Code of Federal Regulations > Title 40 > Chapter I > Part 82 > Subpart F > Appendix Appendix A1 - Appendix A1 to Subpart F of Part 82

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Appendix Appendix A1 - Appendix A1 to Subpart F of Part 82—Generic Maximum Contaminant Levels

Contaminant	Reporting units
Air and Other Non-condensables	1.5% by volume @ 25 °C (N/A for refrigerants used in low-pressure appliances ¹).
Water	10 ppm by weight 20 ppm by weight (for refrigerants used in low-pressure appliances ¹).
Other Impurities Including Refrigerant	0.50% by weight.
High boiling residue	0.01% by volume.
Particulates/solids	visually clean to pass.
Acidity	1.0 ppm by weight.
Chlorides (chloride level for pass/fail is 3ppm)	No visible turbidity.

¹ Low-pressure appliances means an appliance that uses a refrigerant with a liquid phase saturation pressure below 45 psia at 104 °F.

Blend Compositions (Where Applicable)

Nominal composition (by weight%)	Allowable composition (by weight%)
Component constitutes 25% or more	±2.0
Component constitutes less than 25% but greater than 10%	±1.0
Component constitutes less than or equal to 10%	±0.5

[69 FR 11988, Mar. 12, 2004]

authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414,7601,7671

source: 57 FR 33787, July 30, 1992, unless otherwise noted.