Freon™ MO59 (R-417A)

Additional Info

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• Ashrae: R-417A; A1 Safety Classification
• Replaces: R-22
• Applications:
  

  - Residential and commercial AC systems

  Medium-temperature commercial refrigeration, including:

  - food service

  - supermarket display cases

  - food storage and processing

  Can be used in:

  Refrigeration, Stationary Air Conditioning
• Benefits:
  

  - Provides efficient, cost-effective retrofits

  - Non-ozone-depleting HFC

  - In most cases, no change of lubricant type during retrofit is required--compatible with traditional and new lubricants

  - Enables continued use of existing equipment

  - Can be topped off during service without removing the entire refrigerant charge

• Performance:
  

  - Significantly lower discharge temperature and pressure vs. R-22; likely to prolong the life of the compressor

  - In most systems, provides required cooling capacity

  - Has been shown to offer energy savings in some systems

• Lubricant Recommendation:
  
  Freon™ MO59 is compatible with traditional and new lubricants--mineral oil (MO), alkylbenzene (AB), and polyol ester (POE)--in most cases, no change of lubricant type during retrofit is required.