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Originally Posted by raghu_athre
so what are you recommending...
The r12 or the freeze 12 hydrocarbon based refridegerant???
Also, I thought purchasing R 12 was illegal in US
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What's illegal is converting from R12 to hydrocarbons. Also, hydrocarbons are illegal is several states (but not federal).
It is illegal to make or import R12 in the USA. But that doesn't mean you can't buy it. You need to get a license. You can get it online for very little money; search here for 609.
Note that it's not even illegal to add R12 to a leaky system, but it is illegal to vent any automative refridgerant, even hydrocarbons. I believe that it's illegal to vent any refridgerant, although it appears to be legal to vent 134a which is sold and used for non-refridgeration purposes.