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Post-1993 recovery equipment, small appliance with a dead compressor. What percent must you recover?

80 percent when the compressor is not functioning.

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  1. 90 percent
  2. 60 percent
  3. 80 percent ✔

Why: A broken compressor can't help push refrigerant out, so EPA lowers the target to 80 percent. If the compressor works, the target is 90 percent. A four-inch vacuum is an alternative to either percentage.

Huh, didn't know that: For dead compressors, EPA's Type I topics list heating and sharply striking the compressor to help free the refrigerant.

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Answer: 80 percent. A broken compressor can't help push refrigerant out, so EPA lowers the target to 80 percent. If the compressor works, the target is 90 percent. A four-inch vacuum is an alternative to either percentage.

  1. 40 CFR 82.156 Required practices (Cornell LII) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/82.156
    or 80 percent of the refrigerant in the appliance when the compressor in the appliance is not functioning
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. EPA Section 608 Technician Certification Test Topics www.epa.gov/section608/test-topics
    heat and sharply strike the compressor
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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