Thread: One for the fridgies

Bwahahahaha
So where did you hang your tool bag, Paul?

That is a good question Rick, so c'mon Paul make with the answer. I'm all agog.


In reality if one is surrounded by nature, tool bag hooks are probably the last thing on one's mind, even a Gum tree branch or a fence post would do.

Asian house gecko fries nursing home's air-conditioning unit amid vermin invasion - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Seems like mothballs don't work and as they are considered vermin, insurers won't pay, pro'ly as A/c's should be vermin-proofed?

Maybe the Cane Toads could eat them?


A couple of KG of C4 tied to a micro sensor in the control box should be a permanent solution as well.
Certainly good for repeat business for the local contractor once the cops had left the Crime Scene & once he'd cleared up the rubble & had something to connect to.

This bloke took out three boards for the AC that services the entire first floor in a government building in Murwillumbah last week.
I don't know what other damage he/she's created yet.

Rats, mice, frogs, snakes, cats (on dairies) create havoc in fridge and AC systems...

Want a Sun tan like that? Go north young man to north NSW or SEQ.

Only fridgies would know, but we're in for yet another - "enviromentally" driven change of air conditioning gas, and this one ain't cheap....

Actually, it's been in the making for nearly 9 years, and the end draweth nigh in a year or two.

Found this when I was looking up BANG -Gas automotive drop-ins.... from a forum dedicated to the subject / Techies.

Goodbye R134a, hello 1234yf

Oh, forgot to mention, factories built in Good 'Ole US of A..and China. Price is lots more than 134a.


Changing to another formulation is not restricted to A/C gasses, it's almost an 'American Business Model', as Type 1 Diabetics would know. - Only a couple of insulin makers in the world, and, oddly enough, they raise their prices in lockstep. Not only but also, they constantly alter (new patent....) the formulas to keep out generic manufacturers.

Personally, I don't care what gas goes into the bus I drive, only that it works in our currently hot weather of 40+ degrees over here. The 134a in my roof-top unit is not doing too well. (But great in winter, and spring, and autumn!) 29 degrees is still too warm even if it is 40 outside.

Originally Posted by superquag

Only fridgies would know, but we're in for yet another - "enviromentally" driven change of air conditioning gas, and this one ain't cheap....

Actually, it's been in the making for nearly 9 years, and the end draweth nigh in a year or two.

Found this when I was looking up BANG -Gas automotive drop-ins.... from a forum dedicated to the subject / Techies.

Goodbye R134a, hello 1234yf

Oh, forgot to mention, factories built in Good 'Ole US of A..and China. Price is lots more than 134a.


Changing to another formulation is not restricted to A/C gasses, it's almost an 'American Business Model', as Type 1 Diabetics would know. - Only a couple of insulin makers in the world, and, oddly enough, they raise their prices in lockstep. Not only but also, they constantly alter (new patent....) the formulas to keep out generic manufacturers.

Personally, I don't care what gas goes into the bus I drive, only that it works in our currently hot weather of 40+ degrees over here. The 134a in my roof-top unit is not doing too well. (But great in winter, and spring, and autumn!) 29 degrees is still too warm even if it is 40 outside.

Load of garbage,that was dated 2011.

R134a is readily available,used by the majority of vehicle manufacturers,and has hardly risen in price since 2011.No more than any of the commonly used refrigerants anyway.
It is still the OEM refrigerant used in many refrigeration systems.

1234yf was actually banned by some auto manufacturers for various reasons,particularly Mercedes.