Under 40 CFR Part 82, what is its leak rate?
Leak repair requirements · EPA 608 Type III. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Allowable annual leak rates for low-pressure appliances.
The question
An owner runs a 400-pound R-123 system in a cold-storage warehouse for perishable food. Under 40 CFR Part 82, what is its leak rate?
- 10 percent
- 30 percent
- 15 percent
- 20 percentCorrect answer
Why “20 percent” is correct
EPA classes cold-storage warehouse equipment as commercial refrigeration. Commercial refrigeration appliances with 50 pounds or more of an ozone-depleting refrigerant have a 20 percent leak rate.
Source: 40 CFR 82.157(c); EPA: Leak Repair Requirements
Why the other answers are wrong
- 10 percent — 10 percent applies to comfort cooling and other appliances.
- 30 percent — 30 percent is for industrial process refrigeration.
- 15 percent — 15 percent is not a leak rate in Part 82.
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