How to Recover Freon from an Air Conditioning Compressor
If you are not Section 608 Certified, do that first before continuing any further!, Locate the information panel of the unit you are working on and identify which type of refrigerant it uses., Be sure you know which one your unit use before...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: If you are not Section 608 Certified
The most common types for residential unit are either R-22 or R410a.
For car system R12 (old) or R134a (new),, Your low pressure is most commonly found to be the bigger tube, and of course the High side being the smaller. , You do this by holding the yellow hose away from you and opening your low side slightly for 1 second, then your high side for one second. (Make sure to close both sides back when you're done) , Recovery Machines all look a little different but they all do essentially the same thing. ,,, On your recovery tank, you should have two ports one blue, one red.
Just like blue and red on your gauges represents low and high sides respectively your recovery tank is the same so you want to hook up to the RED port. , Make sure both ports on your recovery unit are open, and then open your valve on your recovery tank. , When you’re finished recovering close your gauges and turn the recovery machine off. -
Step 2: do that first before continuing any further!
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Step 3: Locate the information panel of the unit you are working on and identify which type of refrigerant it uses.
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Step 4: Be sure you know which one your unit use before proceeding.
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Step 5: Hook up your gauges to the low side then the high side.
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Step 6: Purge your hoses of any air that might have gotten inside so it.
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Step 7: Hook up your yellow hose to the "IN" side of your recovery unit.
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Step 8: Hook your extra yellow hose up to the "OUT" port of your recovery unit.
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Step 9: Just like with your gauges you're going to want to purge your recovery unit as well so once you hook up the yellow hose just release some gas from the low side for 1 second.
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Step 10: Hook up the other end of the yellow hose to the Liquid side of your recovery tank.
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Step 11: Open the low side on your gauges.
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Step 12: Turn on the recovery unit and wait for your gauges to drop to zero psig.
Detailed Guide
The most common types for residential unit are either R-22 or R410a.
For car system R12 (old) or R134a (new),, Your low pressure is most commonly found to be the bigger tube, and of course the High side being the smaller. , You do this by holding the yellow hose away from you and opening your low side slightly for 1 second, then your high side for one second. (Make sure to close both sides back when you're done) , Recovery Machines all look a little different but they all do essentially the same thing. ,,, On your recovery tank, you should have two ports one blue, one red.
Just like blue and red on your gauges represents low and high sides respectively your recovery tank is the same so you want to hook up to the RED port. , Make sure both ports on your recovery unit are open, and then open your valve on your recovery tank. , When you’re finished recovering close your gauges and turn the recovery machine off.
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