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vel0citytoday at 2:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

CFC is a fluorinated gas. Its in the name. Chloroflurocarbon. So you're saying "Fluorinated gases replaced [fluorinated gasses]".

CO2 is not a terrific refrigerant. It requires comparably very high pressures to be effective and has a low critical point reducing their effectiveness in a lot of normal temperature ranges. More modern refrigerants like HFOs usually have a GWP of <1 and don't require anywhere near as high of pressures, with R-454B being around the same as R-410A.


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thelastgallontoday at 3:08 PM

> So you're saying "Fluorinated gases replaced [fluorinated gasses]".

Thanks! Could've worded it better.

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londons_exploretoday at 2:35 PM

Europe is using lots of refrigerants like r600 (isobutane) and r290 (propane).

They work really well, with the downside they are very explosive. However stories of airconditioners blowing up are really rare - it seems the risk is probably worth it for the environment.

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