HEAT PUMP AC VACUUM PUMP for A2L FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANT

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  1. lech auto air conditionin

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    Heat pumps are very large internal volume AC system with a lot more extra piping, and a accumulator.
    The POE oil is very hydroscopic and breaks down, and turns into an acid when exposed to moisture with refrigerant.


     
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    Yes, I know why I feel slow flammability.

    It’s actually a little lower flammability by quite a bit then your grandmothers aqua net hairspray. I was one of those kids who went around with the lighter in my grandmothers hairspray as a flamethrower to burn spiderwebs in the backyard..

    And I can tell you from first-hand experience why if refrigerant is less flammable than that
     
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