Air Con Refrig. top-up
Air Con Refrig. top-up
#2
10-12-2017, 08:54 AM
Veteran Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Posts: 6,796
Received 2,399 Likes
on
1,880 Posts
#3
10-12-2017, 09:04 AM
Hmmm? I thought the new gases are compatible with R12. See attached link for a product called Red Tek.
RED TEK A/C Refrigerant Recharge Kit | Canadian Tire
RED TEK A/C Refrigerant Recharge Kit | Canadian Tire
#4
10-12-2017, 09:15 AM
Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Tehama County, California, USA
Posts: 25,188
Received 8,953 Likes
on
5,297 Posts
Hmmm? I thought the new gases are compatible with R12. See attached link for a product called Red Tek.
RED TEK A/C Refrigerant Recharge Kit | Canadian Tire
RED TEK A/C Refrigerant Recharge Kit | Canadian Tire
It's handy it has a leak tracer included.
EDIT: Husband is familiar with this stuff. He says you'll be pleased with the results.
(';')
Last edited by LnrB; 10-12-2017 at 09:24 AM.
#5
10-14-2017, 07:56 AM
Member
The Red Tech refrigerant is R12A or propane. It works well, but there are legality issues here in the US for use in cars. I suspect that propane would be uses a lot more were there enough money to be made selling it.
There is also a legal issue with mixing refrigerants--adding propane to either R12 or R134a for example. That's because they are supposed to be recovered and recycled, not vented to the atmosphere, when repairs are made or when the car is scrapped. They can't be recycled if they're mixed together, so in principle the mixture must be stored, sorta like radioactive waste.
There is also a legal issue with mixing refrigerants--adding propane to either R12 or R134a for example. That's because they are supposed to be recovered and recycled, not vented to the atmosphere, when repairs are made or when the car is scrapped. They can't be recycled if they're mixed together, so in principle the mixture must be stored, sorta like radioactive waste.
The following users liked this post:
Roger Mabry (10-14-2017)