If you’re a business owner, taking care of your HVAC or refrigeration system’s refrigerants is probably pretty low down on your list of priorities. Here at Refrigerant Services LLC, we’re committed to creating a cleaner and eco-friendlier society – we do that by recovering and replacing any old, contaminated or non-EPA compliant refrigerants you might have. What does this mean for you? Well, simply put, it means that we can help each other take care of the environment and make money at the same time. To do this, all you need to do is make sure you exchange or recycle your old refrigerants.
Why is it important to do this? Let’s start with a basic overview of how refrigerants work.
The refrigerant is simply a substance that undergoes phase changes so it can move through the cooling system. It passes through the compressor and the condenser coils to allow our cooling system or device to make cold air. The compressor increases the pressure of the refrigerant and pushes it towards the condenser coils outside of the cooling system. Once the hot refrigerant vapor combines with the cooler air from outside the system, it turns back into a liquid and is cooled, then flows into the evaporator coils. It is in this form that the refrigerant absorbs the heat from the cooling system, producing cold air to be used in our HVAC or refrigeration systems.
Once the refrigerant absorbs enough heat it turns into a gas once again, and is ready to head back into the compressor where the entire cycle restarts.
What is refrigerant recycling?
Recycling refrigerants is done by first removing the refrigerant from the system containing it, and then sending it through equipment that will clean it. When we clean refrigerants, it means that we remove the moisture and particles that make it toxic.
Once recycling is done, the refrigerant can be put back in its original container or it can be stored in a different container for future use in a different system. This is different from recovering refrigerants (which doesn’t clean it) and reclaiming refrigerants (which results in much purer refrigerants). Recovering refrigerant is unsuitable for old and expired refrigerant because it does nothing to clean it and make it less toxic, while reclaiming refrigerants is an extreme process that uses very specialized and expensive equipment and techniques.
What happens if you don’t recycle?
You could be exposing yourself and your employees to serious health risks. If not handled properly, R-22 and other toxic refrigerants can cause skin diseases, eye inflammation and cataracts, and other debilitating conditions. Exposing your workers to these risks also opens you up to legal action and a visit from the EPA. All these mean you aren’t being productive with your time; and in business, wasted time means wasted money. If that isn’t bad enough, you could also be causing environmental damage which will have an impact well beyond your company – possibly affecting subsequent generations, which isn’t the kind of legacy anyone wants to leave behind.
How you can deal with this today
The easiest thing to do is to get in touch with us to schedule a date for our team of specialists to pick up the old or expired refrigerants. They’ll be the ones to take care of everything from extraction and collection all the way down to the disposal of all harmful refrigerants (which can only be performed by licensed technicians).
If all that doesn’t sound great already, here’s the kicker – we’ll even pay you for your old and expired refrigerants. Our Clean Exchange program makes things both easy and affordable. Not only will we pay you for every last bit of refrigerant we collect; we’ll also handle everything from pickup and consolidation to delivery.
If you want to learn more about our Clean Exchange Program, simply call us at 844-PURECFC (787-3232). You can also opt to use our online contact form. We at Refrigerant Services LLC are fully certified to handle and recycle your old refrigerants so you can be sure that you’re getting the best quality service and safety for your employees.
