or freezer 12 as illustrated in fig1 the tool 10 is used in conjunction with a recovery vessel 34 which is connected to the tube through a flexible hose to collect fluids such as chlorofluorocarbons cfc 39 s withdrawn from the tubular refrigerant line 11 by the tool 10 frequently the recovery vessel 34 is associated with an evacuation pump for assisting in evacuation of the line 11 and may also include suitable filters not shown for removing contaminants from the fluid supplied to the recovery vessel 34 as illustrated in the various figs of the drawings the tool 10 includes an elongated hollow tubular frame 14 of a rectangular cross section typically 5 8 34 square with the other components of the tool mounted in and on the frame 14 although the frame 14 is illustrated as having a rectangular cross section other cross sectional configurations such as circular may be employed the frame 14 generally is made of metal such as steel or aluminum but other suitable rigid materials such as high impact plastic also may be used as illustrated most clearly in fig2 and 3a through 3c an elongated hollow inner tube 18 is located for reciprocal movement between first and second positions within the tube 14 the extent of movement of the tube 18 within the frame 14 is determined by three components the right hand end of the hollow inner tube 18 is attached at right angles to form a 34 t 34 with a short length of a hollow recovery tube 22 the recovery tube 22 extends outwardly through slots 23 in the outer hollow tubular frame 14 as illustrated most clearly in fig2 and 3 the inner tube 18 opens into the interior of the hollow recovery tube 22 the t shaped configuration.