Type I — Small AppliancesQuestion 111 of 240
After recovering refrigerant into a recovery cylinder from several small appliances, a technician wants to reuse the recovered refrigerant in a customer's unit without sending it out. What is generally required?
a.Recovered refrigerant may be reused in any unit without restriction
b.It must always be destroyed after recovery
c.It may be vented if it looks contaminated
d.Return it to the same owner, or reclaim it before sale
Explanation
Refrigerant recovered on site may generally be recycled and returned to equipment owned by the same owner. To be sold or used in a different owner's equipment, it typically must be reclaimed to the required purity standard by a certified reclaimer. It may never be vented, even if contaminated.
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