Re: 6 years (and counting) for a fridge
> £300 for a re-gas. Fucking hell what sort of freon are they using? Unobtainium?
That's the new expensive stuff they have to use, since the old cheap stuff is harmful to the ozone layer.
The sticker shock for auto a/c is high for the same reason, and the old incompatible systems need to be completely replaced... where "old" is defined as over 6 years.
This is the exact thing that Bush and Trump have held up as why the US no longer wants to participate in these environmental treaties.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
