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05-01-2015, 06:54 PM | #31 | |||
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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. |
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05-01-2015, 08:26 PM | #32 | ||
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Funny you say that.
I the US they dispose of old fridges/freezers in sealed warehouses where all the refridgerant is sucked out of the building. In Australia you just dump the fridge at the tip where it gets crushed.
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05-01-2015, 10:06 PM | #33 | ||
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With cars its a lot more regulated, well the body is there whether or not they enforce anything is anyones guess, I've never seen an auditor from the authority.
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05-01-2015, 10:40 PM | #34 | |||
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So, it costs money to get it degassed, then more money at the tip. And the council wonders why so many are getting dumped in the bush !
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05-01-2015, 10:52 PM | #35 | |||
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05-01-2015, 11:15 PM | #36 | ||
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Not so. A said previously, it must have the gas removed and of course, you must have a licence to remove/recycle it.
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05-01-2015, 11:18 PM | #37 | ||
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They do do the audits Damo, but usually with big users. And it is one thing to have a licence to use but you need another one to purchase refrigerant.
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05-01-2015, 11:28 PM | #38 | |||||
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Can't buy r134a but I can buy hydrocarbon refrigerants like Hychill Minus 30 What would the legalities be with my own reclaim bottle? I could technically recover r134a into my own bottle, but not be able to actually buy it? What about disposal? EDIT: Quote:
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I guess technically I'm not allowed to possess/dispose of it myself either. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 05-01-2015 at 11:36 PM. |
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05-01-2015, 11:43 PM | #39 | |||
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ps. What reclaim bottle? I can't see one. |
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06-01-2015, 12:06 AM | #40 | ||
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I had a 40 year old fridge that I tried to properly dispose of, couldnt find anyone. Took it to the tip and even mentioned it had CFC gas and they didnt care, just told me to dump it in the general waste area where it was picked up by the digger and put into the scrap pile.
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06-01-2015, 06:55 AM | #41 | ||
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Since the patent has run out on Dupont's R134a, (as it did for R12 before that) they've come up with a new patented refrigerant blend - R1234yf.
It's supposed to be more environmentally friendly. The catch is, it turns out they couldn't achieve the environmental goal and product performance, without incorporating 'natural' refrigerants, which just so happen to be flammable..... So now the whole industry is gearing up for a training campaign on how to handle the new 'safe' 'flammable' 'patented' refrigerant which they want everyone to purchase. R1234yf is now being used in European automotive A/C systems. (and maybe elsewhere too) It also costs about $1,000/kg atm. (so don't go front-ending your new Merc or Beemer, without good insurance :P)
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07-01-2015, 05:08 PM | #42 | ||
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nah, the local transfer stations (in my neck of the woods), just chuck them in the big scrap bins, the fridge has minimal gas in it so they dont worry about it, the council gets a few bucks for the scrap metal and they charge you 18 bucks for the privilege of leaving it there .
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08-01-2015, 09:38 AM | #43 | ||
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My good friend and neighbor in wagga was a washing machine and fridge mechanic and owns his own business in wagga
He gave me a new fridge and we took our old one to the tip sorry it has to be de gassed and correct paper work I went to his work he checked it no ga s and he wrote in red pen no gas fridge is safe but no one from the shire had ever gone to him and told him what is needed there is only one or two register fridge mechanics in wagga and they all had no idea on what to do what A joke great comunication skills from the shire
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08-01-2015, 09:45 AM | #44 | ||
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Ok back on subject car air con
So I am really pleased with our car air con the past few days we have had some 40 pluss and the car air con has worked a treat we do mostly short trips and it cooled the car down very quick unlike the last one I may look at a air con serivce some time in the future the auto trans is next job on the list
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08-01-2015, 04:59 PM | #45 | |||
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The fridge and freezer buyback provides residents with free collection by professional removalists and a $5 rebate. When we had one picked up a couple of years back the rebate was $25 and has now been reduced. The fridges and freezers collected are professionally degassed and the metals recycled or at least that's what the Council says |
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