[RipSawyer]

A patent must be running out! We are only using this stuff because it was mandated to replace the old Freon which was said to be destroying the Big O zone or some such crap. It never worked as well as Freon. I wouldn’t be surprised if someday they find a way to change some little detail and get a new patent on Freon and then we have to go back to it. All about money folks, all about money. If we all decided to just live in a tent to avoid all this garbage that would be illegal too.

[SuzanneC]

Non-scientist here. What is the name of this replacement coolant? And, where does Puron fall into all this. I switched to puron years ago when they told us freon was being outlawed and no longer allowed. Is that now going to be outlawed?

[MikeinMotley]

nothing has cooled like R12 cooled imo...but yes they say it was destroying the big O so then went to R134, NOW that is dangerous : / it’s always something and will never stop!

Mike

[khelus]

A patent must be running out! We are only using this stuff because it was mandated to replace the old Freon which was said to be destroying the Big O zone or some such crap. It never worked as well as Freon. I wouldn’t be surprised if someday they find a way to change some little detail and get a new patent on Freon and then we have to go back to it. All about money folks, all about money. If we all decided to just live in a tent to avoid all this garbage that would be illegal too.

Yup the replacement of Freon coincided with the expiration of a patent.

DuPont must need a new source of profits.

That replacement coincidentally made oodles for global chemical and pharma. It's why asthma inhalers that actually worked were replaced by a poorly tested, inferior product