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