Safety and Compliance Flashcards
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For comfort-cooling appliances with 50 lb or more of ozone-depleting refrigerant, at what annual leak rate must leaks be repaired under current rules?
Answer: 10%
Since the 2016 update to the Section 608 rules, comfort-cooling appliances have the lowest repair trigger, a 10% annual leak rate.
What is the leak-repair trigger rate for commercial refrigeration appliances with 50 lb or more of ozone-depleting refrigerant?
Answer: 20%
Commercial refrigeration must be repaired once the annual leak rate goes above 20%.
What is the leak-repair trigger rate for industrial process refrigeration with 50 lb or more of ozone-depleting refrigerant?
Answer: 30%
Industrial process refrigeration has the highest repair trigger, a 30% annual leak rate.
Once an appliance's leak rate goes over the trigger, how many days does the owner normally have to repair it?
Answer: 30 days
Owners generally have 30 days to repair leaks after the rate goes over the limit, with extensions only in specific situations.
After repairing a leak in a large appliance, what verification is required?
Answer: An initial verification test and a follow-up verification test
The rules require an initial verification test after the repair and a follow-up test to confirm the repair held.
Who is responsible for making sure refrigerant is recovered from a small appliance before it is disposed of?
Answer: The final person in the disposal chain, such as the scrap recycler
The final person in the disposal chain must make sure refrigerant is recovered, or get a signed statement that it was already recovered.
Which refrigerants are exempt from the Section 608 venting ban because EPA has decided releasing them poses no threat to the environment?
Answer: Certain substitutes such as ammonia in commercial or industrial process refrigeration, and some hydrocarbons in approved small uses
EPA has exempted certain substitutes, such as ammonia in commercial or industrial process refrigeration and approved hydrocarbon uses, from the venting ban, but HCFCs, CFCs, and HFC blends are not exempt.