WHO IS DURACOOL LIMITED?
We are a company incorporated and operating in Alberta, Canada.
Quality Control is our over-riding goal, and we offer comprehensive technical and back up service. Our packaging is state of the art, with full
compliance with all regulations.
ARE DURACOOLŽ PRODUCTS SAFE?
 DURACOOLŽ products are safe to use, as directed. Like all
hydrocarbons, DURACOOLŽ products are flammable, but there is an
enormous difference between "flammability" issues and "safety" issues.
We all utilize flammable products every day of our lives. Such products
include gasoline, natural gas, hair spray, barbecue lighter fluid, cigarette
lighters, and numerous household aerosol cleaners, disinfectants, and insect repellents. Proper adherence to directions and common sense
eliminate the dangers associated with improper or negligent use of those materials.
Unlike many new alternative refrigerants, DURACOOLŽ products are non-toxic, and environmentally friendly.
There are many Risk Assessment studies, carried out world-wide by
scientists and institutions whose credentials are above reproach, that
recognize the safety and wisdom of using hydrocarbon refrigerants. Such
studies cover the full range of uses and applications of hydrocarbon
refrigerants.
Many countries, particulary in Europe, have recognized this safety, and
have embraced hydrocarbon technology, often in preference to many of
the established CFC replacements. In the last 3 to 4 years alone, over 8
million domestic refrigerators and freezers have been manufactured in
Germany and Denmark utilizing designs based on hydrocarbon
technology. Indeed, the Danish Minister of the Environment and Energy
(Mr. Svend Auken) stated in a speech given on September 4, 1996:
"[Hydrocarbon refrigerants]
are clean, safe and environmentally friendly."
ARE DURACOOLŽ PRODUCTS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
DURACOOLŽ products are not only NON-OZONE DEPLETING,
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but are also NON-GLOBAL WARMING. HFC-134a is a Global Warming
substance, with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1300 (or 3200, by
Greenpeace calculations and publications).
As highlighted in World Climate Change debate, especially in Kyoto,
Japan in November 1997, Global Warming and Greenhouse gases
pose a significant environmental threat.
DURACOOLŽ products are made exclusively from natural, organic
material, and represent no environmental threat whatsoever.
Greenpeace International has long sung the praises of hydrocarbon
technology, and has encouraged government and industry to adopt it
in favor of other non-ozone depleting alternatives.
DURACOOLŽ products are the refrigerants of the future!
ARE DURACOOLŽ PRODUCTS
EFFICIENT?
DURACOOLŽ products, and DURACOOL 12aŽ in particular,
have been tested and demonstrated to operate even more efficiently
than CFC R-12, and significantly more efficiently than HFC-134a. We
have recorded energy savings of up to 35%, and increased longevity
to air-conditioning systems and components. DURACOOL 22aŽ and
DURACOOL 502aŽ have also been proven to operate efficiently and
effectively in R-22 and R-502 systems, respectively. DURACOOLŽ
products will result not only in cost savings, but also in reduced
repairs and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment.
WORLD OPINION
The experiences in Europe, and the need for governments and
industry to recognize and deal with the ever growing environmental
issues that face the planet, have galvanized many world leaders and
governments to accelerate the trend to hydrocarbon technology. The
UK has adopted a new Standard (BS4344) that recognizes the use of
hydrocarbons; the Danish government has embraced its use and
development, and has declared its intention to phase out HFCs;
German technology is leading the world in applications of
hydrocarbon technology in domestic refrigeration; the Japanese
goverment has sought that industry phase out the use of GWP
refrigerants such as HFC-134a; and GREENPEACE has published
numerous papers on the virtues of hydrocarbons, and
the dangers of HFCs. DURACOOLŽ products are the refrigerants of the
future!
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