Protecting the Ozone and the Environment:
At West Coast Auto Airconditioning we are committed to protecting the environment. R134a (the refrigerant we use) is non flammable, nor poisonous, is harmful to the earth ozone layer as it is a Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (SGG) – these types of gasses are responsible for global warming. As the sun heats the Earth, it emits heat in the form of infra-red radiation. Some of this heat is trapped in the atmosphere, the rest escapes into space. The greenhouse gasses make the atmosphere trap more of this radiation causing the temperature to become higher than it should be.
In Australia, there are now stringent guidelines and controls for the use of the SGG’s. For example, it is no longer legal to “Top Up” an A/C system (by just adding a bit more gas to make the airconditioning system working better) or to gas up a system that has a known leak. It is also illegal to purposefully let R12 or R134a escape into the atmosphere and large fines can be imposed upon either businesses, employees or private individuals for doing so.
We are fully licenced and accredited through ARC (Australian Refrigerant Council) ARC #AU28073