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609 Certification

How do I obtain a copy of my MACS or IMACA Section 609 credentials?

October 22, 2020

Section 609 certification credentials are good for life. This means they do not expire. If you were Section 609 certified and obtained your credentials from MACS or IMACA and have...
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How do I replace my MACS Section 609 credentials?

April 2, 2020

If you obtained your Section 609 certification credentials from IMACA or the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide they can be replaced for $10. Visit this link on the MACS...
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It’s not your Daddy’s Section 609 certification anymore

May 17, 2018

By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training If you were Section 609 certified before 2015 and you’re scrambling to find your card to buy refrigerant this Spring that’s fine,...
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The time for mandatory Section 609 recertification is now

May 3, 2018

The new refrigerant purchasing rules that took effect January 1, 2018 have had service shops, distributors and the MACS office in an uproar. At the MACS office, the faxes, emails,...
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Gen 2 Ridgeline cools with R-1234yf

January 18, 2017

  By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor The 2017 Ridgeline is the second generation of Honda’s midsize pickup truck, redesigned and brought back in June 2016 following a short 2...
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