CoreDifficulty 2/5
Since 1 January 2018, the venting prohibition in 40 CFR 82.154 has applied to refrigerant released while servicing which appliances?
- AThose containing any class I or class II refrigerant or a non-exempt substitute
- BThose containing a class I refrigerant that has not yet been fully phased out
- CThose containing a class I or class II refrigerant but no substitute refrigerant
- DThose containing more than fifty pounds of any refrigerant covered by the rule
Show answer and rationale
Correct: A. The 2018 expansion is the single most commonly missed Core fact. Section 82.154(a)(1) reaches any class I or class II refrigerant and any non-exempt substitute, with a short exemption list that includes carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water and specified hydrocarbon end-uses.
- B — The ban was never limited to refrigerants still in production; phase-out status is irrelevant to it.
- C — This was the position before 1 January 2018, when the rule was extended to non-exempt substitutes.
- D — The fifty-pound threshold belongs to the leak repair rules in 82.157, not to the venting prohibition.