Course Code: bespokehandlingvehicles
Duration: 7 hours
Overview:

EPA Examination Information

List of Tables

List of Figures

Introduction

Definitions

Units Conversions

Conversion Factors

Course Outline:

SECTION I: Refrigerants, Past, Present, and Future

  • Introduction
  • Molecular Structure and Terminology 
  • CFCs
  • HFCs
  • Replacement Refrigerants
  • Refrigerant Cylinders
  • Size and Color Codes
  • Regulations
  • Safety
  • Hazards of Reuse
  • Disposal
  • Refillable Cylinders
  • Overfilling
  • Cylinder Re-testing
  • Refrigerant Safety
  • General Safety Considerations
  • Health Hazards
  • First Aid
  • Other Hazards Precautions
  • Safety for Refrigerant Cylinders Revi
  • Review Topics

SECTION II: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

  • Stratospheric Ozone Atmospheric Ozone
  • Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone
  • Health and Environmental Effects
  • Global Warming Potential
  • R-134a Potential New Refrigerants
  • Review Topics

SECTION III: Regulations

  • Introduction
  • Early Controls on CFCs
  • The Montreal Protocol
  • Clean Air Act Section 609 Requirements
  • Introduction
  •  Servicing Farm and Heavy-Duty Equipment
  • Refrigerant Purity Standards
  • Unsaturated Impurities Specification
  • Prohibitions
  • Record-keeping Requirements
  • Evacuation Requirements for Systems Being Serviced
  • Evacuation Requirements for Systems Being Disposed
  • Evacuation/Disposal Requirements for Empty or Near Empty Disposable Tanks Evacuation Requirements for Empty Refillable External Recovery Transfer Tanks Recovery Equipment Evacuation Requirements
  • Sales Restrictions
  • SAE Standards
  • CFC Refrigerant Tax
  • Enforcement
  • State and Local Regulations
  • Review Topics

SECTION IV:Service Practices

  • Basic Vapor-Compression A/C Principles
  • Leak Repairs
  • System Flushing
  • Filter-Driers
  • Refrigerant Blends 
  • Introduction
  • Blends
  • System Retrofits
  • Introduction
  • SNAP Requirement for Unique Service Fittings
  • Label Requirements for Retrofits
  • Lubricant Change-Over
  • Hoses and O-Rings
  • Desiccants Change-Out during R-134a Retrofit
  • Misleading Use of "Drop-in" to Describe Refrigerants
  • Barrier Hoses for R-22 Retrofit Blends
  • Compressor Shut-Off Switches
  • For More Information on Retrofitting
  • Lubricants
  • Removing Moisture
  • Non-condensable Gas Determination and Removal
  • Automotive Hose Assemblies
  • Basic Design of Automotive Hose Assemblies
  • Leak Checking
  • Hose Repairs
  • Key Recommended Recovery/Recycle Service Procedures
  • Recommended Service Procedures for Using a Manifold Gauge Set
  • Recovery-Only Equipment Requirements
  • R-12 Recovery-Only Equipment
  • R-134a Recovery-Only Equipment
  • Recovery/Recycling Equipment Requirements
  • R-12 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
  • R-134aRecovery/Recycling orRecovery/Recycling/RechargingEquipment
  • R-1234yf Recovery/Recycling Equipment
  • Topping Off Regulations
  • Dual-Refrigerant Recovery Equipment
  • Recycling Blends
  • Refrigerants in Use
  • Charging of MVAC Systems
  • Incorrect Calculation of Charge
  • Calibration of Recovery and Recharging Machines
  • Equipment Requirements
  • Procedure to Verify the Accuracy of a Recharging Unit
  • Procedure to Calibrate a Recovery or Recharging Unit
  • R-1234yf Equipment Calibration
  • Prevention of Cross-Contamination
  • Used Refrigerant
  • Recharging Used Refrigerant
  • Purchasing Used Refrigerant
  • Refrigerant Transfer
  • Service Equipment and Specifications
  • R-12 Service Hoses
  • R-134a Service Hoses
  • R-1234yf Service Hoses
  • Service Hose Fittings
  • Safety Precautions
  • Cylinder Inspection
  • Review Topics
  • SAE Standards

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Units Conversion Table
  • Table 2. Environmental Impact of Several Common Refrigerants
  • Table 3. Saturation Pressure Temperature
  • Table 4. Saturation Pressure Temperature Table for Carbon Dioxide (R-744)
  • Table 5. Saturation Pressure Temperature Table for HFO-1234yf
  • Table 6. Pressure/Temperature Saturation Relationship for Common Refrigerants
  • Table 7. Unacceptable Substitute MVAC Refrigerants as of July 2015
  • Table 8. Acceptable MVAC Refrigerant Alternatives as of July 2015
  • Table 9. Fitting Sizes for Motor Vehicle A/C Refrigerants
  • Table 10. Refrigerant Label Background Colors
  • Table 11. R-12 Non-condensable Determination
  •  Table 12. R-134a Non-Condensable Determination Table