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