it was 6.00 a can last year, this year it is 19...

for the 12oz can...
retail that is.
I'm sure my distributor can get them for me by the case cheaper. I use jugs... just got one today for 115.00
134 hype will spike the price, but it'll stay around 200 I think.
R22 on the other hand...

Wow, they are not that much out here....yet!

yup. wallyworld price... the leakseal/coolstuff versions are over 34.00...

I just bought a 30lb bottle of r134 for $120. I need to start recovering my own r12 from all of these refrigerators I go through. I'd have an endless supply.

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Because of the season, I am picking up some 30 Lb cylinders of 134A Thursday $99.00 each.
The Mcparts stores here are $19.95 + 6% tax for one pound cans. :eek:
No comment on R22 cost...

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Good prices....

Ah man, I wish it was still that way! I just want one little piddle can and a gauge to see if I can top my system off to work for the summer.....but as it stands I have to flip the coin....spend 60$ a can, hope it works or see it go into thin air...


Hey I just seen a commercial on TV....big lots has r134a for 6.77$ a can....

you can get one pound cans? all the cans around here are 12oz...

most friges have less than 1/2 a can in them... 5 to 8 oz... that's a LOT of recovering... test for burnout first!!!

In A/C terminology, a 12 ounce can is referred to as one pound (troy pound) as opposed to an avoirdupois pound where a pound is 16 ounces.

The new Robinaire A/C machine I was using recently would advance to the next full pound at 12 ounces, FWIW anyways....

... this is news to me. my refrigerant scale goes 16oz to the pound...
then again, I've only been doing this work for 29 years... perhaps I've missed something. automotive cans are rated by troy oz? seriously?:confused:

methinks you are mistaken... the only thing I've ever seen measured in troy oz was precious metals. (now R12 is pricey, but I'm thinking it's still measured by weight and the 16oz/LB )

No argument here, just telling you what I have experienced personally. Like our Robinaire unit advances to the next full pound after 12 ounces.

How would you explain a 12 ounce can when they were always referred to as a 1 pound can????

It doesn't matter either way, I'm just telling you why I call a 12 ounce can a 1 pound can...FWIW anyways...

I see quit a few 30 lb tanks of R134a selling on Craigslist around that price, but you got to watch out for the made in China stuff as I read it could be an inferior product.
A few years ago I got my DuPont Suva for $130, just has 1/4 fitting though, and I was lucky to buy an almost full tank of Arkema Forane R22 for a $100.
R12, been good with that for a while. But would randomly pick some more up if I see a good deal.


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I'll bet the China refrigerants are horrible as their CV boots!!!

It's a good thing I don't own anything that takes R134a. I converted the 300SD back to R12 and I am very happy with it.

Sometimes a mix of propane and isobutane will give a pressure curve close to R12.