EPA 608 Core · Recovery Techniques · Medium
How can you safely increase the speed of refrigerant recovery?
Answer: D. Cool the recovery cylinder.
- AHeat the recovery cylinder.
- BUse smaller diameter hoses.
- CRecover only the vapor first.
- DCool the recovery cylinder.✓ Correct
Why D is right
Cooling the recovery tank lowers its pressure, drawing the refrigerant in faster.
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