DOL 8-18/8-19

As of 2017, how much can a technician be fined for violating the Clean Air Act, including knowingly releasing non-exempt refrigerant from appliances?

• $10,000 per day per violation

• $17,531 per day per violation

• $27,500 per day per violation

• $44,539 per day per violation

Recovery equipment that relies on the compressor in the appliance and/or the pressure of the refrigerant in the appliance is considered:

• System-dependent

• Self-contained

• A packaged terminal unit

• Self-sufficient

For an appliance that uses a CFC, HCFC, or HFC refrigerant, which of the following violates the prohibition on venting?

• Accidental releases associated with timely repair of an appliance.

• Refrigerants emitted when cutting a line without properly evacuating the appliance.

• Refrigerants emitted in a catastrophic failure of an appliance.

• Refrigerants emitted when connecting or disconnecting low loss hoses to charge or service an appliance.

What type of synthetic oils are commonly used in new HFC systems and for retrofitting HCFC equipment to HFC refrigerants?

• Polyolester

• Glycol

• Alkylbenzene

• Mineral oil

What can ester based oils be mixed with?

• PAG oils

• Paraffinic mineral oils

• Alkylbenzene oils

• No other oils

In which component of a system does the refrigerant change from a high-pressure vapor to a high-pressure liquid?

• Receiver

• Metering device

• Accumulator

• Condenser