Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 584

SECTION PB
Page 9
PB.3
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REFRIGERANT
HANDLING
The refrigerant used i n the air conditioning system i s 'Freon
12'
and the following
precautiorrs
MUST
ALWAYS
BE
OBSERVED.
1
.
Do
NOT
leave refrigerant drums open
-
always make sure the caps are securely
closed.
2 . Do
NOT
transport drums of refrigerant i n the passenger compartment of a car.
3,
Do
NOT
expose refrigerant drums to high temperature.
4.
Do
NOT
weld or use a steam cleaner i n close proximity of the air
conditioning unit.
5. Do
NOT
discharge refrigerant vapour into an enclosed area where there
is a naked flame. Heavy concentrations of refrigerant when exposed to a
naked flame produces a toxic gas, which w i l l also attack metal.
6 .
Do
NOT
expose the eyes to vapourised or liquid refrigerant
-
ALWAYS
wear safety goggles when handling refrigerant.
P R .4
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REFRIGERANT
PI
PEWORK PRECAUTIONS
The following precautions should be read carefully before carrying out any work on the
refrigerant pipework.
1
.
When disconnecting any pipe or flexible connection, the system MUST
FIRST
BE
DISCHARGED OF ALL PRESSURE.
Open either connection of receiver-drier SLOWLY, cover union with a
cloth, so that no injury w i l l occur i f liquid is present i n the pipe.
If
pressure i s noticed, ALLOW
TO
BLEED SLOWLY
-
slacken the union nuts a
'flat' at a time; allow pressure to bleed, slacken the nut a further 'flat',
allow pressure to bleed, and so on until a l l pressure has been expelled
(approximately
2
to
3
minutes).
ALWAYS WEAR SAFEW GOGGLES WHEN
OPENING
REFRIGERANT
CONNECTIONS.