AutoFrost (GHG-X3 / R-406A) Features

luxury hotels in Santiago de CompostelaSubstitute for R-12 in almost all cases

Substitute for R-500 in most instances also.

NO OIL CHANGE required - uses standard R-12mineral oils or AB

USEPA SNAP "acceptable" for most allstationary/transport (cargo) refrigeration NOW

EPA acceptable NOW for Cars (MVAC) use. EPA has reviewed theapplication and found R-406A acceptable for automotive usesubject to "use" conditions (unique fittings, barrierhoses, etc) Published in the Federal Register Oct 16, 1996,effective date 11/15/96. Text orAdobeAcrobat (PDF) formats of this final rule from the EPAhomepage. GHG-X4 (AutoFrost-X4/R-414A) and GHG-HP are alsoincluded in this final rule.

NO CFCs - formula by weight %: R-22/R-142b/R-600a 55/41/4

Technical help - 1-888-AUTOFROST(1-888-288-6376). Ask for code 10 [service provided by MEA]

NONFLAMMABLE as formulated, only weakly flammable after worstcase leakage

Performs equal to or BETTER THAN R-12.

Monroe Airtech Question & AnswerSheet on Autofrost (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

About 95% less Ozone Depleting and 88% less Global Warming thanR-12 R-406A ODP is 0.0553 (per pound) or 0.0442 (per system, only80% as much as R-12 is used). R-12 ODP is 1.0. GWP is based onhalocarbon GWP, 100 yr ITH.

MUST be charged into system as liquid to prevent compositionchange

CANNOT BE VENTED (in the USA) - must be recovered (containsHCFCs)

DO NOT USE IN R-134a systems. PAG or Ester (POE) oils may bedestroyed.

Autofrost Compatibility issues

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)