Probably from numerous HVAC companies, particularly if it is a FREON that isn't used anymore, but was used in old AC units. They charge a premium for that FREON, as you can't legally buy it anywhere.

Greg

Check with the folks where you are getting your new fridge or where you bought your old one. They should be able to advise you who to contact. Also under appliance service section in your phone book.

I bought a used refrig to replace the existing one so I need an independent organization to take it. A local offerred to take it if I could haul it to him. Why? Does he recover the old freon and sell it?

My local electric co. (in CA) has been offering $50 for them to take the old inefficient fridge & recycle it correctly.

Cooling loops in home refrigerators and freezers are hermetically sealed, i.e., welded shut, at the factory. Unless the systems has been pierced by accident, it is extremely unlikely that the refrigerant has leaked out, even after 25-30 years. If your unit isn't cooling properly anymore, but the compressor still runs, it's more likely that it is worn out -- one of the valves has gotten stuck or the pistons are simply leaking, not compressing the gas enough to work efficiently.

A local recycler in my area accepts refrigerators and freezers if you can haul them in yourself, and charges a $10 refrigerant removal fee. He doesn't do the removal, but just passes the cost on from the service that actually does the work. I'd expect it to cost a bit more for a house call.

Considering that my old 1986 Ford Ranger pickup leaked 1 lb. of R-12 refrigerant per year from the day I bought it, presumably from the compressor shaft seal, whether I used the air conditioning or not, and that millions of cars have similar leakage problems that are simply taken for granted by the manufacturers, I wouldn't feel too bad if one of the refrigerant lines in someone's old refrigerator should somehow spring a leak (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Think about it -- millions of pounds of R-12 and R-134a refrigerant leaking into the atmosphere every year from automobiles; no one cares, the Earth's ozone layer is still here, and global warming is now a proven hoax.

Just because your truck leaks, does not make it okay to dump freon into the atmosphere. I don't think I have ever talked to any scientist who has not been very concerned about our atmosphere and the ways we mistreat it. Just because you have never seen it, does not mean it is not real. I would recommend you do your research, and would appreciate if you could help the rest of us who care about what the earth will look like for our kids. Spills happen, yeah, but please be responsible with your refrigerants.

Not much of an engineer, are ya 54...

Can't even fix an '86 Ford Ranger...

you wear the fact that you knowingly and deliberately leaked your chems all around your town for lord only knows how long (cuz you won't say how long it was now that you realize you're a moron and would feel even more stupid actually stating it, because you're stupid) on your wife-beater like a badge of honor, proving your high level of moronity. I don't even know if that's a word, if not, I'll have Webster add it with your comment as the example give.

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This is how I drain freon from the fridge

1. The refrigerator is disconnected from the power supply, completely freed from food, grates, boxes.

2. The compressor is lifted, the tubes are bent, and the device is extended by 5–7 cm.

3. The filling pipe breaks and the refrigerant is released from the unit: the capillary expander is pinched and the device is turned on for 3 minutes - during this period the refrigerant will collect in the condenser.

4. A piercing valve is attached to the drying filter, a hose from the cylinder is attached to it, and also pierced. The bleed valve opens for 30 seconds - this is enough to collect the gas in the cylinder. The valve closes. (It is also possible not to collect the freon itself in a cylinder, but simply to release it into the air, but in this case, it must be done in a well-ventilated room and not stand nearby) It is also writtenhere a little more about this.