Refrigeration & Air Conditioning USCG Question #387 (Set 8)

The "tare weight" of a refrigerant storage cylinder refers to what weight?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — the weight of an empty cylinder

Tare weight denotes the verified mass of an empty, evacuated refrigerant cylinder, providing the baseline required to calculate safe net filling limits and prevent hazardous hydrostatic overpressurization during storage.

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