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 Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:39 pm |
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i had 13kg container slowly leaking in back yard for about 3 months until it emptied itself,expected a kicking from greenpeace or visit from special branch,the only paki for miles and a noxious green gas discharching from my yard.  the green is only dye in case matey is worried.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:21 pm |
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| ali20six wrote: |
| if your gay or a tree hugger i apologize,but the advice is sound,r134a is a safe gas for the enviroment. |
it IS NOT safe for the enviroment im a qualified air con technician i think i would know!!!
im not going to get in a petty immature arguement with someone who has nothing better to do i was just giving a honest knowledgable answer to the original question asked
this is why i cant be arsed with giving advise on this forum as there is too many people who just want to have an arguement for the sake of it
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:33 pm |
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No r124a is NOT safe for the enviroment.
I think if you can do the job just by removing the drier unit,
its worth joining the two pipes together (properly) and run
your aircon without a drier. All it means is that you will have
to regularly (say once every two years) drain all the gas out
and replace in order to get rid of any major moisture which
accumilates over time. The drier unit if I'm not mistaken is
only there for reliability and does not perform an active function
in the gas circuit. That way you get the best of both worlds.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:36 pm |
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Q: What new refrigerant will my service technician put in my vehicle? Are there many substitute refrigerants that are OK?
A: Automakers are producing new vehicles with R-134a, which does not deplete the ozone layer. EPA evaluates all substitutes for CFC-12 under its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program in order to determine if they pose any risk to human health or to the environment. Currently, R-134a is the only alternative listed as acceptable, which also has been fully tested and specified by automakers in their guidelines.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:55 pm |
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From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...uoroethane
" 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, R-134a, Genetron 134a, Suva 134a or HFC-134a, is a haloalkane refrigerant with thermodynamic properties similar to R-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane), but with less ozone depletion potential. "
Less does not mean no.
" Recently, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane has been subject to use restrictions due to its contribution to climate change. In the EU, it will be banned as from 2011 in all new cars.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:57 pm |
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nah it will be fine mate trust.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:59 pm |
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| ali20six wrote: |
| nah it will be fine mate trust. |
^^Famous last words.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:20 pm |
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| ali20six wrote: |
| nah it will be fine mate trust. |
stop being a moron you ARE wrong
he didnt ask for page after page of your petty idiotic argueing he just asked a simple question about removing the aircon which has been answered
can a moderator please lock this thread now the original question has been answered? thankyou
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:17 am |
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ri34a replaced a much better ac gas r12 in the mid 90s because of ozone depletion,these so called qualified air con technicians will charge to collect the gas then sell it to someone else. the 206 contains 700g of r134a hardly likely to lead to destruction of the planet anytime soon.as im obviously correct in my opinion can a moderator please lock this thread now before my dummy hurtles from pram.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:36 am |
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yes r134a is better than r12 but is still harmful!!!
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:39 am |
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Ok, so to derive from the arguement, I paid a tenner to get it removed. Meant that I could chill and not have to worry about green gases or whatever wonderful things it would do to the environment.
I am currently removing the black 'thing'  apart from it being a girl dog due to the location of the two screws.
Thanks for anyones help. 
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:40 am |
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| tomd0801754 wrote: |
Ok, so to derive from the arguement, I paid a tenner to get it removed. Meant that I could chill and not have to worry about green gases or whatever wonderful things it would do to the environment.
I am currently removing the black 'thing' apart from it being a girl dog due to the location of the two screws.
Thanks for anyones help. |
no worries mate
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:53 am |
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Locked!
Answer has been given
I would just like to put on record that discharging aircon gases into the environment is not permitted under the law, and as shown £10 to empty it is a lot kinder to our world 
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