This might be of only peripheral interest, but we have just returned from
our annual vacation in Mexico, and while there my daughter took her car to a
local AC shop to have her AC checked. She said it had been getting less and
less effective for years, and finally about 4 years ago stopped working
completely, but since they live in Lake Tahoe (where 75 degrees in the
middle of August is a HOT DAY!) she never bothered about it. But in Mexico,
they were roasting in the car (it is a big van with glass all around). So
she had it recharged (4 cans) after checking for leaks (too slow to find)
and a complete vacuum pump down etc. Total cost? - - - - - 315 Pesos.
(About $34 this week). The Freon is on the shelf at the parts stores down
there, the going price is 50 Pesos a can ($6 to $7 this week).
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Schmitt <bsbrbank@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Freon and A/C hoses
> Mike -
>
> I've got some facts on A/C conversions collected at:
>
> http://teamchicago.com/imperial/imp-ac.htm
>
> the top link on this page is to an EPA site that has much technical &
> legal discussions of automotive cooling:
>
> http://www.epa.gov/docs/ozone/title6/609/609.html#factsheets
> >
> > Mmmmm...not quite. They still _reclaim_ and _recycle_
> > R12, and you can buy R12 provided it is of this "used"
> > variety. I just took a course on the EPA's rules on
> > refrigerants. CFC's (like R12, R11, etc) are illegal
> > to produce. Period. HCFC's like R22 are legal for
> > sale and manufacture to licensed individuals, but only
> > for the next 20 years or so. Most commercial apps now
> > use HCFC's. R134a belongs to a third class, which are
> > completely ozone safe.
>
>
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