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The best refrigerant would be CO2, but it would make the AC system slightly more expensive (around 100 bucks), but car manufacturers instead take R1234yf which could kill us in case of an accident. I wouldn't want an AC system with R1234yf in my car, so I'd basically delete that if it was the only option to use R1234yf.
Was it not this refrigerants that exploded in germany? don't know the details this was a while ago
Propane is used as a refrigerant in commercial refrigeration applications, called R290.
What's interesting is when you have to service a system with propane the EPA says you can just release it into the atmosphere since it's a naturally occurring chemical you just have to make sure it doesn't build up into an explosive quantity where you're working, (they suggest collecting it in a garbage bag and releasing it outside of the building for obvious reasons.
And honestly the small amount of propane that would be used in an automotive application would not really pose much of an explosion hazard compared to the highly pressurized gasoline that the engine uses
Thank u etcg1?
My main man Eric. Another one out of the ballpark.
hfo 1234yf is mad old though.
informative and amusing.
I don't like it when my fat sweats!
butane is a good one too
I don't think it'll be long before there'll be a easy retrofit for this, it's my understanding that this is explosive.
Woo! It is my birthday today!
Thanks Eric