Date:         Tue, 17 Jun 2003 19:19:38 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: redtek web site
Comments: To: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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At 06:13 PM 6/17/2003, Vanagon Man wrote:
>All i seem to find is the Canadian site......what is the US address for
>this site, and what is the high side pressure?

I doubt you'll find a US site since the stuff is not legal for anyone
working for "a consideration" to put into an automotive system per part 609
and/or 612 of the EPA regs.  No flammable refrigerant is approved for
automotive use in the US, and each specific mixture by brand name that *is*
approved must have a corresponding unique set of fittings (specified by
EPA) put on the system so that the next guy down the line knows how to
recycle it.

These EPA regs specifically *don't* address someone working on his own
vehicle for his own purposes -- I haven't found any clear discussion of
that person's situation, or what his responsibility might be later on if a
professional worked on the system.  Actually a professional knowing what
was in the system could not possibly work on it legally since it would not
have the correct approved fittings which do not exist for a specifically
non-approved refrigerant.  If a pro worked on the system *without* knowing
what was in it, and it blew his R-12 recycling machine to smithereens and
burnt down the shop, I don't think our owner would be in a very good
position...

Personally I'd research the legal situation a good deal more thoroughly
before using the stuff.

david

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