My father still has about 10 cases of good ol’ harmless R12. It was about 50 cents a pound. When I was a mechanic many moons ago in college we would recharge R12 systems AFTER the ban. We charged $100 per pound. The studies on the harm R12 caused were complete scientific rubbish. It was harmless. One study shows they were trying to measure effects on the soil but the microorganisms in the soil just absorbed and ate it. It is heavier than air but somehow it magically floated in to the Ozone. The other fun fact was “scientists” had no idea what was really happening with the ozone until satellites were launched. They assumed there was a stable even layer surrounding the entire earth. They were wrong. There are naturally occuring holes at the poles but “WE MUST DO SOMETHING” so lets grab money and power.
Thanks government. You’re the best.
I used to test oil content in R113 that was used for cleaning oil out of oxygen systems.
The stuff worked great. It took a lot more time and effort when they had to switch to TSP flushes.
The only drawback is that I developed a little heart arrhythmia when I worked with Freon too much. I had to be careful.
I also worked most of my life as a mechanic & worked with R12 & then later with R!34 which was supposed to replace the “dangerous” R!2. There was never anything wrong with R12 if used properly & it was inexpensive. I think that was the catch;they weren’t making enough money on R12 & greed set in(like it always does). As far as I could tell,R12 was always a superior refrigerant. Proves that it is always best to keep government out of things they don’t understand.