[DML] R12 Availability (was Re: AC Service)

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many of the drop-ins contain a small proportion of propane, which for 
some reason scares the crap out of everyone here. For some reason 
nobody is scared about the 10-30 gallons of gasoline though. . . .
(editorial opinion).

At any rate, if you do use a "drop in" here the A/C service places 
will refuse to deal with you if you ever take a car in there because 
it will contaminate their R12. They do work quite well though. 

The reason R12 is coming down in price is like that, as James 
mentions, many of the still-running older cars (pre 1996) have been 
converted, and wrecking yards have to scavenge the R12 as cars are 
scrapped. Although no new R12 is being manufactured, second-hand 
supply is actually increasing as demand goes down. If you can get it 
reasonably it's still the way to go. 

Dave Swingle


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> 
wrote:
> What's really wierd is that over here in Europe, there are "R12 
drop-in 
> replacements" like RS24, and R413 which are ozone-fiendly and 
designed 
> to mix with R12, if still present in a system. R12 usage is so 
illegal 
> that it carries a £3000 fine if you're found out. I believe the 
drop-ins 
> are illegal in the US
> 
> Martin
> 




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