# Compare HVAC Software

> HVAC field service software compared on the records EPA Section 608 requires: leak rate thresholds, 30 day repairs and verification tests.

## Key facts

- EPA leak repair requirements apply to appliances with a full charge of 50 or more pounds of refrigerant.
- The leak rate trigger differs by equipment type: 10% for comfort cooling, 20% for commercial refrigeration and 30% for industrial process refrigeration, each over a 12 month period.
- A discovered leak must be repaired within 30 days, or a retrofit or retirement plan developed within 30 days and completed within one year.
- Owners exceeding the trigger rate must conduct initial and follow-up verification tests at the conclusion of repair efforts.
- None of the five US HVAC platforms compared publishes refrigerant leak-rate tracking as a named feature.

## Key pages

- [Which HVAC field service software handles your compliance?](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [EPA 608 compliance software: what the records need](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/epa-608-recordkeeping-software/): Leak rate thresholds, the 30 day repair clock and verification testing are recordkeeping duties. What a job system needs to produce them.
- [EPA 608 leak rate calculator: the two methods, worked](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/epa-608-leak-rate-calculator/): How to calculate a Section 608 leak rate by the annualizing or rolling average method, with a worked example and the trigger rates it is compared against.
- [HVAC service agreement software: the feature that decides your tier](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/hvac-maintenance-agreement-software/): Recurring service agreements are how HVAC firms make money and they sit on the top tier of the one vendor that publishes them. What to check.
- [What the technician carries, and why it decides adoption](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/hvac-software-what-the-technician-carries/): HVAC software fails in plant rooms with no signal, not in the office. What to test on a phone before buying, and what the vendors publish.
- [What EPA Section 608 asks of an HVAC contractor, and what that asks of a job system, 2026](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://comparehvacsoftware.com/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- What EPA Section 608 asks of an HVAC contractor, and what that asks of a job system, 2026. Methodology: The duty column quotes the EPA's own guidance on stationary refrigeration leak repair requirements under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, read on 15 August 2026 and cited in full below; the EPA directs readers to 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F for the detailed recordkeeping provisions and this page does not paraphrase those. The right-hand column is our own statement of what the duty implies for a job system, and is reasoning rather than regulation, which is why it is labelled separately. No vendor is scored against these rows: none of the five publishes refrigerant leak-rate tracking as a named feature, so this is a list of questions to ask rather than a scorecard we could fill in.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: EPA, Stationary Refrigeration Leak Repair Requirements: https://www.epa.gov/section608/stationary-refrigeration-leak-repair-requirements
- Source: EPA, Section 608 of the Clean Air Act: https://www.epa.gov/section608
- Source: eCFR, 40 CFR 82.152, Definitions (leak rate, leak inspection): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F/section-82.152
- Source: EPA, Section 608 technician certification requirements: https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements
- Source: Housecall Pro, pricing: https://www.housecallpro.com/pricing/
- Source: ServiceTitan, pricing: https://www.servicetitan.com/pricing
- Source: FieldEdge, pricing: https://fieldedge.com/pricing/
- Source: FieldPulse, pricing: https://www.fieldpulse.com/pricing
- Source: ServiceM8, US pricing: https://www.servicem8.com/us/pricing

## Citation

Cite as: "What EPA Section 608 asks of an HVAC contractor, and what that asks of a job system, 2026", Compare HVAC Software, https://comparehvacsoftware.com/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- Compare HVAC Software is an information site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the EPA or any software vendor named here, and nothing on it is legal, regulatory or contractual advice. The regulatory summaries here quote EPA guidance read on the date shown and are a starting point: the detailed recordkeeping provisions live in 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F and compliance is the appliance owner's duty, not the software's. We take no commission from any vendor and carry no paid placements.
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