the condition and state of the refrigerant leaving the accumulator of a system is
superheated low pressure vapor
a ___________ type refrigerant has different saturated vapor pressures at the same temperature in the evaporator and in the condenser of the refrigeration system. the term used to describe this condition is called temperature glide
near-azeotrope and blended
deep vacuums used for evacuation and dehydration of systems are measured in
microns
with the exception of industrial processes and commercial refrigeration if a system with a charge of 50 pds or more leaks at an annual rate of 15% the owner must
notify EPA of the leak and have a leak repaired within 30 days unless the owner has valid contract to rebuild or replace the equipment within one year
the only refrigerant approved by the EPA to be used as a trace gas with nitrogen to test for a leak (except for systems using R-134a is
R-22
with an air cooled condenser on the roof of a two story building and the evaporator on the first floor it would be best to start recovery from
the liquid line entering the evaporator
traces of oil around the sight glass, machined, or brazed joints of a refrigeration system may be an indication of
a leak
one of the easiest ways to identify the type refrigerant in a system is to
check the name plate data
front seating the three way suction service valve will close the
suction line inlet to the valve
when using a refrigerant as a trace gas to locate a leak, which refrigerant should you use?
R-22
type II clasification as defined by EPA applies to what equipment?
air conditioning systems over 5 lbs refrigerant
under the exceptions to required evacuation levels an appliance can be evacuated to 0 psig when
the required levels cannot be reached due to leaks or the recovered refrigerant would be contaminated
the condition and state of the refrigerant in the condenser is
a mixture of high pressure high temperature vapor and liquid
since___________ it has been illegal to knowingly release refrigerants during the service maintenance repair and disposal refrigerated appliances
july 1st 1992
the recovery of refrigerant in the vapor phase will minimize the loss of
oil
refrigerant vapors or mist in high concentrations should not be inhaled since they have been demonstrated to cause
heart irregularities unconsciousness and oxygen deprivation
EPA defines a major repair as replacing the
compressor condenser and evaporator
The EPA will pay awards of up to _________ to any person who furnishes information which leads to criminal conviction of anyone commiting a violation of the clean air act
10,000
the excise tax on refrigerants applies to ____ refrigerants
new
True or False: service on a small appliance can be performed by a technician with type II and type III certifications or both
False
at an ambient temperature of 80°F the pressure in a cylinder containing R-22 will be approximately
143 psig
refrigerant should be recovered first as a
vapor from the low side
a condition of excessive superheat could be an indication of
a dirty condenser
non condensibles in an air conditioning or refrigeration system will
tend to stay in the top portion of the condenser, increase the high side pressure and be removed by the recovery machine
you have just recovered some R-22 and the next service call requires you to recover R-502 what must you do before starting recovery of the R-502
recover R-22 from the recovery machine, change the recovery machine driers and evacuate the recovery machine
which refrigerants can be used for leak detection as a trace gas and pressurized with nitrogen?
R-22
type II certification applies to
high and very high pressure refrigerants
True or False:
R-134a is a drop in replacement for R-12
false
True or False: if nitrogen is not available to use with a trace gas to test for a leak compressed air may be used as a substitute
False
every refrigerating system shall be protected from high pressure by a ___________
pressure relief valve, rupture disk, and fusible plug
the oils that should be used with HFC-134a refrigeration applications are
synthetic esters
the color code for recovery vessels is
gray with a yellow top
industrial process and commercial refrigeration equipment with an annual leak rate of _____% requires repairs under spa regulations
35%
at 70° ambient temperature R-22 will have a saturated vapor pressure of
121.5 psig
what type of refrigerant would you expect to find in a residential air conditioning system
R-22
many larger refrigeration compressors use an open type compressor which part of the compressor is likely to leak if the unit is shut down for long periods?
rotating shaft seal
which refrigerant requires its own special set of hoses gauges vacuum pump recovery machine and oil containers?
R-134a
pressure relief valves must never be
used if rusted or corroded, installed in series, and tied down
system dependent recovery equipment can not be used when
the charge exceeds 15 pds
the recovery process can be speeded up by
putting the recovery tank in cold water
recovery units manufactured before november 15 1993 are required to reach recovery levels of _______ on an R-22 appliance if the charge is more than 200 pounds
4 inches Hg
recovery units manufactured before november 15 1993 are required to reach recovery levels of _______ on an R-22 appliance if the charge is less than 200 pounds
0 inches Hg
the required level of evacuation for recovery equipment manufactured after november 15 1993 on a system containing less than 200 pds of R-12 is
10 inches Hg
recovery units manufactured after november 15 1993 are required to reach recovery evacuation levels of _______ on an appliance using other high pressure refrigerants if the charge is more than 200 pds
15 inches Hg
it a technicians recovery equipment was manufactured before november 15 1993 he must evacuate a refrigeration system containing 10 pds of R-500 to
4 inches Hg
as defined by ASHRAE standard 15 a sensor and alarm are required for A1 refrigerants to sense
oxygen deprivation
1 mm of mercury (Hg)=0.039 inches of mercury=_________microns
1000
which of the following statements is NOT true of EPA approved recovery equipment manufactured after november 15 1993
B.
when evacuating a vapor compression system the vacuum pump must be capable of pulling vacuum of _______ microns
500
refrigerants with a boiling point of between -50 and 10+ degrees celsius are defined by the EPA as refrigerants: 12,22,114,132a,500 and 502 the refrigeration unit using any of these gases is called