My brother has his certifications for heating and air and was told in
his class that if we were to release all of the freon from EVERY car and
refrigerator in the US that it still would not do the damage to the
ozone that one launching of the space shuttle does.Now, with the law
prohibiting the release of refrigerant into the ozone(you can get fined
$10,000 for doing it)do we have a lawyer on the list that wants to go
after big government <G> Brad
Ron Soave wrote:
> It is still legal for use, but has to be purchased and
> handled by a licensed technician (believe there are at
> least 2 certifications needed). Production was halted
> Jan. 1, 1996 (maybe 1995? Can't recall exactly) of
> all Class I ozone depleting chemicals here of which
> CFC R-12 is one. Under the Montreal Protocol it was
> supposed to halt in 2000, but was later accelerated.
> Unrecovered venting is illegal, and in some areas it
> was/is illegal for a technician to service a car with
> a detectable leak (this was the case when I lived in
> Florida, but the law was changed because lots of games
> can be plaed with leak detection).
>
> BTW, production of Class 2 ODC's (HCFC's like R-22
> used in a lot of refrigerators) begins phaseout in
> 2004, ending in 2030.
>
> --- Andy Webster <trunkie@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Frank,
> > Is R-12 still legal there?
> > Over here it isn't but it can be obtained.
> > I was told recently that the biggest contraband
> > import into the US, after
> > cocaine, is old-school, ozone killer CFC's.
> > Andy
> >
> >
> > >From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> > >Reply-To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> > >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Cool LBC
> > >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:08:20 -0400
> > >
> > >For those who know, I have been considering Air
> > conditioning in my
> > >daughters A40.
> > >Well It has happened! And it works great! It ices
> > up the coils.
> > >I took the AC unit out of the Austin Marina before
> > I gave it to the kid
> > >up the street. I made a few very minor mods to the
> > bracket (Marina has
> > >an MGB engine)
> > >Bolted it up, ran the hoses through the hole where
> > the steering column
> > >would go if RHD, mounted the evaporator under the
> > dash and used my Lucas
> > >Auxiliary switch plate for the 2 knobs.
> > >I had it charged up today and it works perfect.
> > Real cold, not any
> > >noticeable power lose.
> > >The AC shop was amazed at the fit of everything,
> > they said it looks
> > >"period" which made me feel good about this
> > challenge. I had to relocate
> > >the radiator expansion tank, solenoid, and washer
> > bottle. Room under the
> > >bonnet is now scarce.
> > >Total cost was $75 for the R-12. The unit came in a
> > free car, I didn't
> > >have to buy anything. I used a hacksaw blade, a
> > drill, a grinder, some
> > >wrinkle paint for the bracket. I only had to drill
> > one hole in the car
> > >for the condensate drip tube.
> > >Engine temp only went up about 8* when idling with
> > the air on full.
> > >I am a happy, cool LBC driver today! Too bad my
> > daughter gets to drive
> > >it.
> > >
> > >This unit can and will fit right in a Sprite/Midget
> > 1275 since that's
> > >what engine is in the A40.
> > >
> > >Now onto the cruise control and remote door
> > locks.......
> > >--
> > >Frank Clarici
> > >Toms River, NJ
> > >60 Bugeye Sprite
> > >67 Sprite (PIECES)
> > >59 Austin A40 Farina WITH AIR!
> > >74 Austin Marina
> > >71 MG Midget racer
> > >61 Sprite (parts car)
> > >65 Sprite (parts car)
> > >66 Sprite (parts car)
> > >And a 97 Ford Pick Up
> > >http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
> >
> >
> >
>
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