What counts as a "small appliance" under Type I?

Refrigeration and AC equipment manufactured, charged, and hermetically sealed with 5 lbs or less of refrigerant — household refrigerators, room ACs, packaged terminal AC, water coolers.

What recovery efficiency does Type I require?

Recovery equipment manufactured after 11/15/93 must achieve 80% of the refrigerant or 4" Hg vacuum when the appliance is operating, or 4" Hg vacuum when the compressor is not running.

EPA 608 Type I Practice Questions — Small Appliance Certification

Type I certification covers small appliances — units with a refrigerant charge of 5 lbs or less. These free practice questions test recovery methods, evacuation requirements, the appropriate recovery equipment for hermetically-sealed systems, and the specific leak-repair exemptions that apply to small appliances. Every answer cites the relevant 40 CFR section.