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I worked for "Coolit" a drop in replacement for Freon and they had
published war stories from people that crossed the Texas border into
Mexico to get a Freon charge at huge discounts. Many were recharged with
Butane (which will cool) but the problems came when the recyclers of used
Freon exploded several cookers and killed a goodly number of workers.
Since those times better testing and gaseous separation had eleminated
the threat of death in recycling but it is still going on in many places
and not only in Mexico.
I'd say *Pick up the phone and call the compressor manufacturer or
rebuilder and make him state his warranty policy*.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:34:03 -0400 wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET> writes:
> If its flamable its NOT legal for automotive use.
>
> Bill
> ---------------------------------
>  Having read the original posts on this material, and in the process
> of adding
>  A/C to a westy, I purchased some. I ran the info by a friend
> knowledgeable in
>  A/C and other matters associated with this field (I am not an
> expert) just to
>  be sure it was safe. It is not. This is a mix of propane and
> butane. It may
>  be legal but certainly not something I want in my van. A real issue
> is if
>  having the AC serviced by a tech unfamiliar with this material. He
> may use a
>  flame type leak detector with catastrophic results.
>  Propane was used many years ago as a refrigerant because of its
> outstanding
>  thermal properties - but one drawback - it explodes when ignited
> (think
>  fuel/air bomb). Thats why they don't use it anymore. I thought I
> would post
>  this just in case some one was considering using ES-12. Just my
> opinion, hope
>  it helps.
>

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