3.Recovery Use

NOTE: When handling refrigerant, always wear gloves and eye protection. Refrigerant is very cold and can cause injury if contacted.

a. Recovery means pulling the refrigerant out of the system and storing it. Recovered refrigerant is not ready to reuse. It is stored in the machine, but it must be recycled before it is ready for reuse. Recover the refrigerant from several vehicles before recycling.
b. Connect a manifold gauge set to the A/C system and connect the center hose to the inlet connection on the side of the ACR-3.
c. Open the valves on the manifold gauge set and the tank. Be sure that the accumulator and oil drain valves are closed.





d. Plug in the ACR-3 and turn on the power switch on top of the unit (Figure 3).


e. Be sure the recycling switch is off; press the recovery start button. The amber light should come on.
f. Wait for the refrigerant to be recovered. The system will shut off when the refrigerant is recovered. This should take approximately five minutes.
g. To drain the oil separator, open the accumulator pressurizing valve for approximately 30 seconds. Close this valve and open the oil drain valve slowly.
h. Measure the amount of oil drained. This amount of new oil must be added back into the A/C system.