Disposing of old A/C
I replaced my old roof A/C last Sunday. Went off without a hitch. Now I have the old unit that I am wondering how I get rid of it. Where I live, if you wanr to get rid of an old fridge or freezer, yo...
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wa8yxm wrote:
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Considering the value of Freon (Of course that's not likely real freon in there (R-12) more likely R-22 or R-134a (R sands for Refrigerant).
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Actually, "Freon" is a trademarked term for any of a family of refrigerants. DuPont holds the trademark.
"The most important members of the group have been dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon 12), trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11), chlorodifluoromethane (Freon 22), dichlorotetrafluoroethane (Freon 114), and trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113)."
I operated Freon 11, Freon 12, Freon 114, and Lithium Bromide plants on submarines for many years. They were referred to as R-11, R12, and R-114 plants... but they could suffer a Freon leak - a potentially serious problem in our confined breathing space.
