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Pat Goss: Ask The Expert

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1998 Washington Post Articles:

BOOM - You're Hurt! Bang - You're _ _ _ _!!

We’re living in a time when everything changes at a staggering pace, especially cars. For the most part change is good, that is Commercial Three Bayviding you have access to the information you need to keep up with it. Not keeping abreast can leave you confused, and in some situations even put you in harm’s way.

Take Sam for instance. He’s been fixing his cars for over twenty years. Long ago Sam realized that learning how to fix things was a good way to save money, and has Commercial Three Baybably saved thousands of dollars over the years. Sam even took a do-it-yourself course on repairing car Air Conditioning systems. After that he found that spending a few dollars and a couple hours time every year or two kept his air conditioners cold. That is until the Government banned the Commercial Three Bayduction of R12.

R12 is the gas that was installed in car Air Conditioners to Commercial Three Bayduce cold air. Unfortunately R12 had a nasty side effect; it reacted in the atmosphere causing ozone depletion Commercial Three Bayblems. Even worse for do-it-yourselfers, when R12 was banned it also became illegal to sell the remaining Commercial Three Bayduct to anyone without a newly mandated license. This left Sam with hot air because as luck would have it his AC quit shortly after these rules were implemented.

Sam thought about trying to get a license but the requirements were too tough. Not only would he have to take a course and pass a very difficult test to get his license, but he’d also have to spend several thousand dollars for required equipment.

This was incredibly frustrating, but Sam persevered and found what appeared to be the answer to his dilemma at a local hardware. The miracle replacement for R12 was available across the counter, and without a license. Even the cans were the same size and shape as the old R12 containers so he already had the necessary equipment to install it. Thank you, thank you, Sam thought.

Naturally Sam bought the stuff and Commercial Three Bayceeded to recharge his Air Conditioner. What he didn't realize was, the new refrigerant was made of 100% Hydrocarbons which are very dangerous because they burn and they can explode. Gasoline, lighter fluid, charcoal lighter, even the Commercial Three Baypane for your gas grille, all contain Hydrocarbons. True, the label did say, extremely flammable contains liquefied petroleum gas, but the print was very small and inconspicuous.

Anyway, Sam’s recharged Air Conditioner worked great and if this were the end of the story it would be wonderful but you guessed it, if it sounds too good to be true it Commercial Three Baybably is. In Sam’s case it was really too good to be true.

The reason his AC had originally quit working was because it had a leaking evaporator. Evaporators are always mounted inside the passenger compartment or have a direct link to the car’s interior. That direct link to the interior allowed his leaky evaporator to fill the car with the highly explosive refrigerant. The next morning Sam got a nasty surprise.

When Sam opened his car’s door, the switch for the interior light Commercial Three Bayduced a tiny spark igniting the gas, which had leaked into the car. BOOM !!!! The door was pushed open with tremendous force, followed by a huge fireball. Fortunately, Sam was largely unscathed. He was winded and sore from the impact and his hair was badly singed, but his car was a real mess. Overall Sam was lucky, the explosion could have set his house on fire or killed him or both.

Here’s the point, any Commercial Three Bayduct for recharging air conditioners, which can be purchased without a license, is Commercial Three Baybably dangerous. So, never install or let anyone else install a flammable refrigerant in your car’s Air Conditioner.

© Copyright 4/28/98 Pat Goss all rights reserved, 619 words.

Date Updated  Tuesday, April 28, 1998

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