Robinair 25201B User Manual

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Operating Manual

Manual de funcionamiento

Manuel d’utilisation

Manuale per l’uso

Bedienungsanleitung

Not for use in automotive
R-134a applications.

Model 25201B

Refrigerant Recovery Unit

Model 25201B

Refrigerant Recovery Unit, 230V

Design Pressure: 336 psig — 435 psig

SAFETY DEFINITIONS: Follow all WARNING, CAUTION, IMPORTANT, and NOTE messages in this manual. These messages are

dened as follows: WARNING means you may risk serious personal injury or death; CAUTION means you may risk personal injury,
property damage, or unit damage; IMPORTANT means you may risk unit damage; and NOTEs and

ity and helpful information. These safety messages cover situations ROBINAIR is aware of. ROBINAIR cannot know, evaluate, and
advise you as to all possible hazards. You must verify that conditions and procedures do not jeopardize your personal safety.

DISCLAIMER: Information, illustrations, and specications contained in this manual are based on the latest information available
at the time of publication. The right is reserved to make changes at any time without obligation to notify any person or organization
of such revisions or changes. Further, ROBINAIR shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential
damages (including lost prots) in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. If necessary, obtain additional
health and safety information from the appropriate government agencies and the vehicle, refrigerant, and lubricant manufacturers.

OPERATING TIPS provide clar-

WARNINGS

ALLOW ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO OPERATE THE UNIT. Before operating the unit, read and follow
the instructions and warnings in this manual. The operator must be familiar with air conditioning and refrigeration
systems, refrigerants, and the dangers of pressurized components. If the operator cannot read this manual,
operating instructions and safety precautions must be read and discussed in the operator’s native language.

PRESSURIZED TANK CONTAINS LIQUID REFRIGERANT. Do not overll the internal storage vessel, because
overlling may cause explosion and personal injury or death. Do not recover refrigerants into nonrellable
containers; use only federally authorized rellable containers (DOT spec. 4BW or 4BA).

HOSES MAY CONTAIN LIQUID REFRIGERANT UNDER PRESSURE. Contact with refrigerant may cause per­sonal injury. Wear protective equipment, including safety goggles. Disconnect hoses using extreme caution.

DO NOT BREATHE REFRIGERANT AND LUBRICANT VAPOR OR MIST. Exposure may cause personal

injury, especially to the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs. Use the unit in locations with mechanical ventilation that

provides at least four air changes per hour, or position the unit 18 inches above the oor. If accidental system
discharge occurs, ventilate the work area before resuming service.

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD. An extension cord may overheat and cause re. If you must use an
extension cord, use the shortest possible cord with a minimum size of 14 A

TO

REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, do not use the unit in the vicinity of spilled or open containers of gasoline

or other ammable substances.

DO NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR TO PRESSURE TEST OR LEAK TEST THE UNIT OR HVAC/R SYSTEM.

Some mixtures of air and refrigerant are combustible at elevated pressures. These mixtures are potentially
dangerous and may result in re or explosion causing personal injury or property damage.

USE THIS UNIT WITH ONLY THE FOLLOWING REFRIGERANTS: R-12, R-22, R-134a, R-401A, R-401B,
R-402A, R-402B, R-404A, R-407A, R-407B, R-407C, R-408A, R-409A, R-410A, R-500, R-502, R-507. The

unit is designed to only recover refrigerant. Do not attempt to adapt the unit for refrigerant that is not in this
list. Do not mix refrigerant types through a system or in the same container; mixing of refrigerants will cause

severe damage to the unit and the air conditioning system.

HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY INSIDE THE UNIT HAS A RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK. Exposure may
cause personal injury. Disconnect the power before servicing the unit.

ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE REFRIGERANT
AND LUBRICANT MANUFACTURERS.

WG.

This equipment has been certied by ARI to meet the EPA minimum requirements for recovery equipment
intended for use with all HCFC applicances and other high pressure applicances.

OPERATING NOTE: At temperatures exceeding 120° F / 49° C, wait 10 minutes between recovery jobs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Operating Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Recovery Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Tank-to-Tank Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

High Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Self-Clearing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wiring Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Warranty Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

A/C-R Air conditioning or refrigeration.
A/C-R System The air conditioning or refrigeration system being serviced.
Unit The refrigerant recovery unit.
Tank Therellablerefrigeranttank.

553074 Rev. A April 9, 2009

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Setup Instructions

OPERATING GUIDELINES

• The voltage at the unit must be ±10% of the unit’s rated voltage.

• Extension cords must be a minimum of 14 AWG and kept as short as possible.

• To minimize mixing of refrigerants, the self-clearing procedure must be

performed after each recovery operation.

• The low-side gauge on the unit allows you to monitor system pressure and stop

recovery when a deep enough vacuum has been reached. The high-side gauge

allows you to monitor the rellable tank pressure.

• When changing from liquid to vapor, the unit may switch back and forth several
times before staying on vapor. You may notice the liquid light switching and

hear the solenoids opening and closing. This is normal and does not affect the
unit or its operation.

SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS

The unit comes with four 60-inch Enviro-Guard hoses with ball valves. Either
blue hose may be used where blue hose connections are called for, and either red
hose may be used for red hose connections.

CAUTION: To prevent personal injury, all valves on hoses must be in
the closed position before making connections.

1. Connect the hoses as follows:

Hose Connect Standard End To: Connect Ball Valve End To:

Blue Hose TANK LIQUID tting on unit LIQUID port on tank
Red Hose TANK VAPOR tting on unit VAPOR port on tank
Blue Hose SYSTEM VAPOR tting on unit SYSTEM VAPOR port
Red Hose SYSTEM LIQUID tting on unit SYSTEM LIQUID port

2. Plug the unit into a correct voltage electrical outlet. The fan starts running

immediately and the unit is ready for operation.

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Setup Instructions

Liquid Indicator

System Pressure

Circuit Breaker

Power Switch

Tank Pressure

High Pressure Indicator

Selector Switch

This is a two-position switch:
Recover—Self-Clear

Front View of Unit

553074 Rev. A April 9, 2009

Hose Connections

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