608 HVAC Type I certification certifies you to work on
hermetically sealed small appliances containing five pounds or
less of refrigerant.
608 HVAC Type II certification certifies you
to work on high-pressure and very high-pressure appliance which
includes all other non-automotive systems not covered under the category of small appliance or low-pressure
appliance.
608 HVAC Type III certification certifies you to work
on low-pressure appliances, such as chillers.
608 Universal certification certifies you to work on all Section 608 systems.
609 MVAC certification is required to work on Motor Vehicle A/C units.
To get a replacement card, use the message form on any of our websites to send us a message that you need a replacement card.
The message should include; Your Full Name, your address, date you took the test, and the last 4 digits of your socila security number.
Motorcoach would then confirm by return email that we in fact have you in our records and we can issue a new card. The new card will have the original issue date since they do not expire.
The fee for card replacement is $15.00 and must be sent to Motorcoach Training, PO Box 746, Glendale, AZ 85311-0746. The card cannot be replaced until the fee is paid.
Technicians receiving a passing grade on the Type I small
appliance examination are certified to recover refrigerant
during the maintenance, service or repair of packaged terminal
air conditioners with 5 pounds or less or refrigerant.
Only Type
I or Universal certified technicians can recover refrigerant from
these units.
The Type I certification is available in an
open-book exam which some organizations offer as mail in, as well as the closed book format.
Motorcoach
Training does not offer open book mail in testing. To become Type I
Certified you must pass the Core and Type I sections of the 608
exam.
Technicians receiving a passing grade on the Type II high, and very high-pressure examination are certified to
recover refrigerant during the maintenance, service or repair of
high-pressure equipment using R-12, R-114, R-134a,
R-401A and R-500, R-22, R-502, R-402A, R-402B,
R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, and R-410A; and
Very-High-Pressure R-13, R-23, and R-503).
Only Type II or
Universal certified technicians can recover refrigerant from
these units.
To become Type II Certified you must pass the Core
and Type II sections of the 608 exam.
Technicians receiving a passing grade on the Type III
low-pressure appliance examination are certified to recover
refrigerant during the maintenance, service or repair of
low-pressure equipment CFC-11, HCFC-123.
Only Type III or
Universal certified technicians can recover refrigerant from
these units.
To become Type III Certified you must pass the Core
and Type III sections of the 608 exam.
Technicians receiving a Universal Certification are certified to
recover refrigerant during the maintenance, service or repair of
small appliances, high-pressure equipment and low-pressure
equipment.
That is, they are certified to work on any type of air
conditioning and refrigeration equipment except motor vehicle air
conditioning.
To become Universal Certified you must pass the
Core, Type I, Type II, and Type III sections of the 608 exam.
In terms of the certification itself, nothing. Both are Type I Certification and they both enable you
to do the same work.
The difference is in the core section only,
an unproctored (open book) grade for the core section will not
count towards a Type II, Type III or Universal certification.
Therefore, if a Type II, Type III or Universal Certification is
desired you must retake and pass the core section in the
proctored environment.