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Contaminated refrigerant requires special handling and special record keeping. Make sure you follow these guidelines to the letter –if you don't you could be exposing yourself to potential EPA headaches.
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Identify the refrigerant in an A/C system with a refrigerant identifier. Use an identifier with a 98%+ accuracy rating, and an identifier that will give you the percentages of R12, R134a, R22, hydrocarbons, and air.
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Recover the contaminated refrigerant.
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Dedicate an R-12 recover-only machine, or buy a special machine for this purpose. Robinair Scavenger - Model 17680A
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Store the refrigerant in an 'approved' cylinder, a standard DOT-certified grey w/yellow top tank
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Dispose of the contaminated refrigerant.
EPA maintains a complete list of reclaimers through the Hotline at 800/296-1996. Keep in mind, most reclaimers require payment from you to handle your junk refrigerant.
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