Service Manual

Part Number: 000015430 Rev 02 5/20 179
Refrigerant Recovery/Evacuation
DEFINITIONS
Recover
To remove refrigerant, in any condition, from a system and
store it in an external container, without necessarily testing
or processing it in any way.
Recycle
To clean refrigerant for re-use by oil separation and single
or multiple passes through devices, such as replaceable
core filter-driers, which reduce moisture, acidity and
particulate matter. This term usually applies to procedures
implemented at the field job site or at a local service shop.
Reclaim
To reprocess refrigerant to new product specifications (see
below) by means which may include distillation. A chemical
analysis of the refrigerant is required after processing to be
sure that product specifications are met. This term usually
implies the use of processes and procedures available only
at a reprocessing or manufacturing facility.
Chemical analysis is the key requirement in this definition.
Regardless of the purity levels reached by a reprocessing
method, refrigerant is not considered “reclaimed” unless it
has been chemically analyzed and meets ARI Standard 700
(latest edition).
New Product Specifications
This means ARI Standard 700 (latest edition). Chemical
analysis is required to assure that this standard is met.