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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by mothballed on Saturday October 25, 2025 @12:36PM (#45705157)
I got my EPA 608 universal for free after 2 night of cramming and an online proctored test. Skillcat, I think they charge like $50 if you want a printed card, worth it to me because I wanted to be able to walk into supply houses and buy refrigerant.
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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by theoreticalmal on Saturday October 25, 2025 @01:04PM (#45705360)
I always wondered how difficult it was to do this. I’m really glad to know it’s possible
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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by mothballed on Saturday October 25, 2025 @01:06PM (#45705374)
Getting the 608 is mostly rote memorization and the only thing required at the federal level. On the state level if you want a trade license that generally takes 4 years, but where I live residential owner-builder doesn't need it.
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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by brianwawok on Saturday October 25, 2025 @02:02PM (#45705780)
608 lets you buy the refrigerant
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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by brianwawok on Saturday October 25, 2025 @02:02PM (#45705779)
Me too, except I got it in the SkillCat free trial. Did it while rocking my then baby over a few weeks. Super easy for anyone that is a “good” test taker and has high school level reading
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Re:Harnessing America's Heat Pump Moment by josiahpeters on Saturday October 25, 2025 @06:58PM (#45707626)
I almost did this after I helped a friend install a mini-split.

Having just installed a mini-split in my office shed with a pre/charged unit. I told him it was easy and helped him. We ended up needing to buy an extra long line set to make the distance work, which needed more refrigerant.

I called 15 different places and finally found one that could come out and charge the line for under $350. Which was hard to stomach with the whole unit costing only $750 from Amazon.

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