Scott,
All you have to do is look at the patent expiration date of R-12. As soon
as DuPont could no longer corner the market on the material, it became
the worst possible thing for our environment. News Flash--One single
volcano eruption spews forth more florocarbons into the atmosphere that
the human race could ever think about.
You're also correct about the efficiency of R-134a. It is simply not as
good.
Remember, DuPont couldn't have gotten away with this without the help of
our current tree-huggin' administration.
Everytime someone says "we're doing it for the children", I lose another
personal freedom.
>
> Personally, I am willing to look at any alternative to R-134a. In my
> personal research on the ozone depletion/CFC issue, I uncovered a few
> facts about R134-a that have been largely suppressed:
> 1. It is less efficient than r12, requiring half again as much volume in
> the system to do the same job. a retrofit will result in less cooling
> than before.
> 2. It is so highly corrosive that the entire system will be destroyed
> and have to be completely replaced within five years (my local paper
> recently had an article fron the AP about this very thing--after the ban
> in 2000, a refrigerator will cost 50% more and be totally shot in five
> years, instead of the current average of sixteen.)
>
> Also, my research has led me to conclude that the CFC/ozone depletion
> theory is a complete fraud, and I will not support DuPont or the other
> companies for their duplicity by buying r-134a.
>
> Cheers
>
> Scott Kohl (donning Nomex)
>
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