Office Depot Brand is 100% 1,1,1,2-TetraFlouroEthane...which is HFC-134A
Witness the MSDS sheet for it:
http://www.officedepot.com/pdf/msds/329576.pdf
In bulk, I pay $5 a can for 10 oz. That's about half what it goes for
in autoparts stores around here.
I just had the AC done in the benz. Apparently the PO just kept dumping
can after can of sealer into his AC [he had eorn the finish off of the
port] and when the shop pulled it apart, there was a TON of oil and gook
that came pouring out of it. This, among other things, caused me to
need a new condenser [$400, + labor] as you could shake it and feel the
junk sloshing around in it. Therefore it *IS* possible to put too much
sealer/oil into your AC as it's the gas that escapes, not the oil.
I guess different brands would be different, but the Office Depot brand
even has the same nipple as the home AC kits when you pull off the cap.
Brian wrote:
> Looking at a can of the power duster compressed gas duster right now sitting
> on my computer desk. Says nothing about hfc134a on it anywhere. It does
> have the gas number 75-37-6 which is R152A. I guess different manufacturers
> might use different gasses in the canned air for computers. Either way,
> it's not like you save any money buying either one.
>
> brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 1:04 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: RE: RE: UH-OH!
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>
> *BUT* if you go to office Depot, purchase 4 of their canned air dusters
> and spray them at your truck, you have done the same thing. The only
> difference is the original packaging. I have actually put air duster
> HFC134A in my truck's AC when I couldn't scare up any of the regular
> stuff, and actually it's as pure as it gets. One can of stuff with
> sealer and then 2-3 of plain, and a leak that had plagued me for years
> went away.. YMMV
>
> Note: if you are the type that still has the tags on your pillows,
> ignore this post, because obviously the rules are more important than
> critical thinking..
>
> Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
>>That is correct
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric [mailto:huffy340@gmail.com]
>>Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:34 AM
>>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: RE: RE: UH-OH!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Actually the HFC134A is legal to vent into the air, just look at the
>>>contents of any "canned air" duster.
>>
>>
>>Assuming i understand it correctly, and the epa is calling HFC-134a a
>>substitute refrigerant, it is not legal to vent:
>>
>>http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/title6/608/faq.html#q2
>>
>>Can I vent HFC-134a refrigerant?
>>It is illegal under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act to knowingly vent
>>substitute refrigerants during any service, maintenance, repair or
>
> disposal
>
>>of an appliance.
>>
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