Description

Technician Certification for Refrigerants helps learners prepare for certification in the safe and efficient recovery, storage, transportation, and charging of refrigerants. This full-color text/workbook addresses EPA Section 608 regulations and their implications as well as HFC and PFC refrigerant usage. This edition includes learning objectives, new climate-friendly alternative refrigerants, and 465 certification test practice questions. Step-by-step procedures, technical illustrations, and a robust glossary of HVAC terms aid comprehension and help learners prepare for the exam.

This edition features updates to the following:

• Leak rate calculations and refrigerant management requirements for non-exempt substitute refrigerants

• Requirements for maintaining, servicing, repairing, and disposal of ODS and substitute refrigerants

• Evacuation requirements, HVAC equipment requirements, and the AHRI Standard for reclaiming requirements

CONTENTS

• Refrigeration Principles

• Safety

• Refrigerants and Oils

• Ozone Depletion and Global Warming

• Regulatory Requirements

• Recovery, Recycling, and Reclaiming

• Service Practices

• Core Certification Test Questions

• Type I (Small Appliances) and Certification Test Questions

• Type II (High-Pressure Equipment) and Certification Test Questions

• Type III (Low-Pressure Equipment) and Certification Test Questions

• Canadian Regulations for Refrigerants and Certification Test Questions

• Universal Certification Test Questions