Refrigerant Recovery and Reclamation

Refrigerant recovery and reclamation in Kenya by Refitec Kenya. Certified recovery of R404A, R134a, R410A, and R22 during repairs, retrofits, and decommissioning. Call +254 704 843 613.
Kenyan businesses increasingly require documented refrigerant handling, whether for environmental reporting, corporate customer audits, or equipment disposal during renovations. Refrigerant recovery is the foundation of lawful, professional practice: no responsible contractor opens a system without recovering the charge. Refitec Kenya operates certified recovery equipment and maintains the segregation and documentation discipline that allows recovered refrigerant to be reclaimed rather than wasted, protecting both the client’s budget and the environment on every job.

Refrigerant Recovery and Reclamation Services by Refitec Kenya

Venting refrigerant into the atmosphere is both harmful to the environment and unacceptable professional practice. Every refrigeration system contains a chemical charge that must be safely recovered whenever the system is opened for repair, decommissioned, or retrofitted to a new refrigerant. Recovered refrigerant can often be reclaimed, cleaned to its original specification, and reused, which protects the environment and saves money. Refitec Kenya provides certified refrigerant recovery and reclamation services for commercial and industrial clients in Nairobi and throughout Kenya.

Why Recovery Matters

Refrigerants are potent greenhouse gases. One kilogram of a common HFC such as R404A has a global warming potential several thousand times that of carbon dioxide, so releasing even a small charge has a disproportionate climate impact. There are also practical reasons for proper recovery: refrigerant is expensive, and recovering it allows reclamation and reuse; systems must be opened safely during repairs without releasing pressure or gas; and businesses with environmental compliance obligations need documented, lawful handling of refrigerants.

Our Recovery Process

1. Assessment and identification. We identify the refrigerant in the system from labels, pressure readings, and gauge ports, and record system details.
2. Recovery. Using certified recovery machines, we extract the refrigerant into dedicated recovery cylinders, pulling the system into a vacuum so that no charge remains.
3. Segregation and labelling. Different refrigerants are never mixed. Each cylinder is labelled with the refrigerant type, date, and source system so that the gas can be reclaimed or correctly disposed of.
4. System works. With the system safely emptied, we carry out the repair, retrofit, or decommissioning works.
5. Reclamation or disposal. Contaminated refrigerant is sent for reclamation, where it is cleaned and restored to specification, or for certified destruction if it cannot be reclaimed.

Situations Requiring Recovery

Compressor replacements and major repairs; refrigerant retrofits from R404A or R22 to modern HFO blends; disposal of old cold rooms, display cabinets, and chillers; renovation projects where equipment must be relocated; and systems contaminated by moisture, air, or a burnout, which require full recovery, flushing, and recharging.

Compliance and Documentation

We provide records of recovered quantities and refrigerant types, supporting clients’ environmental reporting and inspection requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to my recovered refrigerant? It is sent for reclamation, where it is cleaned and tested back to specification for reuse, or for certified destruction if it is too contaminated to reclaim; it is never vented. Do you recover refrigerant from old equipment I am throwing away? Yes. Before we decommission and remove old cold rooms, cabinets, and chillers, we recover the charge so that the disposal is lawful and environmentally sound. Can you recover contaminated refrigerant after a compressor burnout? Yes. We recover the contaminated charge, flush the circuit, fit a new drier, and recharge with clean refrigerant during the repair.

We provide recovery and reclamation services in Nairobi and countrywide, with documentation provided for compliance files.

Contact Us Today

For lawful, professional refrigerant recovery and reclamation, call Refitec Kenya today on +254 704 843 613.