What records must the technician keep, and for how long?

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

Evacuation levels by charge size and equipment date, major repairs, and system-dependent limits.

The question

A technician recovered refrigerant from a 30-pound R-22 rooftop unit before it was scrapped. What records must the technician keep, and for how long?

• ANone, because the unit holds less than 50 pounds
• BCompany, location, date and refrigerant type, for three yearsCorrect answer
• CA leak rate calculation, for one year
• DA copy of the owner's retirement plan for the unit, for five years

Why “Company, location, date and refrigerant type, for three years” is correct

Since 2018, technicians who evacuate appliances with more than 5 and less than 50 pounds for disposal must keep records for three years. They include the company name, appliance location, date of recovery and type of refrigerant, plus monthly totals and transfers for reclamation or destruction.

Source: 40 CFR 82.156(a)(3)

Why the other answers are wrong

• None, because the unit holds less than 50 pounds — The 50-pound threshold is for leak repair; disposal records cover appliances over 5 and under 50 pounds.
• A leak rate calculation, for one year — No leak rate calculation is required at disposal, and the period is three years.
• A copy of the owner's retirement plan for the unit, for five years — Retirement plans belong to the leak repair rules, not disposal records.

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