Timeline for What kind of refrigerant should I look for in a residential air conditioner?
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| Aug 17, 2021 at 0:30 | comment | added | Mark | The original refrigerant was ammonia. CFC refrigerants were seen as a major breakthrough because, unlike ammonia, they don't kill you when they leak. | |
| Aug 16, 2021 at 3:27 | comment | added | LShaver♦ | The challenge with alternative refrigerants such as ammonia or propane/butane is that they introduce a safety issue where none existed before. Even if the fire risk is small, there was no fire risk before. Since new technology is generally proven in large-scale commercial systems where the propane charge would be significant enough to cause damage, it takes a while to make it's way to smaller systems where there's less risk. | |
| Aug 15, 2021 at 13:44 | comment | added | Nic | Great answer, thanks! | |
| Aug 15, 2021 at 13:43 | vote | accept | Nic | ||
| Aug 15, 2021 at 12:57 | history | edited | juhist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 15, 2021 at 12:51 | history | answered | juhist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |