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jeff5may · 08-10-14, 10:22 PM

I argue this:
r-12 and r-22 are dinosaurs. I could still buy them if i had an EPA license. A 30 pound cylinder of either would run me in excess of $200. Or, I could go to my favorite local gas station and buy 20 pounds of HD-5 propane for less than $20 without a license. I could put it straight into my r-22 air conditioner, and it would work at least 90% as well.

Dollar per dollar, propane is a better gas.

08-10-14, 10:22 PM	#217
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,428 Thanks: 431 Thanked 619 Times in 517 Posts	I argue this: r-12 and r-22 are dinosaurs. I could still buy them if i had an EPA license. A 30 pound cylinder of either would run me in excess of $200. Or, I could go to my favorite local gas station and buy 20 pounds of HD-5 propane for less than $20 without a license. I could put it straight into my r-22 air conditioner, and it would work at least 90% as well. Dollar per dollar, propane is a better gas. Last edited by jeff5may; 08-10-14 at 10:25 PM..