| One of the most important considerations for any | | | | mention the reduction in your environmental foot |
| auto repair shop is the handling and treatment of | | | | print caused by recycling waste rather than simply |
| toxic chemicals such as chemical solvents, paints, and | | | | dumping it, the price soon seems like a bargain. There |
| coolants. It is vital under US Law that certain | | | | are numerous different solvent recovery systems |
| chemicals be properly treated and there are severe | | | | available. These range in price from around $1,000 |
| penalties that can be imposed by the EPA for failure | | | | right up to almost $5000. However, it is important |
| to properly handle toxic materials. It is a requirement | | | | not to simply go for the cheapest model and hope |
| for any facility that handles solvents to properly deal | | | | for the best, as different versions of the basic |
| with their disposal when no longer required, and the | | | | solvent recycler are required for different purposes. |
| best way that this can be achieved is through the | | | | While a basic model like the Spraymax |
| use of a solvent recovery system. Recycling solvents | | | | UNRUG3000DA seems like a great purchase thanks |
| is both an environmentally, and economically sensible | | | | to its price of around $1000, it is not suitable for |
| measure to take. The prevention of any chemicals | | | | larger workshop environments, and is really designed |
| getting out into the wild is a responsibility that all right | | | | only for cleaning small items such as a pair of paint |
| thinking members of society share, while the ability | | | | guns and their cups. Although it does do a great job |
| to drive down acquisition costs by recycling and | | | | on these, and has them ready to use again in less |
| reusing waster products makes a lot of sense to any | | | | than a minute, making it the perfect tool for a small |
| business. Quite simply, a solvent recovery system | | | | paint shop. At the other end of the market you get |
| works by taking the chemicals that have been used, | | | | a great deal more flexibility in the products that you |
| whether in cleaning, thinning paint, or any number of | | | | buy, and larger solvent recyclers are able to handle |
| other purposes that they are required for in a | | | | much bigger jobs including being able to clean large |
| workshop, and then removing the impurities. Most | | | | mechanical parts quickly and efficiently. The |
| solvent recovery systems also act as a cleaner, | | | | SprayMax UNRURS900EP2 solvent recovery system |
| combining the jobs of removing the solvent from any | | | | features a 6 gallon cleaning well that will be able to |
| tools and other items, and then treating it in order to | | | | handle the biggest parts in one go. It has a fully |
| make it ready to be used once again. Pretty much | | | | automated cleaning cycle, and a twin pump system |
| any item that you use in the workshop can be | | | | that will allow you to have dirty used solvent go in |
| cleaned using a solvent recovery system. From auto | | | | through one, and recycled, clean, and ready to use |
| parts through to HVLP spray paint guns, anything | | | | solvent come out of the other end. It is also fully air |
| that needs solvents to clean can be popped into the | | | | tight in operation, meaning that there are no |
| machine, and then it will be handled properly from | | | | unpleasant fumes when it is working. Thanks to the |
| start to finish. One of the most popular models | | | | ever increasing environmental legislation from the EPA |
| currently available on the market is the sidewinder | | | | that is required to protect the natural world, it is ever |
| solvent recovery system. This tool, which is made by | | | | more incumbent for any responsible business to take |
| Nevada based Persyst Enterprises has been the | | | | action to improve their own use of resources. The |
| staple of many auto shops since its first release. | | | | most important purchases that a business can make |
| What has made it such a successful model is its | | | | are the ones that will save it money in the long run, |
| reliability, coupled with its easy to use fully automated | | | | as these are the investments in the future that allow |
| cleaning and recycling system. The Sidewinder solvent | | | | for further growth. solvent recovery systems are a |
| recovery system can simply be loaded with your | | | | tool that will pay for themselves a thousand times |
| tools at the end of a job, then switched on and left. | | | | over, not just in the reduced operating costs that |
| It will clean the tools, separate the solvents, and then | | | | you get from reusing the same products again, but |
| when the process is complete, it will turn itself off. | | | | also by the knowledge that as a business, by using a |
| When you return to it, you will have your tools clean | | | | solvent recovery system you are doing your bit to |
| and ready to use, and all the cleaning solvent | | | | protect the world outside your workplace. |
| recycled and usable. Although the initial outlay for a | | | | Jason has been in the construction equipment and |
| solvent recovery system may seem quite high, when | | | | industrial sales business for over 10 years. He owns |
| it is offset against the cost of repeatedly purchasing | | | | and operates Red Hill Supply to better serve the |
| expensive solvents, and then also paying for the | | | | automotive and industrial industries. |
| waste products to be properly disposed of, not to | | | | |