I've always heard that auto A/C compressors can't pump R22. Apparently some people tried when the R12 stink first came up with negative results. Some people did try LP with good results (cooling wise...). That's why A/C shops are reluctant to add your charge to their supply unless they know the car. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > You are correct sir. Here's the info: > > Genetron 22 is a single-component HCFC refrigerant manufactured to meet the > tightest of manufacturer's specification, and can be used to service any > equipment designed to use R-22. R-22 is popular in residential, commercial > and industrial applications. > > Genetron 22 is available in a variety of package sizes, including 30# > refillable cylinders in Canada, and 30# and 50# DOT-39 recyclable cylinders > in the U.S., South and Latin America, and Asia. Larger sizes include 125, > 1000 and 1750 pound cylinders and tanks, and bulk deliveries can be obtained > for larger projects. > > Refrigerant HCFC-22 or R-22 is being phased out globally by countries as > part of an international agreement on ozone-depleting chemicals. By 2010 > most countries will no longer allow R-22 to be used in new refrigeration > systems, and R-22 refrigerant for servicing systems will become less > available over time. > > Honeywell recommends that supermarkets, bakeries, and other users of > commercial refrigeration equipment consider converting to one of the > following R-22 replacement products: > > - Genetron 404A (R-404A) > - Genetron 407C (R-407C) > - Genetron AZ-50 (R-507) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Teitelbaum [mailto:jtrealty@xxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:29 AM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Refrigerants and the Future > > I was just at a local refrigeration supply. They had a brochure from > one of the refrigerent manufacurers on the counter. The gist of it is > that R-22 will be phased out in the future. You might ask, Why care? > The problem is that R-22 is a component in many of the blended > "drop-in" replacements for R-12. So now we will need a replacement for > the replacements! You will probably see A/C service take another jump > in pricing. The best advice is to get your system serviced and as > leak-proof as possible. Stay with R-12 as long as you can, it is still > better than any of the alternatives whatever they may be in the > future. For more info you can go to www.genetron.com > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/