For purposes of parts 7027.0500 to 7027.1150, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them.
"Appliance" means any device which contains and uses a class I or class II substance as a refrigerant and which is used for household or commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, refrigerator, chiller, or freezer.
"Class I" means the controlled substances listed in appendix A of Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 82, subpart A, as amended.
"Class II" means the controlled substances listed in appendix B of Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 82, subpart A, as amended.
"Motor vehicle air conditioner" or "MVAC" means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool the driver's or passenger's compartment of a motor vehicle. This definition is not intended to encompass the hermetically sealed refrigeration systems used on motor vehicles for refrigerated cargo and the air conditioning systems on passenger buses using HCFC-22 refrigerant.
"MVAC-like appliance" means mechanical vapor compression, open-drive compressor appliances used to cool the driver's or passenger's compartment of a nonroad motor vehicle. This includes the air conditioning equipment found on agricultural or construction vehicles. This definition is not intended to cover appliances using HCFC-22 refrigerant.
"Technician" means any person recycling or disposing of appliances or maintaining, servicing, or repairing motor vehicle air conditioners or MVAC-like appliances.
19 SR 2223
October 18, 2007
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes