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Re: Recharge with Duracool: good idea?
"Mike J" <nospam@home.org> wrote in message
news:hps1f21qhvo2oui8potpe95mgut161k77e@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:04:04 -0500, "Ray O"
> <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>>"geronimo" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote in message
>>news:6f20f25sqpem86m8sclo234k9ck750n7l6@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I am getting a 1988 Camry all fixed up. Have a choice between
>>> recharging ac with R134 or Dura-cool propane/butane blend.
>>> Have heard that people have had very good results with Dura-cool, and
>>> I think it would only cost about $35 to recharge system with it, using
>>> my existing R134 gauge set. Hopefully there is nothing wrong with AC
>>> except a small leak, won't know for sure until I try recharging.
>>> Opinion? Tnx, Geronimo[/color]
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>>According to the MSDS on Duracool's web site,
>>[url]http://www.deepfreezeinc.ca/msds.htm[/url] it is a blend of some type of methane
>>and propane. Towards the bottom of the MSDS is an indication that the
>>stuff
>>will burn. Other than that, the duracool.com site guarantees that the
>>stuff
>>will not harm any component of your air conditioning system.
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>>If your AC system has been in a discharged state for a while, I recommend
>>changing the receiver/drier because the desiccant inside is probably
>>saturated.[/color]
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> That type of desiccant is used?
> Mike[/color]
The same stuff that comes packed with some electronics and Japanese rice
crackers - silica gel.
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Ray O
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