To be certified for small appliances, what must new recovery equipment show it can do on the test stand?

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

To be certified for small appliances, what must new recovery equipment show it can do on the test stand?

• ARecover 80% with the stand's compressor running and 70% with it off
• BRecover 90% with the stand's compressor running and 80% with it offCorrect answer
• CRecover 100% of the charge in every test
• DRecover 95% with the compressor running and 90% with it off

Why “Recover 90% with the stand's compressor running and 80% with it off” is correct

Section 82.158(e) requires small-appliance equipment to be certified as able to recover 90 percent of the test-stand charge with the compressor operational and 80 percent without it. Those numbers match the field recovery levels for newer equipment.

Source: 40 CFR 82.158(e)

Why the other answers are wrong

• Recover 80% with the stand's compressor running and 70% with it off — Both figures are too low; the standard is 90 and 80 percent.
• Recover 100% of the charge in every test — No certification standard requires complete recovery.
• Recover 95% with the compressor running and 90% with it off — Both figures are higher than the standard in 82.158(e).

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