

| Subject: | Re: Friday flammables |
| From: | Loren Busch |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:55:24 -0700 |
RE: "Flammable" Refrigerants If you read through the various spec sheets/regulations etc. you will find that in fact the alternatives to R134 are legal and do get used in heavy equipment, farm equipment, etc. Off road stuff. That's how they are staying in business, that's the market those products are aimed at. They are "Not Approved" for passenger vehicles but not banned (except for some states like my own Soviet of Washington). And IIRC there is a provision that allows them in passenger vehicles IF they have previously been converted to R134. And I also recall reading through the government spec sheet on a whole bunch of refrigerants and under flammability the entry said "Not Tested" for those containing butane so we don't really know if there is a hazard or not! Maybe someone that is about to use some of this stuff in their Vanagon could do a test (see YouTube under 'hair spray and lighter') and tell us what the result is:)
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