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Which term means reprocessing refrigerant to meet new-product purity specs, verified by analysis?

Reclaim: reprocess to AHRI 700 specs.

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Why: Reclaiming means reprocessing recovered refrigerant to the specifications in appendix A, which are based on AHRI Standard 700, and verifying that it meets them. Only then can it be sold.

Huh, didn't know that: Reclaimers must prove purity with the lab test methods in section 5 of appendix A to the rule.

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Answer: Reclaim. Reclaiming means reprocessing recovered refrigerant to the specifications in appendix A, which are based on AHRI Standard 700, and verifying that it meets them. Only then can it be sold.

  1. 40 CFR 82.152 Definitions (Cornell LII) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/82.152
    to reprocess recovered refrigerant to all of the specifications in appendix A of this subpart
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Recovering, Recycling, and Reclaiming of Refrigerants, US EPA www.epa.gov/section608/recovering-recycling-and-reclaiming-refrigerants
    using the analytical methodology prescribed in section 5 of appendix A of this subpart
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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