Is this true ?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

"Only in America"...saw this online some years back, then saw it ourselves in Walmart...
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Illegal here of course...can't have the public simply and cheaply doing stuff themselves at home now can we...

Industry is heavily regulated for environmental reasons, one of the reasons we switched from R12 was it damages the Ozone layer, and even r134a, its replacement is a super greenhouse gas, which has a 1500x greater greenhouse potential than what carbon dioxide does. Which was why the price of it went up through the roof when the carbon tax was implemented.

All you need is a Cert II in Automotive Mechanical (Air Conditioning) and apply for the license, but you have to be employed at a place registered for A/C work with the ARC before you can get the trainee license, to enrol and complete the course, then you can apply for the full license after its done.