Refrigerants
The person is responsible for removing refrigerants from a system before disposal.
Who is the final person in the disposal chain?
Smelling a strong odor during recovery?
What is a compressor that has burned out.
A refrigerant that has been in use as a substitute for CFCs.
What are hydrochlorofluorcarbons?
Evacuate the system and pull a vacuum on it.
What is a way to test a system for leaks?
Gloves, goggles, self-contained breathing apparatus.
What are PPE?
The refrigerant must be recovered.
What must be done before disposing of an appliance containing CFCs or HCFCs?
To flush debris and trap any debris after recovery.
What are nitrogen and a filter drier used for?
This is a numerical measure of a substance's capacity to destroy stratospheric ozone.
What is Ozone Depletion Potential or ODP?
Use soap bubbles, look for traces of oil, or excessive superheat caused by low refrigerant charge.
Can cause skin and eye damage.
What is escaping gas?
This refrigerant is obtained during recovery and recycling when servicing older systems.
What are CFC refrigerants?
This mitigates the chance of refrigerant emissions getting into the atmosphere.
What is a fast recovery?
This agency is tasked with protecting the environment.
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
These tools can help find the general area of leaks.
What are electronic or ultrasonic leak detectors?
What you should wear when handling pressurized gases.
What are goggles?
Evacuate all refrigerants.
What should be done before welding, cutting or brazing a refrigerant line?
Flushes and traps debris.
What are nitrogen and a filter drier used for?
This legislation ensures clean air.
What is the Clean Air Act or CAA?
What are leak repairs in small appliances?
This air is highly explosive.
What is air containing compressed oxygen?
They can change into toxic materials like phosgene gas.
What can happen to refrigerants if they are exposed to direct flame or excessive heat?
Yellow tops with gray bodies.
What are the colors of the cylinders used for refrigerant recovery?
These tags are attached to refrigerant cylinders
What are DOT (Department of Transportation) tags?
Immediately vacate and ventilate the area or use SCBA.
What to do in case of a major refrigerant leak?
Flames or high heat from soldering or welding can produce this.
What are poisonous gases and acid.