Refrigerant: Service Precautions

WARNING:
- Under no circumstances should refrigerant hoses be disconnected without first discharging the system.
- Always wear safety goggles when opening refrigerant connections.

FIRST AID: If refrigerant should contact the eyes or skin, splash the eyes or affected area with cold water for several minutes. Do not rub. As soon as possible thereafter, obtain treatment from a doctor or eye specialist.

The following precautions in handling Refrigerant 12 should be observed at all times.

DO NOT:
- Leave refrigerant container open to atmosphere.
- Carry refrigerant container inside a vehicle.
- Subject refrigerant containers to high temperature.
- Weld or steam clean near an air conditioning system.
- Expose eyes to liquid refrigerant, ALWAYS wear goggles.
- Discharge refrigerant vapor into an area with an exposed flame or into an engine intake. Heavy concentrations of refrigerant in contact with naked flame produce a toxic gas, phosgene.
- Allow liquid refrigerant to contact bright metal, it will tarnish metal and chrome surfaces, and combined with moisture can seriously corrode all metal surfaces.