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Air&Road · #31 06-25-2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Emmerich

There was never an environmental problem with R12, the patent ran out and Dupont had their lobbyists B.S. politicians into adopting ITS new refrigerant 134. Looks like the same thing all over again.

I agree!

That brings up a question that might have already been answered in this thread. When the bring in the new brew, are they outlawing 134?

Graplr · #32 06-25-2012, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emmerich

There was never an environmental problem with R12, the patent ran out and Dupont had their lobbyists B.S. politicians into adopting ITS new refrigerant 134. Looks like the same thing all over again.

R12 is a cfc. Cfc's breakdown ozone. That much is fact. You could argue about the effect on the ozone layer versus the amount released into the atmosphere but I would say at a minimum r12 posed an enviromental concern.