Proper Equipment Use

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022513",
  "term": "Proper Equipment Use",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Using equipment in conformity with the regulations set forth in this subpart, including but not limited to the prohibitions and required practices set forth in § 82.34, and the recommended service procedures and practices for the containment of refrigerant set forth in § 82.36(a) and appendices A, B, C, D, E, and F to this subpart, as applicable. In addition, this term includes operating the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's guide to operation and maintenance and using the equipment only for the controlled substance for which the machine is designed. For equipment that extracts and recycles refrigerant, properly using also means to recycle refrigerant before it is returned to a motor vehicle air conditioner or MVAC-like appliance, including to the motor vehicle air conditioner or MVAC-like appliance from which the refrigerant was extracted. For equipment that only recovers refrigerant, properly using includes the requirement to recycle the refrigerant on-site or send the refrigerant off-site for reclamation.",
  "references": [
    "86 FR 15587; 40 CFR 82.32 (CFR 2021)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/proper-equipment-use/"
}