Aircon re-gas

[anomad]

What is the gas type used to refill VS commodore air con? If I want to top up myself where can I buy the gas and hose/gauge at the right price? I live is Sydney. Thanks

 

[wamboin23]

R134a. You can buy the gauges all you want, but the gas is a restricted product, you must be licenced to purchase it.

 

[losh1971]

NZ sells them as does the US

 

[Immortality]

Yep, I buy the stuff and top up myself.

 

[EYY]

Nah you can buy from hychill - don’t require a license for some of their products. Lpg is apparently used by some manufacturers these days too.

 

[losh1971]

Lpg is apparently used by some manufacturers these days too.

I read that somewhere too. Be certainly a cheaper gas.

 

[wamboin23]

Anything but R134a is for people that try to cut corners.

There is definitely no OEM's using LPG in automotive AC system either, thats for sure.

 

[EYY]

Anything but R134a is for people that try to cut corners.

There is definitely no OEM's using LPG in automotive AC system either, thats for sure.

Sorry man gotta disagree - r134a isn’t great, although it works, it’s long term environmental effects are still uncertain.

Lol yeah I worded that wrong, of course lpg is an automotive fuel. Lpg/propane CAN be used as its a great refrigerant and non o-zone depleating. Plenty of people think it’s dangerous, but in reality it’s not.

There’s another similar flammable gas that is used in modern cars, and this is the one I was thinking of when I made my last post. My mistake.

https://www.1234facts.com/what-is-solstice-yf/

If you want safety info on using a flammable gas as a refrigerant - there’s info in this link too.

 

[losh1971]

Isn't propane and LPG the same thing? I have filled my oxy gas bottle with LPG to use on my oxy/LPG oxy kit. The gas was out of a car tank that was pulled from the vehicle prior to sending it to scrap metal and it worked just fine.

 

[EYY]

Isn't propane and LPG the same thing? I have filled my oxy gas bottle with LPG to use on my oxy/LPG oxy kit. The gas was out of a car tank that was pulled from the vehicle prior to sending it to scrap metal and it worked just fine. I've used the

Lpg is a propane/butane mix - the ratio can vary wildly though.