Red Seal refrigeration exam format

The Red Seal Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic exam is not a mystery if you read the public page. Practice should copy that shape, not someone else's items.

What the public sitting looks like

From Red Seal exam information: 125 questions, four options each, 4 hours, 70% to pass, and a formula sheet provided at the sitting. Confirm those numbers with Red Seal and your provincial office before you register. They can change.

• Knowledge: about 20–30%
• Procedural: 50–60%
• Critical: 10–20%

What this means for practice

That mix is why a dump of memorized fact cards fails people. Most of the paper is what do you do, not what is the definition. A useful bank copies the shape, not the items.

• Timed 125-question mocks, not only 20-question snacks
• Procedural and diagnosis items, not only formula plugs
• Distractors that match real mistakes (wrong delta-T, swapped psig/psia, TXV vs cap tube)
• Explanations that say why the other three fail

Ontario 313A

Ontario's Certificate of Qualification trade code for this work is 313A. Other provinces use their own C of Q names against the same Red Seal standard. Always confirm with your provincial apprenticeship office. SteamTicket is independent practice. We do not register you, and we are not Red Seal or TSSA.

SteamTicket 313A is live at $79 CAD one-time (web) / $89.99 (iPhone), 600 original questions. Try the free sample or buy 313A.

Not this exam

If you are sitting 313A, practice 313A.

• G3 / G2 gas technician
• Refrigeration Plant Operator (SOPEEC) — different SteamTicket course, already live

Common questions