Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
Required Service
Practices. A person performing any installation, maintenance, service,
repair, or disposal of a stationary appliance that could reasonably be expected
to release refrigerant from the appliance into the environment must satisfy all
of the following requirements:
(1) In
preparing an appliance for recycling or disposal, the person must not
intentionally disrupt the refrigerant circuit of the appliance resulting in a
discharge of refrigerant into the atmosphere, unless an attempt to recover the
refrigerant is made using certified refrigerant recovery or recycling
equipment; and
(2) The person must
make a recovery attempt using certified refrigerant recovery or recycling
equipment for that type of appliance before opening the appliance to
atmospheric conditions. Attempts to recover refrigerant must be made even if
the person believes that all refrigerant has been removed or has previously
leaked from the appliance. Refrigerant may be returned to the appliance from
which it is recovered or to another appliance owned by the same person without
being recycled or reclaimed; and
(3) The person must not add any additional
refrigerant to a refrigeration or air-conditioning appliance during manufacture
or service, unless such refrigerant:
(A)
consists wholly of a class I or class II substance, as identified by section
602 of the federal Clean Air Act;
or
(B) is an alternative that has
been found acceptable, under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
program pursuant to section
612 of the federal Clean Air Act,
for the specific refrigeration or air-conditioning end-use in which it is being
employed; or
(C) has been approved
by the Executive Officer for the specific refrigeration or air-conditioning
end-use in which it is being employed; and
(4) The person must not add an additional
refrigerant charge to any appliance known to have a refrigerant leak, except
that it is permissible to add an additional refrigerant charge for seasonal
adjustment or an additional refrigerant charge required to maintain operations
while preparing or conducting a leak repair pursuant to and in compliance with
section 95386; and
(5) The person must hold a current, valid,
and applicable certificate issued in accordance with Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 82, §82.161; and
(6) The person must employ procedures for
which the certified refrigerant recovery or recycling equipment was approved by
the U.S. EPA or Executive Officer; and
(7) The person must use certified refrigerant
recovery or recycling equipment as specified by the certified refrigerant
recovery or recycling equipment manufacturer, unless the manufacturer's
specifications conflict with the procedures approved by the U.S. EPA or the
Executive Officer for the certified refrigerant recovery or recycling
equipment; and
(8) The person must
evacuate refrigerant from a non-refillable cylinder to a vacuum of 15 inches of
mercury, relative to standard atmospheric pressure of 29.9 inches of mercury,
before recycling or disposal; and
(9) The person must satisfy job site
evacuation of refrigerants during recycling, recovering, reclaiming, or
disposing in accordance with Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part
82, §82.156 (as amended January 11,
2005).
1. New
section filed 10-20-2010; operative 11-19-2010 (Register 2010, No.
43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
38501,
38510,
38560,
38562,
38563,
38580,
38597,
39600,
39601
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
38501,
38505,
38510,
38560,
38562,
38563,
38580,
38597,
39600,
39601
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code.
