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[greasemonkeyreborne 5x1g's]

recently restocked my refrigerant supply and figured I'd pass on today's market value in tx. temps here are fluctuating, but daily highs are 55-75. the rest of the country is still in furnace mode. right time to buy.

refrigerant is a commodity and fluctuates , so jan,feb is usually best procurement time.

I was able to find r12. oreilly's had it for $56/ 12oz can. that's like $70/ pound. napa had it for $800/30# cylinder, $27.5/#. ebay has cans for $28-50.

r134a was $140/30# cylinder at my local hvac shop and $108 at napa (car quest), $3.2/#. 12oz cans $10-15' that's $13-20/#.

my neighbors were getting charged 70-100/# last summer for r22 from contractors. hvac shop had a 30 pounder for 290 the other day. $9.5/#. some shops had it for $700 retail.

it's available! but all over the place cost wise.

evacuated my fridge last week, fixed a leak and recharged. cycles now as it should. my first time working on a small appliance. very different from a car or central air. glad I saved my old window units, I'll pull those out next time I'm looking for a project.

hope this helps some of you

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[Condor]

I've always gotten mine off ebay and generally pay $20-25 a can.

 

I did get a partial cylinder way back for $100, during the winter.

It was maybe 9 pounds I forget.

[greasemonkeyreborne 5x1g's]

I watched 2 sealed 30 pounders of 12 sell on ebay this past week. one went for 620 plus 45 shipping. the other I have to see what it went for. so you are doing well at 20-25/can.

apparently, there are reports of counterfeit freon. I picked up an open 30 pounder of 12 years ago. I guess the old cylinders didn't have a check valve preventing you from refilling a disposable cylinder. never tried it to know first hand. still haven't tapped into that cylinder to know if it's pure.

[Condor]

I've read it is manufactured 134 overseas and labeled R12.

 

You wouldn't think at this point there is enough profit in it.