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Local Companies

Fox Welding Shop
(215) 225-3069

1801 W Sedgley Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Rois Manufacturing Co Inc
(215) 425-3223

1702 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Keystone Paper Co
(215) 223-6541

2700 Roberts Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Aaa Welding Service
(215) 426-2240

2640 Wheatsheaf Ln
Philadelphia, PA

American Metal Designs
(215) 333-6780

4330 Sepviva St
Philadelphia, PA

Rois Manufacturing Co Inc
(215) 425-3223

1702 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Fox Welding Shop
(215) 225-3069

1801 W Sedgley Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Abbey Color Inc.
215-739-9960

400 East Tioga Street
Philadelphia, PA

Sterling Paper Company
(215) 744-5350

2155 Castor Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Anvil Iron Works
(215) 468-8300

1022 Washington Ave
Philadelphia, PA

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Adapted from Larry Carley's article in TechShop

Like any type of service equipment today, refrigerant recovery equipment must be fast, accurate, easy to operate and provide a good return on investment. What's more, it must also meet certain legal requirements. You may already have used A/C recycling and recovery units in your automotive classes. Or you may not use one until your first job in a shop. Whichever the case, knowing why to use this equipment is just as important as how to use it.

Why Recover & Recycle?

The Environmental Protection Agency (and just about everyone else, for that matter) does not want technicians venting refrigerant when servicing vehicles. For many years, this was a common practice because refrigerant was relatively cheap and no one realized it was causing any harm. Today, R-12 (used in older vehicles) is scarce and expensive, and we know it is harmful to the environment.

Recovery equipment is readily available from a variety of aftermarket suppliers, so there's no excuse not to recover the old refrigerant before you work on a customer's A/C system. In fact, it is illegal to vent any type of refrigerant from a vehicle, including R-12, R-134a (used in newer vehicles) or any other alternative or unknown refrigerant. The prohibition against venting includes even a small charge of refrigerant that may have been added to a vehicle for purposes of detecting a leak. If there's any refrigerant in the system...

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