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Technicians are required to pass an EPA-approved test to earn Section 608 Technician Certification. The tests are specific to the type of equipment the technician seeks to work on. Tests must be administered by an EPA-approved certifying organization.
What is the EPA 608 Test? This certification exam is designed to educate HVAC technicians on various methods and refrigeration products, providing a safe and eco-friendly outcome with each service. Each section of this test includes 25 questions, equating to 100 questions for complete certification.
Technicians are required to pass an EPA-approved test to earn Section 608 Technician Certification. The tests are specific to the type of equipment the technician seeks to work on. Tests must be administered by an EPA-approved certifying organization.
Programs on this list are approved to provide the EPA Section 608 technician certification test. Please consider: Most Type I programs provide on-site testing. Type I programs that offer a mail-in testing option are identified. The addresses and phone numbers listed below are for the programs' headquarters.
Each section has 25 multiple choice questions. A technician must achieve a minimum score of 70% (18 out of 25) to pass that section of the exam. The Core section must be passed to receive any other certification. For example: A technician could pass Core, Type I and Type III and fail Type II.
Section 608 of the Clean Air Act requires that all persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of appliances that contain regulated refrigerants, be certified in proper refrigerant handling techniques as required by the EPA’s National Recycling and Emission Reduction Program.
pass the core test (25 questions) and one to 3 of the other sections. If you take and pass all four sections you become universal certified. A 70% passing rate is required. The test questions are made available to testing organizations from the EPA bank of test questions.
Take this free EPA 608 practice exam to see the types of questions that will be on an actual EPA 608 certification exam. The Federal Clean Air Act, under Section 8, requires persons working with regulated refrigerants to be certified.
Getting an EPA Section 608 Universal Certification is more accessible than ever! Take your exam online (in English or Spanish) or find a testing center near you.
Section 608 technician certification is required to dispose of appliances, except for small appliances (an appliance that is fully manufactured, charged, and hermetically sealed in a factory with five pounds or less of refrigerant), motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs), or MVAC-like appliances.