It's the new refrigerant fluids that they use because they're a mixture of propane and other explosive gases instead of the old Freon which they have outlawed in the United States and many other places. And if the pipe leaks a little bit of that propane into the inside of the refrigerator or anywhere else where there might be an electric spark then it can explode. Just about all new window air conditioners and refrigerators and ice makers and anything else you can think of that use an actual compressor now use this strange combination of propane gases as their refrigerant and they're all very explosive if they leak.
However they also use much less electrical power because they are much more efficient.
So if your appliance doesn't kill you with an explosion it's going to save you money.
Holy shit. I just replaced my central air package unit because of an evaporator leak. This could cause a house explosion. I was reading that the new heat exchangers had to be larger because the new refrigerant isn't as conductive to heat, and they're larger for the required SEER rating too. The new unit is double the size of the old one and it's technically 3.25 ton instead of 3.5. The old unit was going to cost $800 to refill. There must be quite a bit of fuel in the new one.
The new one says it uses R-410a, which isn't supposed to be flammable at atmospheric pressure. Another comment here said the explosive stuff is R600a.
Yup the new fridges and AC units use R600a as the refrigerant which is isobutane. Very flammable. Hydrocarbons have been known as potential refrigerants since the early days of refrigeration but were rejected for use because of this flammability. Thanks Greenpeace!
Yes that's exactly what happened. They outlawed the old freon and then the next Freon and now they've switched to a more efficient refrigerant which is composed of propane mixtures.
[ + ] bosunmoon
[ - ] bosunmoon 2 points 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 12:22:55 ago (+2/-0)
When I booted it out the window it almost landed on my beetle.
[ + ] Crackinjokes
[ - ] Crackinjokes 1 point 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 14:16:13 ago (+1/-0)
However they also use much less electrical power because they are much more efficient.
So if your appliance doesn't kill you with an explosion it's going to save you money.
[ + ] TheGreatWar
[ - ] TheGreatWar [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 21:24:31 ago (+0/-0)*
The new one says it uses R-410a, which isn't supposed to be flammable at atmospheric pressure. Another comment here said the explosive stuff is R600a.
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 1 point 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 13:51:04 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] ughitiion
[ - ] ughitiion 3 points 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 14:23:25 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Crackinjokes
[ - ] Crackinjokes 1 point 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 14:17:16 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] BushChuck
[ - ] BushChuck 0 points 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 15:04:27 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 1 point 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 17:03:20 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] BushChuck
[ - ] BushChuck 1 point 9 monthsAug 1, 2023 17:32:28 ago (+1/-0)
The movie is actually pretty faithful to the novel.
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 1 point 9 monthsAug 2, 2023 02:50:19 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] ilikeskittles
[ - ] ilikeskittles 0 points 9 monthsAug 2, 2023 10:48:40 ago (+0/-0)