This is a pretty lively topic! =) It honestly isn't that bad health wise, directly, make sure its well ventilated and don't go suck it in directly.
It is only majorly harmful when it becomes a phosgene (like a nerve gas), this is when it becomes in contact with a flame (highly unlikely in an open, well ventilated area), many frigees have to put up with this stuff regularly when doing compressor changes and pipe work, it stings the eyes and tastes like nothing else, very horrid! If it is in a liquid form, it can cause frost bite, to stop this do as Mark said and let it out slowly, this will give it time to boil off into a vapour. Most refrigerants are ozone depleting and illegal to release, including R134a although R12 is 10 times worse! Legally, you must get someone to recovery it and have it destroyed, personally not worth the hassle and $$$. It does however put a hole up there in the sky and is the major contributor to making it (CFC's), which will lead to killing us all off if we don't stop soon. So, Its up to you matey! Cheers, Regards, Jon Ovington DatNet - Online Nissan-Datsun Resource Website: http://www.datnet.org Contact Us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark krawczuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:30 PM Subject: Re: Removing air-con from 200b > hi, what u do is just very slowly undo a flare nut fitting , just till > the gas starts to escape, then undo it a little more, then leave it to all > escape. > when there is no more gas escaping , undo it slowly till the fitting > comes of.( some times there still might be some gas left , as u undo it, > if there is, just wait till the noise stops , then repeat the process.) > > i THINK that if it has been filled with the newer gas ( r134a) it should be > okay to let it vent out to the atmosphere, cause its more ozone friendly. > > just do the job in ya back yard , or go out some where ( out > bush,unpopulated) and let the gas out , but wait 15 mins till all the gas > has disperesed. > > mark k > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:51 PM > Subject: RE: Removing air-con from 200b > > > > Not to mention how bad it is for the environment... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au] On Behalf Of James > > Morrison > > Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 8:36 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Removing air-con from 200b > > > > > > DONT TOUCH THE GAS, get a pro to do it, if its the original gas its very > > dangerous (if it comes in contact with flame it becomes mustard gas like > > they used back in the old wars). Even without contact with flame it can > > do some nasty things (so i got told when i was an apprentice panel > > beater). Plus if someone busts you doin it, its a MASSIVE fine which not > > many people could afford to pay. > > > > James --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
