Section 95390 - Required Service Practices for Stationary High-GWP Appliances(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).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 95390
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.
1. New section filed 10-20-2010; operative 11-19-2010 (Register 2010, No. 43).