Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
CA Series Heat Pumps -8733851021 (2025/04) US
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19 Decommissioning Information
Only trained and qualified technicians are allowed to decommission and dispose of
equipment following the requirements and local codes.
WARNING
Personal injury hazard!
Decommissioning of this equipment can be hazardous due to system pressure and
electrical components. Only trained and qualified personnel should install, repair,
service, or disconnect the equipment.
19.1 Protecting the Environment
19.1.1 Components
By disposing of this product correctly you will help ensure that the waste undergoes
the necessary treatment, recovery, and recycling, thus preventing potentially
negative effects on the environment and human health, which could otherwise
arise due to inappropriate waste handling.
Many parts in the Heat Pump can be fully recycled at the end of the product life.
Contact your city authorities for information about the disposal of recyclable
products.
19.1.2 Refrigerant
At the end of the service life of this appliance, and prior to its environmental
disposal, a person qualified to work with refrigerant circuits must recover the
refrigerant from within the sealed system as per applicable local codes.
19.1.3 Hazardous Waste
Some components in the Heat Pump may be considered as hazardous waste, such
as batteries. For their disposal contact your local household hazardous waste
collection site.
19.2 Decommissioning Procedure
Before carrying out this procedure, it is essential that the technician is completely
familiar with the equipment and all its detail.
It is recommended good practice that all refrigerants are recovered safely.
Follow the procedure below.
1. Before attempting the procedure:
• Become familiar with the equipment and its operation.
• Ensure that electrical power is available for the recovery machine before
the task is commenced.
• Ensure an oil and refrigerant sample is taken in case analysis is required
prior to re-use of recovered refrigerant.
• Isolate the system electrically. Lock-Out/Tag-Out recommended.
• Ensure that mechanical handling equipment is available, if required, for
handling refrigerant cylinders
• Ensure that all personal protective equipment is available and being used
correctly.
• Ensure that the recovery process is supervised at all times by a competent
person
• Ensure that the recovery equipment and cylinders conform to the
appropriate standards.
2. Pump down refrigerant system, if possible.
3. If a vacuum is not possible, make a manifold so that refrigerant can be
removed from various parts of the system.
4. Make sure that cylinder is situated on the scales before recovery takes
place.
5. Start the recovery machine and operate in accordance with instructions.
6. DO NOT overfill cylinders (no more than 80% volume liquid charge).
7. DO NOT exceed the maximum working pressure of the cylinder, even
temporarily.
8. When the cylinders have been filled correctly and the process completed,
make sure that the cylinders and the equipment are removed from site
promptly and all isolation valves on the equipment are closed off.
9. Recovered refrigerant must NOT be charged into another REFRIGERATING
SYSTEM unless it has been cleaned and checked.
19.3 Labeling
The following are required:
1. Equipment must be labeled stating that it has been decommissioned and
emptied of refrigerant.
2. The label must be dated and signed.
3. Ensure that there are labels on the equipment stating the equipment
contains flammable refrigerant.
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