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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
You all know that propane has been used for maybe 20 years as a enviro friendly household refrigeration gas replacing R12?
We recently had a Tesla attack a power pole and catch fire. Does that mean we have to consider power poles dangerous?
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An environmentally friendly
household refrigeration gas. I used the same Envirosafe Industrial R134A replacement in my refrigerator about 2 years ago after I changed the compressor, and I used R290 to recharge a window AC unit that originally used R22 after the condenser was damaged by careless movers and it lost it's charge. Both systems work perfectly, I don't consider either dangerous.
However, a refrigerator that holds about as much gas as a few lighters, is generally away from ignition sources, and is well protected sitting in the kitchen is a LOT different than a car that holds a significant amount of gas in a very unprotected location (the condenser at the very front of the car) and is relatively likely to crash with plenty of ignition sources in that area. Damaged wiring, hot engine components, and exhaust pipes are all potential ignition sources in an accident.