EPA 608 Plan

Type I — small appliances: flashcards

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Small appliance
Factory manufactured, charged and hermetically sealed, 5 lb or less. All three conditions.
Recovery: working compressor
90 percent with post-1993 equipment.
Recovery: dead compressor
80 percent with post-1993 equipment — or 4 inches of mercury vacuum either way.
Dead compressor access
Install BOTH high and low side access valves; nothing can move refrigerant across.
Mail-in Type I
Cannot count toward Universal. Neither can an open-book Core test.

Primary references

  1. 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F — Recycling and Emissions Reduction — Office of the Federal Register (eCFR) · government · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22
  2. Section 608 Test Topics — United States Environmental Protection Agency · primary · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22
  3. Appendix D to Subpart F of Part 82 — Standards for Becoming a Certifying Program for Technicians — Office of the Federal Register (eCFR) · government · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22
  4. Section 608 Technician Certification Requirements — United States Environmental Protection Agency · primary · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22