In this first video of an air conditioning playlist series we go over the unboxing and commissioning a brand new 30lb R134a recovery cylinder for use with any automotive R-134a refrigerant recovery machine. This includes a conservative method of calculating the maximum safe 80% capacity of the cylinder before it will need to be taken to a recycler. Such DOT cylinders are considered "empty" but they actually arrive from the Mastercool factory with a positive pressure dry air charge of Nitrogen. The particular cylinder brand and model shown is the Mastercool 64010, but the procedures and information shown would be applicable to any re-usable type R-134a refrigerant recovery tank.
We cover in this video:
- Differences between reusable and disposable 30 lb cylinders
- Evacuating the factory dry air charge (aka Nitrogen fill) to vacuum
- Checking for cylinder Y-valve and fitting leaks under vacuum
- Overview of the cylinder components and their purpose and usage
- Regulatory information stamped into the cylinder carrying handle
- How to calculate the safe (80% maximum) capacity of the cylinder for recovery
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What do I do when my recovery cylinder is full? You can take the cylinder to an EPA approved refrigerant reclamation facility. Here is the list of them - www.epa.gov/section608/epa-ce...
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Chapters
0:00 - Product overview
0:12 - Cylinder Unboxing
1:45 - Cylinder Commissioning (Nitrogen Evacuation)
12:41 - Cylinder Inspection
13:05 - Calculating Safe Refrigerant Capacity
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24 июл 2024