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- From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: air conditioner longevity
- Keywords: refigeration
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.174641.26640@tvnews.tv.tek.com>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 17:46:41 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.195716.7304@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
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- In article <1992Jul21.195716.7304@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> rl@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (roger.h.levy) writes:
- ->How long does the refigerant last in a typical window air conditioner? It
- ->occured to me that longevity of the refigerant for three refrigeration
- ->machines is something like:
- ->
- -> kitchen refrigerator - forever
- -> room air conditioner - 5-10 years?
- -> auto air conditioner - 3-4 years?
-
- Unless it is broken, a refrigerator or window A/C should theoretically
- hold its coolant forever. As I understand it, the reason auto A/C
- systems need recharging is that the compressor is not hermetically
- sealed (because it is pulley-driven), and the seals are not prefect.
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