When must the follow-up verification test be performed?

Leak repair requirements · EPA 608 Type II. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Leak-rate thresholds, repair deadlines, extensions and records.

The question

A leak on a 90-pound R-22 commercial refrigeration system passed its initial verification test without the system being evacuated. When must the follow-up verification test be performed?

• AWithin 30 days of the successful initial test
• BWithin 10 days of the successful initial testCorrect answer
• CBefore the next refrigerant addition
• DWithin 12 months of the repair

Why “Within 10 days of the successful initial test” is correct

A follow-up verification test must be performed within 10 days of the successful initial verification test, or within 10 days of the appliance reaching normal operating conditions if it was evacuated for the repair.

Source: 40 CFR 82.157(e)(2); EPA: Leak Repair Requirements

Why the other answers are wrong

• Within 30 days of the successful initial test — 30 days is the repair period, not the follow-up window.
• Before the next refrigerant addition — The follow-up test is tied to the initial test, not to the next addition.
• Within 12 months of the repair — 12 months relates to presuming repairs successful, not to the follow-up test.

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