Triumph in EPA Prep: Riveting 10-Question Breakthrough Challenge

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Riveting 10-Question Breakthrough Challenge

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1. When using nitrogen in repairing a sealed refrigeration system, what should the nitrogen tank always be equipped with?

A. Red top

B. Float sensor

C. Regulator

D. Red top

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2. Starting in 2019, what is the leak rate threshold for commercial refrigeration equipment with a full charge of 50 or more pounds of an HCFC refrigerant?

A. 0.3

B. 0.05

C. 0.1

D. 0.2

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3. What should be used to remove ice from sight glasses or viewing glasses?

A. Water

B. An alcohol spray

C. Refrigerant

D. A screwdriver or flat file

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

A. When the suction service valve is open.

B. When the discharge service valve is open.

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

D. When the discharge service valve is closed.

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5. What may be done to speed the recovery process and ensure that all CFC, HCFC, or HFC refrigerant has been removed from a frost-free refrigerator?

A. Heat the recovery cylinder to vaporize liquid refrigerant.

B. Cool the compressor to force liquid out of the high side.

C. Turn on the defrost heater to increase the refrigerant’s temperature and vaporize any liquid

D. Pack ice around the evaporator to ensure maximum liquid is available.

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6. When a pungent odor is detected during a sealed system recovery and/or repair which of the following is most likely?

A. The refrigerant should be vented.

B. The refrigerant should not be recovered.

C. A compressor burnout has occurred.

D. It is the characteristic smell of the refrigerant.

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7. What is the state of the refrigerant entering the compressor of a refrigeration system?

A. High pressure liquid

B. Low pressure liquid

C. Low pressure vapor

D. High pressure vapor

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8. How should refrigerant cylinders be positioned while being shipped? 

A. Upright

B. Stacked

C. Horizontally

D. Inverted

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

C. When using system-dependent active recovery devices

D. When the refrigerant system has a low side leak

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10. When evacuating a system, the use of a severely oversized vacuum pump could 

A. cause the valves to freeze

B. cause trapped refrigerant to freeze

C. cause trapped water to freeze

D. cause trapped oil to freeze

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