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General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: 39delux on August 11, 2019, 08:04:40 PM

Title: Climate change
Post by: 39delux on August 11, 2019, 08:04:40 PM

Been thinkin'...we had to switch from R12 to R134 because the R12 was causing a hole in the ozone above the South Pole.  Now, if I want to work on my A/C system I'm still required to have the R134 recovered rather than just vent it to (the South Pole?).  Can anyone tell me why we went from R12 to a less efficient but just as lethal (to penguins) R134?  What does it cost to have the system "recovered" and do they use it again?

Title: Re: Climate change
Post by: themoose on August 11, 2019, 09:18:03 PM

Here's some good info on the subject.....


https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/05/07/air-conditioning-dos-and-donts-refrigerants-and-the-law (https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/05/07/air-conditioning-dos-and-donts-refrigerants-and-the-law)

Title: Re: Climate change
Post by: chopper526 on August 13, 2019, 06:47:49 PM

I didn't have much interest in A/C until I started reading this article. Very interesting, thanks Moose!