Scrapping air conditioner units and furnaces

If its an central air type a/c, the freon will be removed from it when they disconect it. Watch when turning it and laying it on the sides, Moving the compressor, Cutting the copper lines and rads off cause the oil will run out.
Wear gloves, They can get dirty in there

Depending on how they was disconnected the tech can easily close the liquid line(smaller line) and run the compressor for a short time. Doing this while watching the gages,if the line is short enough,the refrigerant can be pumped back into the outdoor unit. Again while reading the gages the suction line will then be closed and the refrigerant will be captured in the unit. If the valves are on the unit then the only way to tell if unit has juice is to crack a valve quickly and make a determination .

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

That is not true...I have recycled a number of disconnects that still had a charge...Also have helped install new units that came with a charge.

Thanks for the heads up KZ. All of them I get are from calls to pick up and the installers have already drained them.