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Old 02-02-2014, 01:08 AM   #4
Lattimer
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Re: A/C When Pulling The Motor

Years gone by refrigerant was cheap and everybody just let it go. Then all of the environmental stuff began. Now its very illegal to let it out. If anybody saw it, could mean a hefty fine.

As for hurting the environment-----that 1 lb or so of 134a is like peeing in the ocean. I once watched a failed mechanical seal on a chiller compressor dump about 3000lbs of R-22 into the air in a few minutes. The isolation valves were so old we couldn't get them to close and we lost the whole charge. That caused me a lot of paperwork.
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