AHRI Certified® scope
Refrigerant Analysis
Purity and contamination testing to AHRI Standard 700.
Refrigerant Analysis detail →// Santa Fe Springs, California
The only AHRI Certified® refrigerant testing laboratory in California
We test refrigerant purity against AHRI Standard 700 and analyze the condition of refrigeration compressor oil. 24 certifications are listed worldwide, held by 14 organizations. One of them is in California, and this is it.
Check the certification yourself in AHRI’s directory ↗Directory checked July 26, 2026
01What we test
Two services, one bench
Both run in our own laboratory in Santa Fe Springs. Neither is subcontracted out of state.
Not an AHRI RTL scope
Refrigeration Oil Analysis
Condition and wear analysis for chiller and refrigeration compressor oil — mineral, alkylbenzene, POE and PVE.
Refrigeration Oil Analysis detail →A distinction worth making: the AHRI Refrigerant Testing Laboratory program certifies refrigerant testing. It does not cover oil analysis, and we do not imply that it does. Our oil work stands on method and on the reports it produces.
02Why the certification matters
A result that has to hold up
Reclaimed refrigerant cannot be sold until a batch is verified against AHRI Standard 700. That makes the laboratory behind the number part of the compliance record, not a formality.
Federal rules name a certified refrigerant testing laboratory as one of the accepted routes for that verification (40 CFR 82 subpart F). We are one. When a result of ours supports a batch, the certification behind it is checkable by anyone, in a public directory, in about ten seconds.
Read what AHRI 700 actually requiresThe 7 characteristics we report
| Characteristic | Method |
|---|---|
| Air and other non-condensables | Gas chromatography — separate vapor-phase sample |
| Water | Karl Fischer titration |
| All other volatile impurities | Gas chromatography |
| High boiling residue | Gravimetric — the basis used must be recorded |
| Particulates and solids | Visual |
| Acidity | Titration — detection limit 0.1 ppm on a 50–60 g sample |
| Chloride | Turbidity — turbidity appears at roughly 3 ppm by weight |
Limits are per refrigerant, not one generic set — R-11 and R-123 carry a different moisture limit and are not subject to the non-condensables test at all, and blends are judged on composition windows rather than a purity minimum. The full table is published here.
03How it works
Register first, then ship
Registering the sample before it travels means it is logged the moment it reaches the bench, and you have a record of what you sent.
01
Register the sample
Tell us the refrigerant or oil, the system it came from, and where to send the report. Takes a couple of minutes.
02
We send a kit
A 400 psi sample cylinder for refrigerant, or a glass bottle for oil, with labels and the procedure.
03
Take the sample
Draw from the liquid valve, fill to 75–80% — about 350 g. The full procedure is published.
04
We test and report
Every characteristic against the limit for your specific refrigerant, with a pass or fail on each line and what it means.
04What you can check before you send anything
Nothing here asks for the benefit of the doubt
The certification
Listed in AHRI's public directory. Look it up without asking us.
Verify ↗The specification
The per-refrigerant AHRI 700 limits we measure against, published in full.
Read →An example report
Our report format, reproduced on an illustrative sample and annotated line by line.
Read →Amalina Technologies shares ownership with a refrigerant reclaimer next door. We say so on every page, and we explain exactly how the laboratory is kept separate from it. Read the independence policy.
Ready when you are
Register a sample
Register first, then ship. The kit, the procedure and the report format are all published before you send anything — or call (562) 404-9955.