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Selling disposable cans of refrigerant to the public is not only very
dangerous to them, but, they do not have the expertise on how to properly charge a cars a/c system. You dont just 'fill er up' with freon ; it has to be accurately measured in and you have to know what you are doing . Youre doing a disservice to the public , albiet making a profit doing so. |
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"Bob G." <rg327_remove_comcast.net> wrote in message news > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:22:58 -0500, (dave) > wrote: > >>Selling disposable cans of refrigerant to the public is not only very >>dangerous to them, but, they do not have the expertise on how to >>properly charge a cars a/c system. You dont just 'fill er up' with freon >>; it has to be accurately measured in and you have to know what you are >>doing . Youre doing a disservice to the public , albiet making a profit >>doing so. > > Well I did not take the time to view the original posters link.. > So I sure can not comment on it or the above reply... > > .BUT > > I can tell you a bunch of us older farts used to buy 75 cent cans of > R12 at the local Auto Zones/Pep Boys etc and just filling "her" up so > to speak... > > Bob G. Yeah! I resemble that. I guess ignorance is bliss. |
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Bob I wrote:
> > > tww1491 wrote: >> "Bob G." <rg327_remove_comcast.net> wrote in message >> news >>> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:22:58 -0500, (dave) >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Selling disposable cans of refrigerant to the public is not only very >>>> dangerous to them, but, they do not have the expertise on how to >>>> properly charge a cars a/c system. You dont just 'fill er up' with >>>> freon >>>> ; it has to be accurately measured in and you have to know what you are >>>> doing . Youre doing a disservice to the public , albiet making a >>>> profit >>>> doing so. >>> Well I did not take the time to view the original posters link.. >>> So I sure can not comment on it or the above reply... >>> >>> .BUT >>> >>> I can tell you a bunch of us older farts used to buy 75 cent cans of >>> R12 at the local Auto Zones/Pep Boys etc and just filling "her" up so >>> to speak... >>> >>> Bob G. >> >> Yeah! I resemble that. I guess ignorance is bliss. > > As long as you made dang sure the can stayed upright, worked just fine. Still have a couple of cans on the shelf. Regrettably, I didn't buy a large tank of R12 when Costco had it on sale, for "export to Mexico." My a/c guy is still peddling 'recycled' R12; however the price is getting fierce. I see mixed reports on FR-12 conversion -- any experience here?? -- pj |
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'Well I did not take the time to view the original posters link.. So I
sure can not comment on it or the above reply...' REPLY: Hes trying to peddle disposable cans of refrigerant. 'I can tell you a bunch of us older farts used to buy 75 cent cans of R12 at the local Auto Zones/Pep Boys etc and just filling "her" up so to speak... Bob G.' REPLY: Its a pure guess unless your cars a/c system had a liquid line sight-glass indicator whereby you would add refrigerant until all the bubbles in the sight-glass went away thereby guaranteeing a full head of liquid to the evaporators metering device ; but , manufacturers did away with sight-glass indicators to save money and so Joe Public would have to take it in to the respective Manufacturers Dealership to have it properly recharged. |
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There's always somebody wanting to tell us not to service our own
airconditioners, but plenty of us are still doing it. Anyone who wants to can take a test, pay a fee and become certified. |
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"John D" > wrote in message news:kd8Fi.3206$qV3.2190@trndny02... > There's always somebody wanting to tell us not to service our own > airconditioners, but plenty of us are still doing it. > Anyone who wants to can take a test, pay a fee and become certified. > > I bought the manifold gauges and vacuum pump on Ebay, very reasonably priced I think the gauges were about $40 and the used vacuum pump was about $80, incl. shipping. I needed both R-12 and R-134a gauges as I have vehicles of both varieties. A little research on the Net was all I needed to get the info like correct pressures, recommended oil (closed ended-refers to the molecule), etc. and since having all this I've worked on about six different cars and home A/C units too, I've probably saved at least $600 in service charges so far. There's this clever inexpensive device that injects the oil without adding any air or breaking open the system once under vacuum. There is also a flush solution and 'gun' you can buy to 'pressure wash' the inside of the system works great if you have an air compressor. And one can buy R-12 on Ebay without a license if you send the seller a statement saying you are buying it for re-sale. Butcher '96 LT-4 CE |
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