What are Refrigerants?

A refrigerant is a substance used to transfer heat from one area and move it to another area. By pumping it around an enclosed space, the refrigerant is able to cool an area by moving heat away. They are usually made from organic compounds with low boiling points like fluorocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) and hydrocarbons. Refrigerants come in small tanks that look like this.

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Interesting facts about Common refrigerants

R12

  • 10,900 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
  • An ozone depleting CFC.
  • In 1995 it was banned under the Montreal protocol. Illegal to buy or sell, replaced by R134a in 1995.
  • Venting from the average fridge or freezer is the equivalent of 6 months of carbon emissions from the average home.

  • R134a

  • 1,430 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
  • No harmful effects on the ozone layer.
  • Venting from the average fridge or freezer is the equivalent of 1 month of emissions from the average home.

  • R22

  • 1,810 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
  • An ozone depleting HCFC (a less potent type of CFC).
  • Venting from the average air conditioner is the equivalent of 2 months of carbon emissions from the average home.

  • R410a

  • 2,088 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
  • No harmful effects on the ozone layer.
  • Venting from the average air conditioner is the equivalent of 2 months of carbon emissions from the average home.
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