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134a Refrigerant
OK, perhaps the eco-nazis have done us in again.
In the NE yesterday I tried to get some R134a ..... and NO ONE in western NJ, Eastern Penna. or Delaware has any ...... ??????? I can get it online from Florida .... at about 400% above the 'normal' price. I know the manufacturer, duPont, has had problems in production and legal - as they are appraently having GREAT legal problems with all their Fluorine based products. The production problems started last year but duPont advised that all would be 'remedied' by December 2004. Any suggestions; or, should I just bite the bullet and find some bootleg R12 and switch back? |
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thats really strange to hear. Also, du pont is not the only one who makes
134a, just a perticular brand of 134a. Try a wholesale refrigeration shop or sales house. Or try Schucks or Napa online, and you could probably order it and have it sent to your house. I know here in washington state, I can walk into the parts store (did the other day) and they have shelves full of 134a.... -- Robb Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200506/1 |
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by the way, R-12 right now is going for about $900.00 a pound, so I don't
think you want to go back to that. -- Robb Message posted via http://www.carkb.com |
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I buy refrigerants exclusively from refrigeration houses, and there
134A is in no shortage. |
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"Robb S via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
... > R-12 right now is going for about $900.00 a pound you were exaggerating to make a point, right? -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
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Not at all. Refrigerant R-12 in the usa, Washington state anyways, is
going around roughly $800-$900 us dollars per pound. It's the number 1 smuggled item across the mexican border besides drugs I am told by people in the industry. -- Robb Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200506/1 |
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That's a thirty pound bottle: http://www.billhughes.com/R12.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O "Robb S via CarKB.com" wrote: > > Not at all. Refrigerant R-12 in the usa, Washington state anyways, is > going around roughly $800-$900 us dollars per pound. It's the number 1 > smuggled item across the mexican border besides drugs I am told by people > in the industry. > -- > Robb > > Message posted via CarKB.com > http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200506/1 |
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"Robb S via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
... > It's the number 1 > smuggled item across the mexican border besides drugs I am told by people > in the industry. im not saying that what you say isnt true, but its ridiculous considering the many available alternatives. for those that are still running 12 systems, even hot shot has a lower boiling point than 12 (cools better than 12). youd be amazed at what you can do with propane. :-) -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
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Hi Sandman,
Sure he's exaggerating, and I see it being sold for about half the four hundred I paid Pep Boys for it ten years ago: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting I saw a big SWAT team action on the San Diego border over a bottle, killed them dead. What can you buy if for, and from what country? God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ "Nathan W. Collier" wrote: > > "Robb S via CarKB.com" > wrote in message > ... > > R-12 right now is going for about $900.00 a pound > > you were exaggerating to make a point, right? > > -- > Nathan W. Collier > http://7SlotGrille.com > http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
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"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
... > What can you buy if for, and from what country? i havent bought any in awhile but its nowhere near $900 a pound. besides, it just doesnt make any sense to buy 12 when you have so many other choices, and many are superior to 12 at a fraction of the cost. 414b ("hot shot") is a perfect example, as is 416a. i would even run 502 before spending the money for 12. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com http://UtilityOffRoad.com |
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