CanadianCray wrote:
>
> That's funny. "It would snow out the vents". Considering the evap. would
> freeze up at 0C & stop working. LOL. If your in the states I would believe
> it as there are not many laws governing the purchase of refrigerants. Don't
> seem to care about the environment. Most techs. aren't even licensed.
>
> There may be no license. required to purchase the refrigerant but I know for
> a fact that it is still illegal under EPA guidelines to fill a leaking
> refrigerant system with ANY kind of refrigerant. Also many of the
> aftermarket R134A replacements that you can purchase from local parts stores
> are not actually R134A, many of them are actually propane as to get around
> laws regarding these chemicals. Propane makes a great refrigerant but if you
> get into an accident BOOM.

Perhaps you have your R's mixed up, Propane (and a variety of other
flamable and non-flamable gasses) were sold as R12 replacements, NOT as
R134a replacements. R134a can be purchased without a license in the US.