Yet another change in refrigerants around the world is coming soon. We can add this nonsense to the entire global warming BS.

Here's a basic history of refrigeration gases. Prior to the use of Freon, sulfur dioxide and ammonia were among the refrigerants used in early refrigeration systems. Although both of these smell extremely bad when they leak, they were never announced as damaging the ozone layer.

1. We'll begin our chronology with Freon, which became popular in the 1950s and was used into the 1980's.

2. In the 1980s Freon (CFC) was found to harm the ozone layer. Laws were passed banning it in new equipment, with a planned complete phase-out of the gas.

3. Eventually Freon refrigerants R12 and R22 were phased out and no longer manufactured in the 1990s.

4. These gases were replaced with *another* version of Freon known as R112 and R114. Known as an HCFC gases, no existing refrigeration systems in use for air conditioning, freezers or refrigerators could directly use HCFC gases. These gases could violently react somewhat when mixed with older gases.

To continue using older refrigeration equipment, this required a very expensive upgrade with replacement of the condensor, evaporator and capillary tube. All oil had to be replaced in the systems. In other words, it required an expensive re-build of the entire refrigeration system. The compressor was the only part left in place. The cost to retro-fit a car or truck air conditioner averaged about $600.00 in 1980's money. Air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers were left out and eventually couldn't be repaired when the R12 or R22 was no longer available.

5. Now it has been recently announced that HCFC gas, which was the wonder gas family of R112 and R114 to replace Freon, is harming the planet's ozone layer. To cure this problem it has been announced that HCFC gases (Freon 112, 114, etc...) will soon be outlawed world-wide.

6. Can you guess what the replacement refrigerant for HCFC is? A HYDROCARBON-based gas!

Yes - hydrocarbons are the same family of gases as those coming out of billions of exhaust pipes in vehicles around the world - which environmentalists have been ranting and raving about for decades. That expensive $1,000.00 catalytic convertor in your car which has to be replaced sooner or later to get your $10 inspection sticker? It's there to convert HYDROCARBONS into something supposedly less harmful - sulfur dioxide. When mixed with condensation in the exhaust system, sulfur dioxide creates sulfuric acid. This is why exhaust system parts like mufflers and catalytic convertors are wrapped in stainless steel - so they won't be eaten away by the acid.

So we have to ask - how long will it be before hydrocarbons are banned?

And WHO is making the big money off all these changes?

Chemical companies that manufacture refrigerants of course.

A NEW CLIMATE LIE IS NOW CIRCULATING ABOUT AIR CONDITIONERS

A CNN reporter claims air conditioners lose 5% of their gas each year. This is an utter line of bullshit. If this statement were true, all air conditioners would stop functioning after less than 10 years when half of the gas is gone. In fact, losing just 10% of the gas will cause an air conditioner to stop working properly. When you purchase a new air conditioner, it's probably already about a year old since it came from the China manufacturing plant.

According to CNN, every air conditioner will stop working from losing gas within a year or two after you buy it!

And that just doesn't happen.

In fact, we retired a big Fedders 22,000 BTU wall-mounted A/C unit several years ago. It was built like a tank back in 1960 - and ran right up to the day it was removed. The unit still had the original Freongas. For that unit to run for FORTY YEARS clearly indicates that it did not leak any gas. Andneither do older units still in service all around world.

Watch the CNN fear-mongering BS report here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjiUbHuqk4Y

Ted Twietmeyer