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Refrigerant reclamation

You know how sometimes it's really hot outside and your parents turn on the air conditioner to make the house cool? Well, the air conditioner has something called refrigerant that helps it work.

Refrigerant is kinda like your favorite toy - you don't want to lose it and you want to make sure it lasts a really long time. That's where refrigerant reclamation comes in.

When the air conditioner is old or broken, it might have to be thrown away. But instead of just throwing away the refrigerant, people can take it out and reuse it in new air conditioners. It's like recycling!

When people are doing refrigerant reclamation, they have to be really careful not to let the refrigerant escape into the air. This is because it can harm the environment by contributing to something called global warming.

So, to summarize, refrigerant reclamation is a way to take the refrigerant from old air conditioners and reuse it in new ones. This helps the environment by preventing harmful gases from being released into the air.
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