What share of the refrigerant must be recovered?
Recovery requirements · EPA 608 Type I. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
The small-appliance definition and the recovery levels required.
The question
A technician's recovery unit was manufactured in 1991. The vending machine being serviced has a working compressor. What share of the refrigerant must be recovered?
- 90 percent
- 95 percent
- 80 percentCorrect answer
- 70 percent
Why “80 percent” is correct
For recovery equipment manufactured before November 15, 1993, 82.156(b)(1) sets 80 percent regardless of the compressor. The 90 percent level for a working compressor applies only to newer equipment.
Source: 40 CFR 82.156(b)
Why the other answers are wrong
- 90 percent — The 90 percent level applies only to equipment made on or after November 15, 1993.
- 95 percent — No small-appliance recovery level is set at 95 percent.
- 70 percent — Seventy percent is the closed-book passing score, not a recovery level.
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