future:gas Auto Air Con roadshow

Seminars to help auto businesses prepare for R1234yf and R744

VASA, Refrigerants Australia, Refrigerant Reclaim Australia and ARC have partnered to deliver a national roadshow of educational seminars called future:gas.

These seminars are being designed to help businesses and technicians in the automotive air-conditioning industry prepare for two new refrigerants, R1234yf and R744 (carbon dioxide) that have been adopted by the global vehicle manufacturers. Due to the A2L (mildly flammable) rating of R1234yf and the high operating pressures of R744, both new gases and the systems designed for them will present significant changes to the tools, working practices, component standards and safety considerations relating to repair, service and refrigerant recovery.

This year, tens of millions of new vehicles will be manufactured around the world with air conditioning systems using the new industry standard automotive refrigerants R1234yf and R744. In the future it is expected that almost every new car sold in Australia will use either of these new gases.

Vehicles with R1234yf air conditioning systems started arriving on the Australian market in imported cars from mid-2014 and the first local workshop use of the gas came soon afterwards, on a late-model European car that required smash repairs.

The arrival of R1234yf will be followed by R744. So far only Mercedes-Benz has revealed production cars that will use R744, but recently announced legislation that will make it easier to import vehicles from overseas is expected to accelerate the uptake of both R1234yf and R744 systems in Australia.

Visit www.futuregas.ac for further information or email support@futuregas.ac