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Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

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Hi everyone
can any one tell me about the shelf life of HFC-22 and R134a refrigerant...
how much years kept in store in cylinder.

RE: Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

Forever.

Chemical stability is a key property of designing refrigerants.

Hermetically seal refrigeration equipment will happily run on the original charge until something electrical or mechanical breaks. Refrigerant life is not the limiting factor.

RE: Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

I would have though forever as well. The cylinder is full of refrigerant, so there is nothing to contaminate it, and you could not get a better storage system

RE: Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

Well, let's turn that around; what do you need? A solidly sealed gas canister should certainly last many years. The only thing that might degrade the coolant itself would be physical decomposition, but that would only occur if the temperature well beyond anything that might be experienced in storage. Military specifications typically use 70°C as a maximum storage temperature, which is well below the point at which something like R-22 might decompose.

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RE: Shelf Life / Storage life of Refrigerant

Nothing last forever, but for practical purposes your refrigerant should.

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