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Old 12-11-2023, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo View Post
Refrigerant for my old A/C was $125 pound. I thought they was pumping liquid gold into it.
In some cases…the government banned certain types of refrigerants (Freon) because of environmental concerns. After R 12 was banned R 134 took its place. This made R 12 much more valuable. Most compressors on AC units couldn’t handle the new refrigerant so R 12 was the only option or just buy a brand new AC. Condensation rates and expansion valves weren’t compatible with transient mixes.
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