As South African industry faces ever-tightening restrictions on the importation and use of refrigerants containing virgin hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Afrox has announced the introduction of a new direct drop-in replacement.
Afrox has introduced Forane® 427A, a new 100% hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend offering a direct drop-in replacement solution for existing R-22 installations across a broad spectrum of applications.
Afrox’s Special Products and Chemicals’ Manager, Robert Carlton-Shields, says, “Forane® 427A offers a similar performance to R-22, with no ozone depleting potential. There is no other similar product available in this country with such a broad temperature range and therefore with such broad-based application — it’s almost a one-gas-fits-all solution for use in R-22 equipment.”
“It is non-toxic and non-flammable, meeting the highest A1/A1 requirement on both counts, with low global warming potential (GWP).”
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