TL;DR
Refrigerant recovery is the capture of refrigerant from a system into approved cylinders using a recovery machine before any repair that opens the circuit, or at equipment disposal. Section 608 of the Clean Air Act makes venting illegal, requires EPA certification for anyone handling refrigerants, and sets evacuation levels equipment must reach before opening.
What it means
Refrigerant recovery is the capture of refrigerant from a system into approved cylinders using a recovery machine before any repair that opens the circuit, or at equipment disposal. Section 608 of the Clean Air Act makes venting illegal, requires EPA certification for anyone handling refrigerants, and sets evacuation levels equipment must reach before opening. The recovered gas is either returned to the same system, sent for reclamation to ARI-700 purity, or destroyed.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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