Triumph in EPA Prep: Riveting 10-Question Breakthrough Challenge

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Riveting 10-Question Breakthrough Challenge

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1. What is the Montreal Protocol?

A. A test for energy efficiency adopted by the Canadian government.

B. A test for ozone concentration.

C. An international treaty that addresses ozone-depleting substances and their alternatives.

D. A procedure for measuring levels of CFCs in the atmosphere.

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2. Which of the following best describes low loss fittings on refrigerant recovery devices used to recover CFCS, HCFCs, and HFCs?

A. They are used to connect the recovery device to an appliance and leak only small amounts of refrigerant during use.

B. They can be either manually closed or automatically closed when disconnected to prevent loss of refrigerant from hoses.

C. They are used to connect the recovery device to an appliance and must be discarded after each use

D. They eliminate oil loss during recovery.

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3. Which of the following is true if a system will not hold a vacuum after it has been evacuated?

A. The system has been adequately evacuated.

B. The system is ready to be charged.

C. An expansion valve is clogged

D. The system may be leaking.

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4. What must a system owner do, once the threshold leak rate has been exceeded on any low pressure system using an ozone depleting refrigerant? 

A. retire the appliance the following year

B. repair the appliance enough to bring the leak rate below the threshold, retrofit, or retire the appliance

C. repair all of the leaks and submit a report about the repair to the EPA

D. immediately mothball the appliance until it is retrofitted

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5. A hydrostatic tube test kit will: 

A. determine if there are tube leaks

B. remove water from machine

C. blow all water out of tubes

D. vent refrigerant to the atmosphere

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6. When could a reciprocating compressor be damaged if energized?

A. When the discharge service valve is closed.

B. When the demand for cooling is at a steady state.

C. When the suction service valve is open.

D. When the discharge service valve is open.

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7. A typical setting for the high pressure cut-out control on a recovery unit used for evacuating the refrigerant from a low-pressure chiller is _______  psig.

A. 15

B. 10

C. 6

D. 3

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

A. Metering device

B. Condenser

C. Receiver

D. Accumulator

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9. When is it essential to take measures to help release trapped CFC, HCFC, or HFC refrigerants from the compressor oil during recovery?

A. When using self-contained recovery devices

B. When the refrigerant system has a low side leak

C. When using system-dependent active recovery devices

D. When using passive recovery devices on small appliances with non-operating compressors

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10. Which of the following repairs would always be considered “major“ under EPA‘s regulations? 

A. Replacement of an evaporator coil.

B. Replacement of a filter-drier.

C. Replacement of a Schrader valve core

D. Replacement of a condenser fan motor

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