EPA Section 608 — Type II
Leak repair requirements: practice questions
Our EPA 608 Type II bank has 8 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
For a supermarket rack system (commercial refrigeration) with 50 lb or more of ODS refrigerant, at what annual leak rate must leaks be repaired?
- Above 10%
- Above 20%
- Above 30%
- Above 50%
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B. Above 20% — The thresholds depend on the appliance type.
Question 2
What records must be kept for covered appliances?
- Records for 1 month
- Service records including refrigerant added, leak rates and repairs, kept for 3 years
- No records are required
- Only photographs
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B. Service records including refrigerant added, leak rates and repairs, kept for 3 years — Recordkeeping is required under Subpart F.
Question 3
For a comfort cooling appliance with 50 lb or more of ODS refrigerant, at what annual leak rate must leaks be repaired?
- Above 30%
- Above 35%
- Above 10%
- Above 20%
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C. Above 10% — Commercial refrigeration: 20%; industrial process refrigeration: 30%.
Question 4
What must an owner do if a covered appliance's leak cannot be repaired because parts are unavailable?
- Follow the extension and documentation procedures in the rule or retrofit/retire the appliance
- Vent the refrigerant
- Keep adding refrigerant indefinitely
- Nothing
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A. Follow the extension and documentation procedures in the rule or retrofit/retire the appliance — EPA allows limited extensions with documentation in specific cases.
Question 5
How is the leak rate of an appliance usually calculated?
- From the amount of refrigerant added to bring the system back to full charge, expressed as an annual percentage
- From the compressor's running hours only
- From the number of service calls
- From the outdoor temperature
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A. From the amount of refrigerant added to bring the system back to full charge, expressed as an annual percentage — EPA allows the annualizing or rolling-average method.