We wouldnot have air conditioning or freezers as we know them today without the marvel of refrigerant. You may claim that the development of refrigerants changed a lot of businesses as well as the way we live in our own houses. What is refrigerant and how it works in air conditioning? A low-pressure gas called refrigerant is kept in copper coils. Copper is utilized in a wide variety of applications because it is excellent at transferring heat. The copper coils and refrigerant within absorb the heat from the surrounding air. Then liquidized, heated gas is circulated by fans outside the device, where it cools and reverts to a gas. Toxicology, flammability, asphyxiation, and physical dangers are some of the problems connected with using refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
So, it is necessary to be cautious while handling the refrigerant during AC installation or servicing. Safety first when working with refrigerants.
Here are the safety precautions and warnings one should follow:
1. Always use gloves, overalls, and goggles to protect your eyes from the suns rays and to avoid direct refrigerant contact with your skin, which can result
in burns. Particularly be cautious when adding or removing refrigerant.
2. When working with condensers or evaporators, always wear work gloves. Sharp aluminum edges have the potential to pierce deeply.
3. Verify that the service cylinder is not excessively filled.
4. Avoid placing cylinders in the sun's direct rays, as well as any radiated or convectional heat from equipment.
5. When discharging, it is critical to clear the appliances that produce flames or open flames.
6. Avoid coming into direct contact with the highly acidic refrigerant/oil solutions from hermetic systems (motor burn-out).
7. Ensure that the refrigerant is appropriate for the system being charged at all times.
8. Make sure the workspace is well ventilated whenever possible. Make sure a respirator or other breathing device is available.