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Old 10-31-2013, 09:24 AM   #34
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If ES12 is the same stuff I think it is, it's based on propane/butane. Check with someone more knowlegeable than the evil forum on that since flamable stuff in the AC just sounds like a bad idea.
Lots of refrigerants are hydrocarbon based, that's nothing new. R-134a is tetraflouroethane, and R-12 is Dichlorodiflouromethane for example.

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Dammit. lol Well maybe I'll keep an eye out for a more efficient refrigerant, because I really don't feel like reworking my whole system to fit a larger condenser. Or I'll just try R134a first. It's not like it gets SUPER hot here anyway.
Definitely give it a shot. I would also not hesitate to run ES-12 if 134a doesn't work. ES-12 should be similar to R-12 efficiency wise.
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