Cost-Efficient Substitute For Freon Now Available

Pennzoil has begun distributing a very cost- efficient substitute for freon.

Freon, or R-l2, was banned effective January l, l996, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The new product, FRIGC® FR-l2TM, is the only SNAP-approved alternative to R-l2. SNAP is an acronym for the EPA's "Significant New Alternative Policy."

Pennzoil is the master distributor for FR-l2, which is manufactured by InterCool Energy Corporation (ICE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermagnetics General Corporation. The distributorship is for all of the United States, Canada and Mexico. FR-l2 provides the same cooling level as R-l2 and can be used in any air conditioning system designed for R-l2.

The most common alternative to R-l2 in new vehicles has been a product called R-l34a. But most vehicles manufactured before l992, and many manufactured between l993 and l994, were designed for R-l2 and cannot use R-l34a without being retrofitted which can be costly.

The EPA banned R-l2 because it contained chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which damage the ozone layer. FR-l2 refrigerant is a practical, low- cost alternative and it is nonflammable and nontoxic. For more information on FRIGC FR-l2, call Dale Wells at (7l3) 546-4839.