Rerfrigerant Recovery System?

Originally Posted by poundigity24

There is an auction for one and the price is $52 now. Is it worth it to buyit and use it or buy it to sell it? Thanks for the input

check back after you know the final price ; )

You really didn't post enough info for anyone to respond. Is it a recovery system for automotive or HVAC?

What refrigerant can it recover?

I've seen a lot of old automotive systems go cheap because they are designed for R-12 which is used very little. One that uses 134 has a little more value, but I can pick those up for 50-100.00 so it would be right in line with a used price.

HVAC systems do hold their value a little better. If it can handle new refrigerant 410 (higher pressure) it would be worth 100+ depending on the model. If it can only handle R22 it still has value but the market is limited. In that case, your again, right in line with a piece of used equipment 50-100.00. I personally own 3 recovery systems, I have 1 setup that I only use on R-22, one for 134, and my newer system I use on 410. You don't want to mix refrigerants and it's just more simple to have 3 setups and sets of gauges, but this is because after a few years you end up with an excess of equipment, I could get by with just 1 set.

If you are planning on buying one for scrap, I think you would be real disappointed at 50.00. There is some copper, motor, wire, but nothing that would most likely get you above 50.00.

Some great points there Phantoms, one which I don't recall ever seeing addressed, although it may be just too obvious to mention most times?
I'm referring to automotive systems and their reclamation. How many go across the scales without having been taken care of? I've never seen anybody mention it in discussions of scrapping vehicles

just a little tibet,there are reclaming machines and also recycling machines,the lather much more value,what kind is it?