Fridge/freezers
May 14th 2007, 7:43 am
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Fridge/freezers
We have done a search on such threads and there is just too much information so I thought I'd ask the question ...
We bought our FF in Oz in 2003 and brought it over with us to the UK. Now we are going back that the end of the month and we are not sure if we can take it back. It has R134a on it and other numbers which are:
CS7186N
CF3 CH2F
Does anyone know if we can take this FF without any problems?
Thanks.
We bought our FF in Oz in 2003 and brought it over with us to the UK. Now we are going back that the end of the month and we are not sure if we can take it back. It has R134a on it and other numbers which are:
CS7186N
CF3 CH2F
Does anyone know if we can take this FF without any problems?
Thanks.
Last edited by Kernow1; May 14th 2007 at 7:45 am.
May 14th 2007, 8:09 pm
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Re: Fridge/freezers
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May 15th 2007, 5:34 am
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Re: Fridge/freezers
We have done a search on such threads and there is just too much information so I thought I'd ask the question ...
We bought our FF in Oz in 2003 and brought it
over with us to the UK. Now we are going back that the end of the month and we are not sure if we can take it back. It has R134a on it and other numbers which are:
CS7186N
CF3 CH2F
Does anyone know if we can take this FF without any problems?
Thanks.
We bought our FF in Oz in 2003 and brought it
over with us to the UK. Now we are going back that the end of the month and we are not sure if we can take it back. It has R134a on it and other numbers which are:
CS7186N
CF3 CH2F
Does anyone know if we can take this FF without any problems?
Thanks.
The age of small refrigeration equipment should give you a general idea: -
* prior to 1994 almost all refrigeration appliances used CFCs as both refrigerant (CFC R12) and as foam blowing agent (CFC R11);
* after 1994 these were mainly replaced with HFC as refrigerant (R134a) and HCFC foam blowing agent (R141b or R142b/R22);
* modern fridges and freezers are generally manufactured using HFC (R134a) or hydrocarbon (HC600a) refrigerants and hydrocarbon blowing agents.
Most fridges and freezers are also marked with an 'appliance rating plate' - a metal plate or sticky label which is found either on the back or interior of the appliance. The plate contains information about the appliance, for example model and serial number.
In most cases it will also state what refrigerant was used in the appliance. Fridges that are marked with R12 or R134a on the plate will most probably have CFC or HCFC in the insulation foam and should be treated accordingly, unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise.
