cascade parts out of a recovery/recycling/recharging unit

[ruffus]

hey guys i picked up a Robinair- recovery/recycling/recharging unit a while back for cheap and now that i have a oil-less recovery unit i don't need this one any more and i was wondering if i should try to sell it or should i just rip it apart for parts so my question is here is some pics does any one see any thing that i could use in a cascade as i need to pick up some parts and would like to use what i have so if there is any parts here i can use please let me know as well if there is any thing that anyone sees that they would need or want PM me and we can work something out i know that it has a oil separator in it and what looks to be a receiver but not sure
as well as i don't know if i could use that oil separator does any one know
please help

[ruffus]

here are the rest of the pics and the last pic is the top of the thing that i think is the receiver just thought that i would add it in as it might help determine what it is

[ruffus]

can some one help me with this please

[Xeon th MG Pony]

I'd say keep it and use it. Get as many air cons and salvage the refrigerant as unless you get all your certs and course work you won't be able to buy refrigerant.

[ruffus]

well i have all the refrigerant as i need as i have some one in the USA that ships to me as well as i am going to get my HVAC tickets and i have a other recovery unit that i can use with all refrigerants right up to r410a so this unit is just sitting around and i don't use it so i was just thinking that it might have some parts that i could use but if you still tell me just to keep it after you read this that i will just keep it so still open to suggestions
I'd say keep it and use it. Get as many air cons and salvage the refrigerant as unless you get all your certs and course work you won't be able to buy refrigerant.

[Xeon th MG Pony]

well that system does recycling unlike a simple recover only unit.

[ruffus]

ya your right there but tell me if this is true i can only recover r22,r12,r502 or any gas that uses mineral oil not POE with this unit and that is why i am thinking about ripping it apart do to the fact i use gases like r404a,r134a,r507 and so on now i do have some r12 and some r22 but i am trying to find some where to get rid of the r12 at as it is illegal here in Canada

[Xeon th MG Pony]

not true, if you change it over to POE you can do any refrigerant, and of course you need to replace the filters for a bit after and probably the oil after a bit due to the cleaning action of poe.

[ruffus]

so if i wanted to do this what would i have to do just take out the compressor and then just do a oil change on it and put it back in now if i do this (does it make it ok to recover any gas with it or just the ones that use POE)

[Xeon th MG Pony]

Nice thing about POE is it is universally compatible pretty much, there are very few gasses that will not work with it.

The compressor should have an oil drain on it some where, change over the oil several times after it has run for a few hours, and you'll have to change the filters often while the POE cleans the system out.

After that it will work with nearly every singe refrigerant you're likely to come by.

[ruffus]

ok thanks for your help if i can find this oil drain plug then i will change it up and get a new filter i will let you know how it goes and if i have any more questions

[wdrzal]

If your going to dismantle it,keep everything except the tin frame & you may be able to recycle part of that into a case,keep the flat panels, electric solenoid valves a 1/2 dozen at least, all brass fittings,even cut the flare nuts off the tubing (brass fitting can add up quick) electrical contactors,switches etc.

After you gain some experience you'll figure out what & how to use that stuff.

[ruffus]

is there anyone that can tell me what the thing is that is in the third pic it has some lines comming out of the oil sep and go in to it as well as 3 lines comming out the top is this a recever or what can some one help