REFRIGERANTS
R efrigerants with a GWP over 2500 include R404A, R507A, R422A, R422D, R428A and R434A. Whilst it is expected that reclaimed R404A will be available in 2020, some of the other refrigerants may not be as easy to obtain from all suppliers.
M any Climalife customers have found that an easy way of creating reclaimed product is to convert existing systems to an alternative lower GWP refrigerant, with R448A and R449A being the most popular conversion refrigerants, as they are proving easy to use for those familiar with conversion procedures.
T he recovered product is then returned to us for reprocessing for re-use as reclaimed product in other systems that may be less practical to convert.
The Reclamation process
All recovered product is returned to our fi plant at Swansea, adhering to the Hazardous waste regulation procedures along with correct documentation, with the site holding a waste licence to reprocess refrigerant.
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All recovered refrigerant returned to us is typically out of specification for moisture
content, acidity and high boiling residue such as particulates.
After initial analysis to confi rm product identity it is re-processed by a combination of distillation, cleaning and drying processes back to AHRI 700 specifi cation which is the same conformity as v irgin product. This enables it to be placed on the market as regenerated product and it will perform in exactly the same way as virgin product.
The F-Gas legislation requires that all cylinders containing reclaimed or recycled product must b e labelled as such, have a batch number and i dentify where it was reprocessed to facilitate t raceability. All F-Gas records that are kept by a user also need to record that reclaimed or recycled product was used and where it came from.
How is Recycling different from Reclamation Recycling is putting the recovered refrigerant through a basic cleaning process and usually means there is no analysis or quality assurance a ttached to the product in terms of specifi or purity. As a result, it may not perform in the same way as virgin product or reclaimed product and the risk is with those using it. If recycled
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product leaves the site it was recovered at, a hazardous waste note to transfer it is required. For peace of mind, best quality and system operation, it is recommended that recovered product is bought back to ARI specifi
ht back to ARI specifi cation b y fi
r eclamation. Climalife doesn’t jsut reprocess high GWP refrigerant but all common A1 HFC refrigerants.
A gradual replacement strategy
With the 2020 bans nearly upon us, if you or your c ustomer does not have a strategy or plan for e quipment running on high GWP refrigerant over 2500 GWP it is time to ensure something is put in place very quickly.
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