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To: Gerald Thomas who wrote (2598)	4/19/1998 5:11:00 PM
From: Gerald Thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3448

sorry about all the posts... 1 more... It is hard for me to believe how major corporations along with our federal government can slap the general public up side the head so hard and make the people happy they got hit! Of course the "big three" do not endorse anything except R134a. They won't make any money if you use something else. I have some questions every one in the a/c field should consider. 1). How is it that now that R134a has some competition that retrofitting R12 systems to R134a is all of a sudden such a simple deal? At first, word was that nearly your entire system had to be replaced or mass destruction would take place. Now they say all you have to do is slap on some fittings, oil, a few orings if you get around to it, oh and of course in some cases you might want to add some additional parts is some special cases. What has changed? They wanted you to pay big bucks at the service center, or, even better, just buy a new car. 2)What was the price of R134a two years ago when there was not any competition? What is the price today? About 10% of what it was two years ago. Seems to me somebody was making some HUGE margins at the publics expence for a couple of years. Does this sound like companies you really want to do business with? 3) If R134a is so wonderful why doesn't our military retrofit to it? They are using FRIGC. I have been using FRIGC since last August and have had fabulous results with it. It is a chemical that was designed for R12 systems. I work on HD/off road equipment that sees operating temps in excess of 160 degrees on a 70 degree day. Operating component temps of ambient + 100 degrees are considered normal. I chose to keep my customers happy, not just getting by. Follow Ups: Re: FRIGC FR-12 Hollywood 6/19/97 (1) Re: FRIGC FR-12 Someones screwing the public 8/08/97 (0) Post a Followup