Refrigerant Mgmt/EPA Cert

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This course will prepare the student to take the Environmental Protection Agency's Section 608 Refrigerant Certification Exam. Topics covered in lecture/lab include the Montreal Protocol, the Clean Air Act, ozone depletion, global warming, basic refrigeration theory and application. Also, included: refrigerants, recovering, recycling, and reclamation, recovery cylinders, leak detection, and dehydration processes pertaining to small appliances, high pressure systems, and low-pressure systems. Students will be required to sit for the EPA Certification Exam. Lecture 2 hours per week.