Type I Certification

What type of certification is required for persons handling refrigerant during the maintenance, service, or repair of small appliances?

• Type I Technician

• Universal Technician

• Type II Technician

• Type III Technician

Which of the following is included in the EPA definition of a small appliance?

• Products with more than five pounds of refrigerant

• Products that are not hermetically sealed

• Products that are not fully charged

• Products with five pounds or less of refrigerant

Can Type I technicians service split-systems?

• Yes

• No

• Only with additional certification

• Only with supervisor approval

Which technicians are restricted from selling refrigerants for service or installation of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment?

• Type I Technicians

• Type II Technicians

• Type III Technicians

• Technicians without EPA certification

Do MVAC-like systems meet the criteria for Type I appliance certification?

• Yes, regardless of the type or quantity of refrigerant

• No, regardless of the type or quantity of refrigerant

• Yes, if they contain less than five pounds of refrigerant

• No, if they contain less than five pounds of refrigerant

Which refrigerants cannot be used for new Type I appliances?

• CFCs

• HCFCs

• HFCs

• R-404A

What type of substitutes can be used when retrofitting or converting a system to use a different refrigerant?

• Any substitute approved by the Underwriters Laboratory

• Direct drop-in replacement refrigerants

• EPA-approved substitutes

• Any refrigerant with similar properties

Is there such a thing as a 'drop-in' substitute approved by the EPA?

• Yes, for R-22 systems

• Yes, for all systems

• No, EPA does not approve any substitute refrigerants

• No, EPA only approves direct replacements

What must be true about recovery equipment used for small appliances that use CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs?

• It must be certified by an EPA-approved laboratory

• It must be self-contained (active) recovery equipment

• It must be passive recovery equipment

• It must be system-dependent recovery equipment

What type of recovery equipment can be used for a domestic refrigerator?

• Self-contained (active) recovery equipment

• Passive recovery equipment

• System-dependent recovery equipment

• Any type of recovery equipment