[ZTWsquared]

(11-28-2012, 06:41 AM)Lucster1000 Wrote:

(11-28-2012, 06:16 AM)Scourge Wrote: Thanks Ken,

Some other circumstances have left me with the morning free tomorrow, so I'm going to take it in to the shop for some other work and I'll have them do the leak test on it. It's good to know you can get the R134 kits though.

On another note, we moved last week and I have a garage to work in now, so I'll likely have some parts orders coming your way in the near future.

-George

You can buy a recharge kit from Canadian Tire, it worked pretty good for me. But the kit from ZTWsquared sounds much better than the one I used from Canadian Tire, if your in no hurry that's the kit to go with.

If I'm not mistaken the Redtec or Duracool systems that CTC sells are both propane based refrigerants (R12 is basically propane minus the odorant IIRC) which has slightly different operating parameters and may represent a "can't-go-back" modification. There is also apparently some question about propane's compatibility with the ester based lubricants used in R134 systems but that could be propaganda - or, LOL, I might simply have my info wrong.

The reason these represent a viable option in Canada is because only authorized technicians with the proper (read expensive) equipment are allowed to work with R134 refrigerant - the last time I checked I was told it would cost 80 bucks just to check my system and then another 100 to service it assuming no leaks. So moving to a DIY propane based solution is relatively speaking very attractive.