/ News & Press / Video / What is REFRIGERANT RECLAMATION What does REFRIGERANT RECLAMATION mean

What is REFRIGERANT RECLAMATION What does REFRIGERANT RECLAMATION mean

WEBVTT
Kind: captions
Language: en

00:00:05.910
[Music]
00:00:17.019 00:00:17.029 refrigerant reclamation is the active
00:00:19.490 00:00:19.500 processing used refrigerant gas which
00:00:21.679 00:00:21.689 has previously been used in some type of
00:00:23.900 00:00:23.910 cooling loop such that it meets
00:00:25.599 00:00:25.609 specifications for new refrigerant gas
00:00:27.980 00:00:27.990 in the United States the Clean Air Act
00:00:31.130 00:00:31.140 of 1990 requires a used refrigerant be
00:00:34.400 00:00:34.410 processed by a certified reclaimer which
00:00:37.190 00:00:37.200 must be licensed by the United States
00:00:39.229 00:00:39.239 Environmental Protection Agency EPA and
00:00:42.530 00:00:42.540 the material must be recovered and
00:00:44.900 00:00:44.910 delivered to the reclaimer by EPA
00:00:46.880 00:00:46.890 certified technicians coolant and
00:00:49.610 00:00:49.620 refrigerants are found throughout the
00:00:51.229 00:00:51.239 industrialized world in homes offices
00:00:53.990 00:00:54.000 and factories in devices such as
00:00:57.229 00:00:57.239 refrigerators air conditioners central
00:01:00.439 00:01:00.449 air-conditioning systems HVAC freezers
00:01:04.189 00:01:04.199 and dehumidifiers when these units are
00:01:07.399 00:01:07.409 serviced there is a risk that
00:01:09.320 00:01:09.330 refrigerant gas will be vented into the
00:01:11.690 00:01:11.700 atmosphere hence the creation of
00:01:13.880 00:01:13.890 technician training and certification
00:01:15.920 00:01:15.930 programs in order to ensure that the
00:01:18.260 00:01:18.270 material is conserved and managed safely
00:01:21.249 00:01:21.259 mistreatment of these gases has been
00:01:23.600 00:01:23.610 shown to deplete the ozone layer and is
00:01:25.910 00:01:25.920 suspected to contribute to global
00:01:27.620 00:01:27.630 warming reclamation of used refrigerant
00:01:30.740 00:01:30.750 by an EPA certified reclaimer is
00:01:32.899 00:01:32.909 required in order to sell used
00:01:34.670 00:01:34.680 refrigerant not originating from and
00:01:36.830 00:01:36.840 intended for useless motor vehicle air
00:01:39.050 00:01:39.060 conditioners and the stationary
00:01:40.700 00:01:40.710 equipment like air conditioners
00:01:42.380 00:01:42.390 refrigerators central air-conditioning
00:01:44.980 00:01:44.990 systems HVAC and other cooling equipment
00:01:48.969 00:01:48.979 the EPA implemented a Code of Federal
00:01:51.889 00:01:51.899 Regulations in 1995 in order to develop
00:01:55.340 00:01:55.350 actions to meet the agreements defined
00:01:57.560 00:01:57.570 in the Montreal Protocol reclamation as
00:02:00.530 00:02:00.540 it refers to refrigerants is one of
00:02:03.200 00:02:03.210 three components in the refrigerant
00:02:05.149 00:02:05.159 management process the EPA defines
00:02:08.150 00:02:08.160 refrigerant reclamation as reclaimed
00:02:10.279 00:02:10.289 refrigerant means to reprocess
00:02:11.949 00:02:11.959 refrigerants to at least
00:02:13.820 00:02:13.830 purity specified in Appendix A to 40 CFR
00:02:16.700 00:02:16.710 part 80 to sue Part F based on our e
00:02:20.000 00:02:20.010 standard 700 199 3 specifications for
00:02:24.680 00:02:24.690 fluorocarbon and other refrigerants and
00:02:26.900 00:02:26.910 to verify this purity using the
00:02:28.970 00:02:28.980 analytical methodology prescribed in
00:02:31.310 00:02:31.320 Appendix A in general reclamation
00:02:33.620 00:02:33.630 involves the use of processes or
00:02:35.720 00:02:35.730 procedures available only at a
00:02:37.490 00:02:37.500 reprocessing or manufacturing facility
00:02:40.090 00:02:40.100 EPA establishes rules and regulations
00:02:43.340 00:02:43.350 that reclaimers must acknowledge and
00:02:45.680 00:02:45.690 they license these reclaimers to operate
00:02:48.290 00:02:48.300 in most cases wholesale distributors
00:02:51.200 00:02:51.210 provide this service as an intermediary
00:02:53.330 00:02:53.340 since they have such great resources to
00:02:56.240 00:02:56.250 manage distribution the EPA requires
00:02:59.360 00:02:59.370 that refrigerant be reclaimed when a
00:03:01.370 00:03:01.380 certified technician recovers
00:03:03.080 00:03:03.090 refrigerant and puts it in a special
00:03:05.120 00:03:05.130 dock container and has no intention of
00:03:07.640 00:03:07.650 putting it back in the same system from
00:03:09.830 00:03:09.840 which it was recovered the final rule
00:03:12.410 00:03:12.420 published on may 14th 1993 requires that
00:03:16.580 00:03:16.590 refrigerant sold to a new owner be
00:03:18.680 00:03:18.690 reclaimed to the re standard 700 of
00:03:21.290 00:03:21.300 purity by a certified reclaimer
00:03:23.420 00:03:23.430 secretary eighty two point one five for
00:03:26.090 00:03:26.100 G and H referencing standard in
00:03:29.540 00:03:29.550 secretary eighty two point one six four
00:03:32.000 00:03:32.010 and the definition of reclaimed found in
00:03:34.280 00:03:34.290 secretary eighty two point one five two
00:03:36.740 00:03:36.750 as discussed in the final rule this
00:03:39.620 00:03:39.630 requirement protects the purity of used
00:03:41.780 00:03:41.790 refrigerant to prevent damage to air
00:03:44.210 00:03:44.220 conditioning and refrigeration equipment
00:03:46.250 00:03:46.260 from the use of contaminated refrigerant
00:03:49.180 00:03:49.190 equipment damage from contaminated
00:03:51.770 00:03:51.780 refrigerant would result in cost to
00:03:53.870 00:03:53.880 equipment owners in releases of
00:03:55.970 00:03:55.980 refrigerant from damaged equipment
00:03:57.440 00:03:57.450 through increased leakage servicing and
00:04:00.229 00:04:00.239 replacement and in reduction in consumer
00:04:03.050 00:04:03.060 confidence in the quality of used
00:04:04.729 00:04:04.739 refrigerant this reduction in consumer
00:04:07.729 00:04:07.739 confidence could lead to the premature
00:04:09.290 00:04:09.300 retirement or retrofit of CFC or hcfc
00:04:13.039 00:04:13.049 equipment since consumers would no
00:04:14.930 00:04:14.940 longer believe that a sufficient stock
00:04:16.969 00:04:16.979 of trustworthy refrigerants was
00:04:18.890 00:04:18.900 available re developed standards and
00:04:21.770 00:04:21.780 manages third-party testing and
00:04:23.659 00:04:23.669 certification programs re oversees the
00:04:26.900 00:04:26.910 re re clay
00:04:27.680 00:04:27.690 program refrigerant testing laboratory
00:04:30.530 00:04:30.540 certification finds re-perform and
00:04:32.750 00:04:32.760 certified refrigerant testing laboratory
00:04:35.210 00:04:35.220 certification the certification program
00:04:38.060 00:04:38.070 includes verification for all
00:04:40.100 00:04:40.110 participating refrigerant testing
00:04:42.230 00:04:42.240 laboratories performing re 700 testing
00:04:45.590 00:04:45.600 on any new or reclaimed refrigerants re
00:04:48.650 00:04:48.660 also works with many participants in the
00:04:51.290 00:04:51.300 industry to ensure that the standards
00:04:53.240 00:04:53.250 that reclaimers are expected to achieve
00:04:55.730 00:04:55.740 are well defined and support the highest
00:04:57.860 00:04:57.870 level of integrity so technicians can be
00:05:00.260 00:05:00.270 confident in the materials they are
00:05:02.060 00:05:02.070 using and installing before reclamation
00:05:05.330 00:05:05.340 can begin the material must be recovered
00:05:07.820 00:05:07.830 and the EPA defines that as recover
00:05:10.130 00:05:10.140 refrigerant means to remove refrigerant
00:05:12.380 00:05:12.390 in any condition from an appliance and
00:05:14.450 00:05:14.460 to store it in an external container
00:05:16.700 00:05:16.710 without necessarily testing or
00:05:18.650 00:05:18.660 processing it in any way some
00:05:21.020 00:05:21.030 circumstances where the material is
00:05:23.150 00:05:23.160 being put back into the system it was
00:05:25.100 00:05:25.110 removed and not being transferred to a
00:05:27.380 00:05:27.390 new system the material can be recycled
00:05:29.810 00:05:29.820 and the EPA defines that as recycled
00:05:32.540 00:05:32.550 refrigerant means to extract refrigerant
00:05:34.940 00:05:34.950 from an appliance and clean refrigerant
00:05:37.010 00:05:37.020 for reuse without meeting all of the
00:05:39.020 00:05:39.030 requirements for reclamation in general
00:05:42.070 00:05:42.080 recycled refrigerant is refrigerant that
00:05:44.720 00:05:44.730 is cleaned using oil separation and
00:05:46.760 00:05:46.770 single or multiple passes through
00:05:48.530 00:05:48.540 devices such as replaceable core filter
00:05:51.620 00:05:51.630 dryers which reduce moisture acidity and
00:05:54.980 00:05:54.990 particulate matter these procedures are
00:05:58.040 00:05:58.050 usually implemented at the field job
00:06:00.080 00:06:00.090 site
00:06:01.610 00:06:01.620 00:06:06.200 00:06:06.210 you
00:06:06.610 00:06:06.620

Sales phone