| Re: [GMCnet] Frosty Cool / Dura Cool [message #218259 is a reply to message #218256] |
Tue, 13 August 2013 23:23   |
Emery Stora
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NO. Don't put it in the roof air. It is the wrong refrigerant. Your roof air is in a welded, sealed chamber so the refrigerant shouldn't leak out. There are no seals or hoses to leak as your dash air has.
Emery Stora
On Aug 13, 2013, at 10:09 PM, Mickey Space Ship Shuttle <mickeysss@me.com> wrote:
> my 12 cans of frostycool came in today, should i use it? is it ok and as good as duracool?
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> My dash air is a little weak but has a small amount of coolness to it, it has not been filled in maybe 6 years,
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> i would suppose it has leaked some out, Should i just give it a shot of frostycool and see what happens.
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> what psi on high and low sides should i shoot for. if i may ask for help to anyone, thank you Mickey anaheim ca. 77 palm beach.
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> Is there a way to also put this stuff in the roof air? best regards
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> On Aug 13, 2013, at 8:46 PM, Emery Stora wrote:
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>> The propane that we burn in our ovens and furnaces is very impure with a lot of other things besides propane in it. The other things in it might have a very negative impact on your cooling system. The propane used in Duracool and such HC12a refrigerants is highly purified propane.
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>> I would not consider trying to make my own, and I am a Chemical Engineer.
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>> Emery Stora
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>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:48 PM, A. wrote:
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>>> The people that sell Duracool and Frostycool may or may not put other additives in their products, but the basic refrigerant in both is a mix of approximately 64% propane and 36% butane by mass.
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>>> You can make your own with an "empty" propane tank (with only some propane vapor in it), some fittings, some propane, and a 450 gram can of Campingaz, which is 80% butane. Combine 19.4 oz of propane to one 450 gram can of Campingaz to make 35.26 oz of HC12.
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