Section SPS 345.70 - Ozone-depleting refrigerants(1) CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT. Ozone-depleting refrigerant may not be used for cleaning purposes, including the cleaning of interior or exterior surfaces of refrigeration equipment.(2)TRANSFERRING REFRIGERANT. Whenever ozone-depleting refrigerant is removed from refrigeration equipment, the ozone-depleting refrigerant shall be transferred to storage containers using equipment that is approved by the department. The department shall approve any transfer equipment if an approved nationally recognized testing laboratory has certified the equipment. Note: The Department will accept equipment that has been tested and certified in accordance with the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) standard ARI 740.
(3)RELEASING REFRIGERANT. Ozone-depleting refrigerant may not be knowingly or negligently released to the environment, except for minimal releases that occur as a result of efforts to recover, reclaim or recycle ozone-depleting refrigerant removed from refrigeration equipment.(4)ADDING REFRIGERANT. Before putting additional ozone-depleting refrigerant into refrigeration equipment, the refrigeration equipment shall be inspected and repaired if a leak is found or suspected. A yearly leak rate identified by the federal environmental protection agency shall be used to determine whether repairs are necessary.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 345.70
CR 03-012: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 10-011: renum. from Comm 45.21 and am. (2) and (4) Register August 2010 No. 656, eff. 9-1-10; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 13-014: r. (1), renum. (2) to (5) to (1) to (4) Register September 2013 No. 693, eff. 10-1-13. See subpart F of part 82 in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations for further requirements relating to ozone-depleting refrigerants.