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So for those of us in the service industry this changeover is going to be a big deal because according to materials at my disposal the new automobile refrigerant is not compatible with existing refrigeration systems or HVAC service equipment. This means that vehicles currently equipped with R134a systems will become extremely expensive to service as R134a production is cut and any shop offering HVAC service will be required to purchase new "state-of-the-art" recovery/recycling equipment that will certainly draw a premium price. As many of you know, the price of 134a has been on the rise for some time now. Bottom line - the car you drive now will be MORE difficult to service than R12 systems because unlike R12 systems, it cannot be converted.
Perhaps the various conspiracy theories surrounding DuPont's chemical patents and government regulations have been discussed here before but I figure the topic is worth another go'round.
Although FREON is a registered trademark of DuPont, the first CFC refrigerant patent was awarded to Frigidaire (a General Motors company) in the 20's. Since then DuPont Co. has been the leading developer and manufacturer of refrigerant compounds for all applicable industries (anything you need to keep cold worldwide). R12 was used as the standard automotive refrigerant for years until 1995 when all new cars were required to be fitted with a new "environmentally safe" refrigerant. The conspiracy here is that DuPont's patent for R12 was due to expire in 1995. Basically, R12 is cheap to manufacture so after there is competition on the market the price will fall drastically forcing DuPont to lower their prices (and margins) to remain competitive.
DuPont Co. was one of the biggest supporters of the R134a changeover and the Bronfman family (who is directly decended from the DuPont family and who currently heads DuPont) lobbied directly for it's replacement (political ties to the NWO and Al Gore are evident with research). Conveniently enough, the chemical approved as R12's replacement was proprietarily owned by none other than....... DuPont Co.
Now, it turns out that R134a is bad for the environment as well so we need a new "green" refrigerant to replace it. In comes 1234yf. Guess who owns the patent on 1234yf? That's right, DuPont. Honeywell also owns part of the patent as DuPont is outsourcing manufacture to Honeywell but anyone worth their salt in the technical gig knows what kind of influence (money) Honeywell has with both the technical engineering industry and the US governement. They make everything and have been buying up competitive companies. Garrett (the turbo mfg) was one example.
I'd like to know what you guys think/know/have heard about the subject. I even think a debate on how a compound more dense than air (R12) can possibly rise to the O3 layer and cause damage. Furthermore how levels of CL 800 times greater in the annual evaporation of sea water and volcanic eruptions are eclipsed by released refrigerant compounds...... I'm not much of a tinfoil hat guy but I can identify a pattern when I see one.
What does the almighty intellect of TCS think about it?
TCS cliffs:
Dude, DuPont is like in Uncle Sam's pocket, yo. They own all the patents for the chemicals the gubment requires and when the patents run out, the gubment finds "ecological" reasons to ban said chemicals. The replacement chems are also conveniently owned solely by DuPont.
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