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R22 Retrofit Basics in Under 12 minutes – Live Video 2/11/17
In this video Bryan talks about
- Refrigerant Blends
- The reasons for retrofit
- The drop-in fallacy
- Oil types
- Oil Miscibility
- Temperature Glide
- Capacity change
Refrigerants to consider
- R427A
- R438A
- R422D
- R407C & A
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