To ask EPA for relief from retrofitting, by when must the owner show the chiller no longer exceeds 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 wrote a retrofit plan for a leaking R-11 chiller but then got the leaks under control. To ask EPA for relief from retrofitting, by when must the owner show the chiller no longer exceeds its leak rate?

• AWithin 30 days of the plan's date
• BWithin 180 days of the plan's dateCorrect answer
• CWithin one year of the plan's date
• DWithin 10 days of the plan's date

Why “Within 180 days of the plan's date” is correct

40 CFR 82.157(h)(5)(ii) lets an owner ask to be relieved of a retrofit or retirement plan if, within 180 days of the plan's date, it can show the appliance no longer exceeds its leak rate. The owner must also agree in writing to repair all identified leaks within one year of the plan date.

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

Why the other answers are wrong

• Within 30 days of the plan's date — 30 days is when the plan must be written, not the relief window.
• Within one year of the plan's date — One year is the deadline for finishing the plan's work.
• Within 10 days of the plan's date — 10 days is the follow-up verification test window.

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