Yes. If there is no recorded leakage over the last 12 months, you must use 0.5% for the Lr value, which represents the low-end of the allowable range. However, if the equipment is under separate management control (e.g. a refrigerator owned by a tenant), you may use the 10% exemption to exclude that equipment from the credit requirements (up to 10% of the building floor area can be excluded if it is under separate management control).

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Do small appliances (such as refrigerators and water coolers) that have greater than 0.5 pounds of refrigerant have to be included in order to achieve EAc5?
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