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- From: hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Charging A/C with Freon
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.061812.12375@mr.med.ge.com>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 06:18:12 GMT
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- jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jeffrey Mulligan) writes:
- : ghg@en.ecn.purdue.edu (George Goble) writes:
- :
- : >The largest single source of leaking CFCs are automobile A/C units.
- : >The world's 225 million A/C cars each leak around 1/2 lb of CFC-12
- : >each year on the average. The industrial solvent and foam blowing
- : >sectors have pretty much cleaned up their act by now.
- : >--ghg
- :
- : What about large air-conditioned buildings?
- : Are service personnel now required to recover all freon when servicing
- : these large units as they are with auto units?
- :
- As I understand it, stationary units are not nearly as guilty as those in
- cars, possibly because they operate under better conditions, e.g. MUCH less
- vibration, more constant temperature-band, and so-on. Seals don't deteriorate
- as badly in stationary units.
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- One complaint....I know of no DECENT replacement for Freon when troubleshooting
- thermal electrical problems...anybody?
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- SAAB - you get what you pay for; you pay for what you get.
- hinz@picard.med.ge.com
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