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Subject:Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:11:56 -0400
At 10:56 AM 6/20/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>there are good reasons that regulatory agents rule against a product
>and that manufacturers recommend that things be done in a certain way.

There was extreme lobbying pressure by industry groups to standardize
on HFC-134.  One of the (I think valid) reasons is that for a shop to
maintain mandated recycling equipment for several different types of
refrigerant would be unreasonably expensive.

Yours,
DAvid