Keep your cash and your cool with FRIGC=AE FR-12=81

Remember these headlines? Last summer, newspapers and trade publications were filled with articles about the dwindling supply and rapidly escalating cost of R-12, or Freon=AE, as it is commonly called. It turned out that there was enough R-12 to last through 1996, although its price virtually tripled.

But what is going to happen in 1997? Will there be enough R-12 to service the motor vehicle air conditioning industry? How high will the price go? Will my supplier ration its inventory? If you are asking yourself these questions, you're not alone. The availability and price of R-12 are two of the most important issues facing those involved in the air conditioning industry.

If these problems leave you hot under the collar, here's a solution: FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 refrigerant. =46RIGC=AE FR-12=81, marketed and distributed nationally by Pennzoil, provides the automotive AC service facility with a proven, readily available, cost-effective alternative to R-12.

InterCool Energy Corporation, an innovator of unique refrigerants, began developing FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 refrigerant in 1992 and subsequently initiated field testing in a variety of public and private fleets to prove the product's effectiveness. FRIGC=AE =46R-12=81 has been evaluated by the EPA's SNAP (Significant New Alternative Policy) program and has been deemed an acceptable replacement for R-12 in automotive air conditioners when used with the required unique service fittings and labels. In 1996, =46RIGC=AE FR-12=81 was tested and endorsed by many organizations, including Clardy Climate Systems, the U.S. Air Force and the State of California. In addition, FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 received an award from Farm Equipment magazine recognizing the refrigerant as one of the best new products of 1996.

FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 has been selected by many in the automotive service sector who are looking for a simple solution to the R-12 retrofit problem. "As the industry entered the summer months, =46RIGC=AE FR-12=81 sales really took off," said Brad Welshans, Pennzoil's FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 brand manager. "By mid-summer, the product was available at the installer level in all 50 states -we were adding dozens of new customers every day. And we anticipate 1997 will be much bigger because the industry will remember what happened last year."

Noting the demand for such an innovative product, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., the nation's largest fast oil change company, began test marketing A/C service with FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 last year and plans to initiate nationwide rollout in the Spring of 1997.

In addition to being proven and readily available, FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 is cost-effective for both the installer and the consumer. No expensive mechanical replacements are required for conversion from an R-12 system to FRIGC=AE FR-12=81, which means less expense for the consumer and less R-134a retrofit equipment inventory for the installer. Conversion to FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 can be done in about an hour, meaning less of the customer's time being spent at the garage, and quicker bay turnover allowing for additional customers. Finally, the conversion procedure is simple, so technicians can begin providing this service without extensive training.

The result is that air conditioning facilities offering FRIGC=AE FR-12=81 can provide their customers with a cool car at an affordable price and maintain a profitable service.

For more information about FRIGC=AE FR-12=81, call Pennzoil at 800-424-3907 or fax your request to 713-546-3955. And remember to tell us that you read about it in The Mechanic.