r12 is HELLA expensive, BUT you can't beat the cooling power of it, and you do indeed need a license i believe to even possess it, and yea do go just emptying it into the air, 134 retro kits a cheap as fawk so might as well do itNOFX said:Why not just convert to R-134a?
I thought you needed a license to purchase real R-12 anyway.
You'll also have to remove the old R-12 from the system, which it's illegal to vent into the atmosphere. You're supposed to bring it to a shop so they can dispose of it in the correct manner.
it wont match the cooling power of good ol' r12, but then again..... not much willYeLLoWCiViC said:You dont need a license to buy envirosafe r-12 and its $8 for 5oz. which equals 18oz. or regular r-12. so u only need 2 cans of envirosafe r-12 to fill up ur a/c i just wanted to know if anybody has used it before. and i wont go to r134 cuz of the high pressure.
$lick Rick said:it wont match the cooling power of good ol' r12, but then again..... not much will
if your system is currently setup for r12, the r134a will still cause problems over time.
the "retrofit" that most shops do and the kits you can buy at auto parts stores are kind of a joke.
you would need to replace all of the seals, the condenser, etc etc to do a true retrofit.
the envirosafe r12 is better for your a/c system than r134a, as in it wont damage the seals and such, but it wont quite cool as well as r134a either....
well dont expect his results to the norm.... infact.. dont expect his results to be all that truthfullYeLLoWCiViC said:Some guy on another forum said it cooled at 40 degrees with the ambient air being at 90 degrees. sure beats being all sweaty during the summer like i am
$lick Rick said:well dont expect his results to the norm.... infact.. dont expect his results to be all that truthfull
it still cools, it still works pretty good... just not as well as other coolants
but your a/c system will last longer if with it... r134a will kill your seals
you could always search on e-bay for a can of R-12 my instructor from Vo Tech still has a huge 50 lb. can of it that we used on cars all the time, shame you arent in PA or I'd hook you upYeLLoWCiViC said:Yeah thats why i dont wanna convert it to r-134 id rather spend a few more dollars and have my a/c last longer than get the r-134 quick and a year later have to buy another a/c system
Freeze 12 is a blend refrigerant. 80% R-134a and 20% HCFC-142b.YeLLoWCiViC said:Damn i wish i was in PA its really hot in texas (whoever invented texas in july is stupid) Anyways well has anybody heard of Freeze 12??????