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Good service from A/C repairman
QUESTION:Who can buy refrigerant under the sales restriction?
The following people can buy any type of refrigerant under the sales
restriction (for instance, R-11, R-22, and R-12), except for "small cans"
containing less than 20 pounds of any ozone-depleting refrigerants suitable
for use in a car air conditioner (for example, R-12 or HCFC blends):
* technicians certified for Type I, Type II, or Type III equipment
by a certification program approved by EPA under section 608 of the Clean
Air Act.
The following people can buy any type of refrigerant under the sales
restriction (for instance, R-11, R-22, and R-12), including "small cans"
containing less than 20 pounds of any ozone-depleting refrigerants suitable
for use in car air conditioners (for example, R-12 or HCFC blends):
* technicians certified for MVACs by a certification program
approved by EPA under section 609 of the Clean Air Act.So, the funny part is, I can buy anything you can AND stuff that you can't
dip. Isn't that a hoot?
Guess what lamer? I walked out of Grainger with a big ing smile on my
face. I felt like I'd just been screwed. You think I give a if it
was $50 or $10?
ANSWER: Since November 14, 1994, the sale of refrigerant in any size container has
been restricted to technicians certified either under the program described
in Technician Certification above or under EPA's motor vehicle air
conditioning regulations. The sales restriction covers refrigerant contained
in bulk containers (cylinders or drums) and pre-charged parts.
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So far, so good. 609 cardholders can buy 22, But read on...
Some of the air conditioners that are covered by this rule are identical to
motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs), but they are not covered by the MVAC
refrigerant recycling rule (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart B) because they are used
in vehicles that are not defined as "motor vehicles." These air conditioners
include many systems used in construction equipment, farm vehicles, boats,
and airplanes. Like MVACs in cars and trucks, these air conditioners
typically contain two or three pounds of CFC-12 and use open-drive
compressors to cool the passenger compartments of vehicles. (Vehicle air
conditioners utilizing HCFC-22 are not included in this group and are
therefore subject to the requirements outlined above for HCFC-22 equipment.)
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So if the MVAC is a R-22 unit, it gets treated under 608 and NOT 609.
In other words, you fraudulently purchased the R-22 since you do not intend
to use it in MVAC.
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EPA requires that persons servicing or disposing of air-conditioning and
refrigeration equipment certify to the appropriate EPA Regional Office that
they have acquired (built, bought, or leased) recovery or recycling
equipment and that they are complying with the applicable requirements of
this rule.
So, How many MVAC systems are you going to repair using that R-22? Answer:
NONE.
And I assume you are in possession of a 608-certified recovery machine as
well, since you cannot use the cheap JC Whitney-catalog 609 types on
residential AC?
I'd love to see one of these guys get busted by a vigilante homeowner with a
camcorder....
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