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Duracool Canada ......Refrigerants?

b77 on Sat May 13, 2006 11:43 AM User is offlineView users profile

Year: 1977
Make: Buick
Model: Regal
Engine Size: 350cu
Refrigerant Type: r12
Country of Origin: Netherlands

Does anybody heard of a company in Canada names DURACOOL.
Does somebody have experience with there Refrigerant Duracool12a® ????

http://www.duracool.com/

Greetings Job




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77 Buick Regal

k5guy on Sat May 13, 2006 1:13 PM User is offline

Don't waste your time with it. It is a flammable hydrocarbon blend. EPA SNAP website See #1 and 2.

Stick with R134a. Dupont SUVA R134a


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Edited: Sat May 13, 2006 at 1:21 PM by k5guy

bohica2xo on Sat May 13, 2006 2:06 PM User is offline

K5, he is in the Netherlands. They are signatory to the Kyoto protocol, and he is probably encouraged to use HC's for low GWP.


B77:

Duracool is indeed an HC blend. Basically R290 & R600, blended to closly match the P/T curve of R12. Since your 1977 vehicle was originally R12, this should work out ok for you. There are some things to remember about Blends, & HC's:

1) HC's are FLAMMABLE. Be sure that you have adequate ventilation when working on your system. Fix all of the known leaks, and be sure to add dye to the system. Do a routine UV inspection at each oil change for refrigerant leaks. If you find a leak, repair it right away - do NOT "top off" the system.

2) Blends tend to fractionate, and may leak one component faster than the other. If you have a leak, the remaining refrigerant must be recovered, and DISCARDED. Fresh refrigerant of the correct blend must be charged. Always charge blends as a liquid, to prevent fractionation during charging.

HC's are compatible with all of the refrigeration oils in use today. You should do a complete flush of the system, and charge the correct oil ammount for your vehicle. Too much oil will hurt cooling, and too little will kill the compressor.

Good luck, and be safe.

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"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."
~ Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, An Autobiography, M. K. Gandhi, page 446.

b77 on Mon May 15, 2006 4:10 PM User is offlineView users profile

Oeps....................

Many thanks guys, stay with the 134a and cool it.

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77 Buick Regal

u118224 on Fri June 22, 2012 10:05 AM User is offline

http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc-12a.html

Duracool, as I understand it, contains a blend of butane and propane, which is flammable. If an automotive ac evaporator begins to leak, it can be harmful to passengers, not to mention the danger if a spark is present.

pippo on Fri June 22, 2012 7:00 PM User is offline

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Originally posted by: u118224
http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc-12a.html


. If an automotive ac evaporator begins to leak, it can be harmful to passengers, not to mention the danger if a spark is present.

"it can be harmful to passengers"? Like R134a leaking will not be harmful to passengers?? Its even worse, if you understand whats in R134a.........

Spark? yes, possible. probable? No. A little realism here, U. Remember the highest risk by far is getting INSIDE an auto to begin with.

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Edited: Fri June 22, 2012 at 7:02 PM by pippo

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