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  1. cooling - Which refrigerant is used in today's refrigerators and how ...

    18 I'm curious about which and how much of a refrigerant is commonly used in modern refrigerators (say, produced from 2000 onwards). How harmful is it for the environment? What is the ozone …

  2. cooling - How can I stop using HFC refrigerants? - Sustainable Living ...

    Feb 14, 2019 · Make sure to properly recycle non-functional refrigerators and air conditioners. For a leaky air conditioner, fix the leak and replace the refrigerant with a hydrocarbon such as R-441a. …

  3. In what ways can I upcycle my old, unused refrigerator?

    Jul 18, 2020 · Probably better for small to medium sized-dogs. If you do go down the route of upcycling it in a way that doesn't require powering it on, I would recommend getting it de-gassed. As LShaver …

  4. Hottest 'refrigerant' Answers - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange

    What kind of refrigerant should I look for in a residential air conditioner? It seems the later models of refrigerative air conditioners (heat pumps) use refrigerant R-32.

  5. Recently Active 'refrigerant' Questions - Sustainable Living Stack …

    Freezers, fridges, air conditioners, and heat pumps all contain refrigerant. Some kinds of refrigerant damage the ozone layer or contribute to global warming if released to the atmosphere.

  6. Newest 'refrigerant' Questions - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange

    Aug 14, 2021 · Freezers, fridges, air conditioners, and heat pumps all contain refrigerant. Some kinds of refrigerant damage the ozone layer or contribute to global warming if released to the atmosphere.

  7. water heating - Reuse waste heat from air conditioning - Sustainable ...

    Jul 16, 2022 · The system passes the waste heat from the refrigerant into a heat exchanger inside the tank water heater. I'm using it in a tropical climate where the air conditioning will almost always be …

  8. electricity - Does stocking my refrigerator with canned drinks (Cola ...

    Sep 11, 2022 · 3 I have in my refrigerator relatively few products. However, I always have a 2 week supply of Cola cans. That is, I put the cans in much earlier than I consume them. Does my large …

  9. Effective strategies to use snow for refrigeration in the winter?

    Feb 16, 2021 · Your refrigerator is a heat pump. It is using a fluid (a type of freon) to pump heat from inside the fridge to outside the fridge. It has an evaporator (cold thing)* inside the fridge and a …

  10. What kind of refrigerant should I look for in a residential air ...

    Aug 14, 2021 · It seems the of refrigerative air conditioners (heat pumps) use refrigerant . Freon, also known as R-22, is not being used by the major manufacturers for new air conditioners.