propane in your ac system

[thepowderblue]

So I met this guy today and he knew alot about hondas.He was telling me that you can evac your car ac system and add pag oil and you can charge it with propane. He was saying its easier on your compressor and it gets colder.
I know fridges in rv and stuff run on propane. what Is known about this?

[deevergote]

I've never heard of that. Propane is so combustible that I'd be nervous to put that in my AC system, even if it does work.

[thepowderblue]

Well like I said I have seen rv's that use propane to run there fridges.
So the pressure from the bottle must push it threw a condenser and it must cool so I dont see why it wont work in a car.

[foamypirate]

It works, and people do it. In fact, some official refrigerants are hydrocarbon based. Yes, they are flammable. Yes, they can explode. No, it's not likely. No, I don't recommend it.

[PR CB7]

it does work, actually it works very very good
but is not colder, your a/c system has a thermo switch and its set a 50degs, anything less than that, the system will turn off the compressor so it aint colder

the pressures are different, so who knows whats the right pressure on low/high side

come on man its, propane...... my wife is mainly the passenger on my car, being that the evap unit is on the passenger side, you do the math

i aint going to say i will never rear-end someone but.....shit happens

[visualpoet]

I'm a universally certified HVAC tech, and I've never heard of it. I wouldn't even try it.

[thepowderblue]

I wanna try it...I herd its easer on the compressor.
Do you know if I will have to change the dryer and Do I need to give it a wet or a dry charge

[PR CB7]

drier, and clean all the oil out of the system, like a full retrofit but instead use prop

wet charge

if it doesnt work, you'll need a new drier probably do the whole thing again
curiosity killed the cat

[thepowderblue]

it does work, actually it works very very good
but is not colder, your a/c system has a thermo switch and its set a 50degs, anything less than that, the system will turn off the compressor so it aint colder

the pressures are different, so who knows whats the right pressure on low/high side

So it would just get cold really fast then the compressor will kick back and relax untill needed Aegean .

[thepowderblue]

drier, and clean all the oil out of the system, like a full retrofit but instead use prop

wet charge

if it doesnt work, you'll need a new drier probably do the whole thing again
curiosity killed the cat

so would I just get another r134 dryer and slap it on then fill my compressor with 5oz "I believe" and would I use pag oil ?

[coupes]

http://www.duracool.com/

also, look up R-290

and lastly an r-12 replacement:
http://www.freeze12.com/

[thepowderblue]

http://www.duracool.com/

also, look up R-290

and lastly an r-12 replacement:
http://www.freeze12.com/

I know about freeze12. I am going to use r134a or propane.

[kosheen1]

"Here comes the BOOM!" XD

[dvswoo]

Using propane doesn't even sound safe. That just seems crazy.

[thepowderblue]

Using propane doesn't even sound safe. That just seems crazy.

Stop trying to whore posts with wise comments that have already ben stated above.