Refrigerant recovery machines remove refrigerant from cooling systems for maintenance and disposal. Certification is required in many countries due to environmental concerns. Extracted refrigerant can be recycled or disposed of. Recycling reduces the need for new refrigerants and proper disposal is critical for harmful ones. Machines create a vacuum to draw out and pump back refrigerant.
A refrigerant recovery machine is a device that can be used to remove refrigerant from a cooling system such as a freezer, refrigerator or air conditioning system. Several companies manufacture refrigerant recovery machines and there are numerous applications for these devices. Due to concerns about environmental pollution caused by the release of refrigerants into the environment, many nations require people to have certification before they can operate a refrigerant recovery machine, proving they know how to operate the machine safely and correct.
When a device using refrigerant is brought into service, the recovery machine is used to vent the device first, to ensure that the refrigerant is not accidentally released during maintenance and repairs. Once removed, the coolant can be filtered to remove impurities and pumped back into the device after cleaning and maintenance is complete. Refrigerants can also be recovered, which involves more extensive treatment to purify the refrigerant so it can be released for sale, and they can also be disposed of at locations designed to process refrigerants.
In cases where appliances that contain refrigerant are disposed of, the refrigerant must first be extracted. A refrigerant recovery machine is used to extract the refrigerant before the device is broken down so that its components can be recycled and disposed of. Extracted refrigerant may be recovered or disposed of, depending on process site policies and the type of refrigerant involved. Many nations hold the appliance’s ultimate custodian responsible for extracting the refrigerant, requiring scrap yards and appliance recyclers to maintain records indicating they are handling refrigerant responsibly.
Recycling refrigerants is important for the environment because it reduces the need to produce more refrigerants. Processing plants are also slowly removing and disposing of harmful refrigerants such as Freon by stripping the refrigerant from old appliances. Proper disposal is critical for older refrigerants that have been linked to damage to the earth’s atmosphere, and for modern refrigerants that are considered safe, recycling still saves money and reduces stress on the environment.
The basic design of a refrigerant recovery machine is designed to create a vacuum which is used to draw the refrigerant out of the system, with good machines having recovery rates of over 90%. If the refrigerant needs to be pumped back into the system after maintenance, the recovery machine will recreate the vacuum in the system so that the refrigerant is sucked back and the system is resealed.
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