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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: So. Calif.
Posts: 81
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: So. Calif.
Posts: 81
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"dust off" cans contain r134a, cheap a/c recharge?
Just got my 16 year old sons 1998 4Runner going again after being down for 6 months with a hurt motor. Went to Wal Mart to buy a can of r134a to recharge the a/c system. A can of 134a is almost $12 a can plus a $10 core charge on the can that must be returned within 90 days or you loose the $10 core charge. That would mean paying $22 for each can if a guy wanted to keep some extra cans at home, OUCH!
Now the fix. The other day my wife was using a dust can off to clean our computer key board. I looked at the $2 can of dust off and noticed it contained pure r134a as its propelant. Does anybody know if anyone has tried using these cans to recharge an a/c system and if so, how did they connect the cans to their a/c systems low side?
Just looking for a cheap r134a source since the automotive stuff is hitting stupid prices. Just like r12 did back in the day. Thanks for the input.
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