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Refrigerant Recovery Procedure: Procedure

CAUTION:
  • During operation, be sure to wear protective goggles and protective gloves.
  • Connect the refrigerant recovery system with the manifold gauge set to discharge the refrigerant from the A/C system and recycle the gas.
  • When recycling the discharged refrigerant, keep service cans on hand. Because the recovery rate with the recovery system is approx. 90%, service cans are necessary to charge the refrigerant.
  • Follow the detailed operation procedure described in the operation manual attached to the refrigerant recovery system.
  1. Perform compressor oil return operation. Refer to , PROCEDURE , Compressor Oil.
  2. Stop the engine.
  3. Make sure the valves on low/high pressure sides of manifold gauge set are fully closed.
    Fig 1: Identifying Low/High Pressure Sides Of Manifold Gauge
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  4. Install the low/high pressure hoses to the service ports on the low/high pressure sides of the vehicle respectively.
    Fig 2: Identifying Low-Pressure And High-Pressure Side Service Port
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  5. Connect the center hose to the refrigerant recovery system.
  6. Follow the operation manual to activate the refrigerant recovery system.
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