What is EPA certification for HVAC?

What is EPA certification for HVAC?

The U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) offers certification (EPA 608 certification) to technicians who demonstrate knowledge of the multiple laws and rules that are involved in handling HVAC chemicals, such as the refrigerant found in air conditioners and heat pumps, R-22 and R-410A.

What is EPA Type 2 certification?

Type 2 – High-Pressure Appliances This EPA certification will enable you to service or dispose of medium- to very high-pressure appliances, except in applications such as small appliances or air conditioners within motor vehicles.

Is EPA certification required to purchase r410a?

Are you required to have a license or to be certified to handle and purchase R-410A? You are required to have an EPA Section 608 Type II or Universal certification license to handle R-410A but no license is legally necessary for purchase.

Is the EPA 608 test hard?

Passing the EPA 608 exam is not hard especially if you can memorize things easily. Not to say it is a cake-walk but many people stress about it more then they need to.

How many times can you fail the EPA 608 test?

In order to be certified in any of the three EPA 608 Technician types it is required that you also pass the CORE exam. If you pass all four tests you obtain a Universal Certification. If you fail any of the sections, you need only retake the test(s) that you failed.

What kind of questions are on the EPA test?

The EPA 608 Type I exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions in total. Half of these questions are for the Core section of the exam, while the other 25 multiple choice questions are for the Type I portion of the exam.

Does EPA 609 certification expire?

Answer: If you were EPA 609 certified after 1991, your certification does not expire nor is there any recertification required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Section 609 Technician Training and Certification is part of the U.S. Clean Air Act of 1990.

Do you need EPA certification for r134a?

Download our EPA form and email back to us before you purchase. A 608 certification is required to purchase R-22, R-410a, R-404a, R-422D, and MO99. For most do-it-yourself consumers, these changes will have little effect. Two-pound cans of R-134a can still be purchased without certification.

How do I get r134a certified?

How Can I Get Certified for R-134a?

1. A licensed 609 certification trainer comes to your place of employment, puts on a class, and then hands out testing to each attendant.
2. The other option is to go directly through MACS Worldwide.