Agas stopped making R413A?

[monkey spanners]

Tried to buy some R413A today from Climate centre only to be told they are no longer stocking it as Agas has stopped making it :eek::rolleyes:

Anyone else heard anything?

Cheers Jon

[multisync]

They have stoped making R413a -it's changed chemical structure v.slightly and is now called R49 plus.It has a grey sticker instead ;-)

They say you're not supposed to top up or mix but that's them covering their Harris. just carry on as if it's the same stuff.

[monkey spanners]

I thought R413A and R49 were the same thing.... will have to look into this tomorrow.

Cheers Jon

[multisync]

I thought R413A and R49 were the same thing.... will have to look into this tomorrow.

Cheers Jon


Which is what I meant, which is why I said they now make R49 plus.

[monkey spanners]

Ahhh! the fog begins to clear :D

Jon:)

[paul thompson]

r49plus is also know as r437a.

[monkey spanners]

Cheers Paul,

I got a bottle of R437A on friday and meant to post here to say what the replacement is called :o

Jon :)

[koh]

Hi!

I still hv a few bottles of R413a in stock but afraid can't do much, we are situated in S'pore...

Koh

[Graeme D #1]

R413A and R437A are manufactured by DuPont as R12/ R409A/ 401A/ 401B replacements.

R413A was phased out because it contained PFC 218 (octofluoropropane) which has a very high GWP and is expensive to produce.

R437A has a lower GWP, has a slightly better capacity and has comparible pressures + runs with traditional lubricants.

Alternatively you could use RS24 - R426A manufactured by Refrigerant Solutions which is very similar and has a lower GWP

hope this helps

[BOCman]

You can still get R413A from BOC UK, call 0800 02 0800.:)