Introduction to the Refrigerants R32 & R290
the environmentally friendly Hydrocarbons R32 and R290 refrigerants used for air-conditioners . The two kinds of refrigerants are combustibles and odorless. Moreover, they can burn and explode under certain conditions.
However, there will be no risk of burning and explosion if you comply with the following table to install your air-conditioner in a room with the appropriate area and use it correctly. More
Compared with ordinary refrigerants, Refrigerants R32 &R290 are environmentally friendly and do not destroy the Ozone layer and that their values of greenhouse effect are also very low.
Most of the info in this pages has been collected from personal field experience and is backed-up with various installation manuals of R32/R290 air-conditioners. The two most complete manuals that refer to the R32/R290 safety precautions can be found here: Inventor, TLC
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Please remember that all safety information pertaining to R32 / R290 installations, no mater which company they come from they should be considerd!!