van steenburgh refrigerant reclaim system

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said evacuation means is further comprised of means for enabling fluid communication between said cleaning means and said removal means.ģ.

An apparatus for reclaiming refrigerant comprising, in combination, cleaning means for removing gaseous or liquid refrigerant from a container, vaporizing all of said liquid refrigerant and separating oil from the gaseous refrigerant, a compressor for receiving and compressing said gaseous refrigerant from said container, a condenser for receiving and condensing said gaseous refrigerant from said compressor, storing means for receiving and storing said liquid refrigerant from said condenser, removal means for removing condensed refrigerant out from said storing means, and evacuations means for evacuating high pressure gaseous refrigerant from the entire apparatus after all of said condensed refrigerant has been removed said storing means said evacuation means comprised of the three-way solenoid valve and an operator activated switch functionally associated with said solenoid valve wherein the activation of said switch causes said evacuation of high pressure gaseous refrigerant and said evacuation means located adjacent to and in fluid communication with the exit of said compressor.Ģ.

Van steenburgh refrigerant reclaim system