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- From: miller@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Griff Miller X7114)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Concern For Ozone Depletion Clear, Knowledge of CFCs Mostly
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- Date: 28 Dec 92 15:35:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.232107.3357@en.ecn.purdue.edu> ghg@en.ecn.purdue.edu (George Goble) writes:
- >In article <1713@airgun.wg.waii.com> miller@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Griff Miller X7114) writes:
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- >I have seen A/C hoses on a 4 year old Dodge Omni which
- >had turned to powder and crumbled in your hand. Somebody trying to save
- >a few cents someplace.
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- Those plastic liquid lines? Ugh.
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- >"green" O-Ring + self-sealing refrigerant (GHG R-12 substitute, sealant
-
- Yeah, I've heard of your R12 substitute. I'm interested to hear more. It's
- nice to know that it can be used in existing R12 systems.
-
- >If you don't mind 1.5 lbs of hydrocarbons in your A/C system, one can
-
- I'm no chemist. Why might I mind?
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- >use 79% propane, 21% isobutane (by weight) as a drop-in substitute for
- >Freon-12 (CFC-12) in your auto-A/C.. I ran a car that way for 3 months,
- >no problems.
-
- No worries about the existing refrigerant oil?
-
- > Look at that 20 gals of gasoline on the tank.
-
- Eh?
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- >73% propane, 27% isobutane, but hey, it is close 'nuff. Don't use
- >straight propane, or the pressures will be too high.
-
- So what are the cons? I imagine that combination is a tad flammable.
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