Does a fridge and a car take the same coolant?

Question

Can I use the same gauge and coolant that I use for my car?

Answer 1

Some refrigerators (newer) use 134 and so do most newer cars. Older cars use R-12 and some refrigerators use R-12. Some of your older freezers use R-22
Read the label on the car's air conditioner. Read the label on the refrigerator compressor. If they say the same refrigerant is used, you're in luck.
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Answer 2

Fridge Coolant

Answer 3

What Fridge are you talking ....... car fridge or home fridge...and what coolant or ( refrigerant ) for Car A/c or engine Coolant .....Very ambiguous question...Still I will answer.
Car A/c now (New models) have R134 as the refrigerant which does not deplete the Ozone layer and the earlier models had R22 as the refrigerant. This is same for home fridge . We used R 22 as refrigerant and now R 134 . R 22 has been banned now and is not used in new Cars or fridge .
The coolant is Glycol water mixture with some lubricants used in the radiator / cooling system of automobiles for better heat transfer . As regards the guage ..... What gauge are you looking for ,Pressure , temperature .... they can be same but in the car A/c the temperature does not fall below say 18-20 degree C but in a fridge the temperature is in -ve deg. C

Answer 4

Yes, sort of. Many modern refrigerators and AC in pretty much all modern cars do use the same refrigerant. (R-134a)

Not all refrigerators use R-134a, though. There are a couple others out there which they can use (R-125 and R-22, along with propane marketed as R-290) But it is possible that your fridge and your AC use the same refrigerant.

I wouldn't count on the filling equipment all being the same, either.

Answer 5

No. The fridge takes a coolant to absorb heat and hence should be at a much lower temperature and has a compressor for compressing it to maintain that temperature.

This is not required in a car in which even water can be used to cool the engine where the temperature goes very high. Previously water was used to coll the engine with a radiator to cool the water.

Answer 6

Dont think so. Though i dont the name of the coolants, the temp inside a car maybe anywhere between 15 C to 20 c but the temp inside a fridge should be below 4C so i think a different refirdgerant sholud be used.

Answer 7

Due to environmental concerns only authorized persoonel are allowed to refill any kind of refrigeration system whether it is a car or an a/c unit at home or a refrigerator.

All refrigerants are applied according to design. The cooling properties are determined by the refrigerant type, amount of fill and the fill pressure. All this is specified by the design of the equipment and the refrigerant manufacturer.

Answer 8

Automobile a/c units used to use R-12 (freon) but since the early 1990's manufacturers have switched over to R-134a, less effective but considered 95% less damaging to the ozone layer.
If you are talking about engine coolant (antifreeze) then NO it's not the same as a refrigerator.
In most states it is illegal to replace freon without proper training. testing, certification and licensing, due to the damage to the ozone layer produced by bleeding the old freon off improperly.

Answer 9

NO Sir. They are not the same. In fact, they are not the same as the air conditioner in your house. Your car will use a fluid called R134A or if it's an older car R12. Your home will use R22 for the air conditioner. Your fridge will use another type, the number I can't remember off the top of my head. good luck.

Answer 10

A fridge does not use coolant, do you mean refrigerant?