Where to Connect a Hose to Recover Liquid Refrigerant?

Explanation:

To recover liquid refrigerant, the hose must be connected to the liquid line. In a refrigeration cycle, the electrically driven compressor raises the temperature and pressure of the gas forcing it into the condenser coils that are inside the heated space. As the gas temperature is higher than the room temperature, heat transfers from the gas to the room and the gas condenses to a liquid. This liquid then flows back through a pressure-reducing valve, cooling during the process, and returns to the outdoor evaporator coils to resume the cycle.

Connecting the hose to the liquid line ensures that liquid refrigerant is recovered effectively and safely.

By understanding the refrigeration cycle and knowing where to connect the hose for liquid refrigerant recovery, technicians can perform maintenance and repairs on refrigeration systems efficiently and with minimal risk.