Refrigeration System Section 77-24 Part No. 80-1214-3REFRIGERANT DEFINITIONSRecoverTo remove refrigerant, in any condition, from a systemand store it in an external container, without necessarilytesting or processing it in any way.RecycleTo clean refrigerant for re-use by oil separation andsingle or multiple passes through devices, such asreplaceable core filter-driers, which reduce moisture,acidity and particulate matter. This term usually appliesto procedures implemented at the field job site or at alocal service shop.ReclaimTo reprocess refrigerant to new product specifications(see below) by means which may include distillation. Achemical analysis of the refrigerant is required afterprocessing to be sure that product specifications aremet. This term usually implies the use of processes andprocedures available only at a reprocessing ormanufacturing facility.Chemical analysis is the key requirement in thisdefinition. Regardless of the purity levels reached by areprocessing method, refrigerant is not considered“reclaimed” unless it has been chemically analyzed andmeets ARI Standard 700 (latest edition).New Product SpecificationsThis means ARI Standard 700 (latest edition). Chemicalanalysis is required to assure that this standard is met.Revised 8/2003
