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Originally Posted by Taylor95
It should be completely safe for people to try out. The auto ignition temperature of the gas is above 1200* F. Although the can itself should be stored below 125* F, but I think that is so the pressure does not build up too much in the can.
https://www.es-refrigerants.com/docs/13007_499.pdf
Edit: After reading some reviews from people who have used this product in their vehicles, most have said that it works better than R134a. An occasional HVAC person would say that nothing but regular 134a should be used, but I haven't read of anyone having issues with it. |
Thanks. It does seem to work better, it is better for the environment since it is ozone safe and it has almost no GWP, and it should be better for the system's longevity. But my biggest concern would be what would happen in a front end collision. If the condenser is smashed and wiring sparks or something... That could end badly. Or the less likely scenario where the evaporator goes bad and dumps all of the refrigerant inside the car. A spark from a relay or switch could also end very badly.
I remember reading a forum where someone apparently used this refrigerant in their car to replace R12 (IIRC an old Porsche) and somehow a hose was sliced by the cooling fan, I think while they were running the car on a dyno. It supposedly ended up starting a fire. I wish I could find that forum.
EDIT: This wasn't the forum I was looking for, but here is an article about the incident:
http://www.imcool.com/articles/airco...erant_Fire.htm