ATCP 136.01(17)(17) “Recycling equipment” means equipment used to recycle used refrigerant for sale or use as recycled refrigerant. ATCP 136.01(19)(19) “Refrigerant” means any substance used, sold for use, or designed or intended for use in a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment to transfer heat out of the space being cooled. “Refrigerant” includes a class I substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(3), a class II substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(4), and any substance used, sold for use, or designed or intended for use as a substitute for a refrigerant. ATCP 136.01(20)(20) “Sell” means to transfer ownership rights. “Sell” includes selling for another on consignment. ATCP 136.01(21)(21) “Technician” means an individual who is properly trained and certified in appropriate programs, as specified by the federal environmental protection agency under 42 USC 7671h. ATCP 136.01(23)(23) “Used refrigerant” means refrigerant that is removed from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment. ATCP 136.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; r. (2), am. (19), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; CR 13-043: cr. (11m) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 15-015: r. (3), (4), am. (21) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16. ATCP 136.08ATCP 136.08 Technician training. No person may perform motor vehicle repair that releases or may release refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment or may install or service a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment that contains refrigerant unless that person is properly trained and certified in appropriate programs, as specified by the federal environmental protection agency under 42 USC 7671h. ATCP 136.08 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; r. and recr. (1), r. (4), am. (5), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; CR 15-015: r. and recr. Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16. ATCP 136.10(1)(1) Container size; general. No person may buy, sell or consign refrigerant in a container holding less than 15 pounds of ozone-depleting refrigerant. ATCP 136.10(2)(2) Selling new or reclaimed refrigerant. No person may sell or consign new or reclaimed refrigerant, except to one of the following: ATCP 136.10(2)(a)(a) A person who sells or resells that refrigerant in its original container, to persons identified under par. (b). A sale or consignment does not violate this paragraph if the seller or con-signor relies in good faith on a written statement from the buyer or consignee that does all the following: ATCP 136.10(2)(a)2.2. Guarantees that the buyer or consignee will sell or resell the refrigerant only in its original container. ATCP 136.10(2)(a)3.3. Guarantees that the buyer or consignee will sell or resell the refrigerant only to persons identified in par. (b). ATCP 136.10(3)(a)(a) No person may sell or consign recovered refrigerant, except to one of the following: ATCP 136.10(3)(a)1.1. A technician who sells or consigns the recovered refrigerant to the operator of an approved reclamation facility for reclamation at that facility, or who uses approved recycling equipment under s. ATCP 136.12 (3) to recycle the refrigerant for reuse in mobile air conditioners. ATCP 136.10(3)(b)(b) Only the following persons may sell or consign recovered refrigerant to a person in this state: ATCP 136.10(3)(c)(c) No person may buy recovered refrigerant in this state, or receive recovered refrigerant on consignment in this state, from any person other than a person identified under par. (b). ATCP 136.10(4)(a)(a) No person may sell or consign recycled refrigerant except to one of the following: ATCP 136.10(4)(a)1.1. A technician who sells or consigns the recycled refrigerant to the operator of an approved reclamation facility for reclamation at that facility. ATCP 136.10(5)(5) Misrepresentations. No person may represent any of the following, either directly or by implication: ATCP 136.10(5)(c)(c) That used refrigerant is reclaimed unless it is reclaimed at an approved refrigerant reclamation facility and meets purity standards for reclaimed refrigerant under s. ATCP 136.14 (2). ATCP 136.10(5)(d)(d) That a substitute refrigerant may be used as a replacement for a class I substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(3), or a class II substance as defined in 42 USC 7671(4), unless the person discloses the special repair and service requirements under s. ATCP 136.16 (4). ATCP 136.10(6)(6) Used refrigerant; containers and labeling. No person may hold, sell or consign used refrigerant except in a container that complies with standards adopted by the United States department of transportation under 49 CFR 173.304. The container shall be clearly labeled to indicate all of the following: ATCP 136.10(7)(7) Purchase records. A person who buys refrigerant or receives refrigerant on consignment shall keep an accurate record of all the following: ATCP 136.10(7)(a)(a) The legal name and complete address of the person from whom that person purchased or received that refrigerant. ATCP 136.10(7)(c)(c) Whether, at the time of purchase or receipt, the refrigerant was new, reclaimed, recycled or recovered. ATCP 136.10 NoteNote: A purchaser or consignee may use purchase or consignment invoices to comply with sub. (7) if the invoices contain all of the information required under sub. (7).
ATCP 136.10(8)(8) Sales records. A person who sells or consigns refrigerant to another person shall keep accurate records of all the following: ATCP 136.10(8)(a)(a) The legal name and complete address of the person to whom the refrigerant was sold or consigned. ATCP 136.10(8)(c)(c) Whether, at the time of sale or consignment, the refrigerant was new, reclaimed, recycled or recovered. ATCP 136.10 NoteNote: A seller or consignor may use sale or consignment invoices to comply with this subsection if the invoices contain all of the information required under this subsection.
ATCP 136.10(9)(9) Availability of records. A person required to keep a record under sub. (7) or (8) shall retain that record for at least 2 years, and shall make the record available for inspection and copying by the department upon request. ATCP 136.10 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; corrections in (2) (c) and (3) (b) 4. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, April, 1999, No. 520; r. and recr. (2) (intro.), (a), (3) (a) 2., am. (3) (a) (intro.) and 1., (b) (intro.), (4) (a) (intro.), 1., (7) (a), (8) (a), r. (3) (b) 2., (4) (a) 2., (b), cr. (5) (d), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; corrections in (2) (c), (3) (a) 2. and (b) 4. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673; CR 13-043: am. (1) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 15-015: am. (2) (a) (intro.), 3., (b), r. (2) (c), (d), am. (3) (a) 1., r. (3) (a) 2., r. and recr. (3) (b) 1., r. (3) (b) 4., am. (4) (a) 1. Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16. ATCP 136.12ATCP 136.12 Recovery and recycling equipment; approval. ATCP 136.12(1)(1) Approval required. No person may recover or recycle used refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment unless the department first approves the equipment used to recover or recycle that refrigerant. The department shall approve recovery or recycling equipment if one of the following conditions is met: ATCP 136.12(1)(a)(a) An approved independent testing organization under sub. (2) tests the equipment and certifies that it complies with applicable standards under sub. (3). ATCP 136.12(1)(b)(b) The equipment manufacturer demonstrates that the United States environmental protection agency has designated the equipment as substantially identical to equipment approved under par. (a). ATCP 136.12 NoteNote: You may obtain a list of approved recovery and recycling equipment by writing to Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
ATCP 136.12(2)(2) Independent testing organizations; approval. The department shall approve an independent testing organization to test and certify recovery and recycling equipment for compliance with sub. (3) if the organization provides evidence that the United States environmental protection agency has approved the organization under s. 40 CFR 82.38. If the United States environmental protection agency withdraws its approval, the department shall withdraw its approval. ATCP 136.12 NoteNote: You may obtain a list of approved independent testing organizations by writing to Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
ATCP 136.12(3)(3) Certification standards. To be certified under sub. (1) (a), refrigerant recovery or recycling equipment shall meet all of the following standards which apply to that equipment: ATCP 136.12(3)(a)(a) Equipment used to recover but not recycle R-12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “CFC-12 Extraction Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air-Conditioning Equipment,” SAE J2209, August 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J2209. ATCP 136.12(3)(b)(b) Equipment used to recover but not recycle R134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “HFC-134a (R134a) Extraction Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1732, November 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J1732. ATCP 136.12(3)(c)(c) Equipment used to recycle R-12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Extraction and Recycle Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air-Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1990, May 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J1990. ATCP 136.12(3)(d)(d) Equipment manufactured prior to January 1, 2008 used to recycle R-134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “HFC-R134a Recycling Equipment for Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2210, November 2010, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J2210. Equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2008 shall meet or exceed the standards specified in SAE J2788, January 2013. ATCP 136.12(3)(e)(e) Equipment used to recover refrigerant other than R-12, R-134a, or HFO-1234yf shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the air conditioning heating and refrigeration institute in AHRI 740-1998: Refrigerant Recover/Recycling Equipment. ATCP 136.12(3)(f)(f) Equipment used to recycle HFO-1234yf refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “R-1234fy (HFO-1234yf) Recovery/Recycling/Recharging Equipment for Flammable Refrigerants for Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2843-2013. ATCP 136.12(3)(g)(g) Equipment used to recover but not recycle HFO-1234yf refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Recovery Equipment for Contaminated Refrigerant from Mobile Automotive Air-Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2851-2012. ATCP 136.12 NoteNote: Standards incorporated by reference under sub. (3) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. You may obtain copies of the SAE standards by contacting the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrandale, PA 15096-0001. You may obtain a copy of standard 740-1993 from the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, 4301 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203.
ATCP 136.12 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96; CR 08-075: am. (3) (d) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-043: am. (3) (e), cr. (3) (f), (g) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 15-015: am. (3) (a) to (d) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16. ATCP 136.14ATCP 136.14 Recycled or reclaimed refrigerant; purity standards. ATCP 136.14(1)(1) Recycled refrigerant. Recycled refrigerant shall meet the following applicable standards of purity: ATCP 136.14(1)(a)(a) R-12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Standard of Purity for Use in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1991, August 2011. ATCP 136.14(1)(b)(b) R-134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Standard of Purity for Recycled HFC134a For Use in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2099, April 2012. ATCP 136.14(1)(c)(c) HFO-1234yf refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “R1234fy (HFO-1234yf) New Refrigerant Purity and Container Requirements for Use in Mobile Air-Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2844-2013. ATCP 136.14 NoteNote: Standards incorporated by reference under sub. (1) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. You may obtain copies by contacting the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrandale, PA 15096-0001.
ATCP 136.14(2)(2) Reclaimed refrigerant. Reclaimed refrigerant shall meet purity standards established by the air conditioning and refrigeration institute 700 specifications for fluorocarbon and other refrigerant. ATCP 136.14 NoteNote: Copies of the air conditioning and refrigeration institute 700 specifications for fluorocarbon and other refrigerant are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. You may obtain copies from the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, 4301 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203.
ATCP 136.16(1)(1) Disclosure required. No person may repair or service a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment unless that person first discloses all of the following to the person requesting that repair or service: ATCP 136.16(1)(a)(a) No refrigerant may be added to a leaking mobile air conditioner or leaking trailer refrigeration equipment. ATCP 136.16(1)(b)(b) If a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment leaks refrigerant, that mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment may not be recharged until the leak is repaired. ATCP 136.16 NoteNote: Under ch. ATCP 132, Wis. Adm. Code, a motor vehicle repair shop may not diagnose a problem in a motor vehicle, or repair or service that motor vehicle, without the customer’s prior authorization. This chapter does not change ch. ATCP 132. ATCP 136.16(2)(2) Refrigerant leaks; examination. No person may repair or service a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment unless that person first examines that air conditioner or equipment using competent and reliable methods, generally accepted in the industry, to determine whether that air conditioner or equipment is leaking refrigerant. A person who introduces refrigerant into a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment for the purpose of finding leaks in that air conditioner or equipment shall recover that refrigerant without leaking it into the atmosphere. ATCP 136.16(3)(3) Recovering refrigerant. A person who removes refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment shall do both of the following using equipment approved by the department under s. ATCP 136.12: ATCP 136.16(4)(4) Substituting refrigerant. A person who charges a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment with a type of refrigerant not originally used in that mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment shall do all the following: ATCP 136.16(4)(a)(a) Affix to the air conditioner or equipment a prominent label that identifies all the following:
