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I N T R 0 D U C T I 0 N 
 
 
 
 
CFC Free
 
Manufacturing of a refrigerator includes certain operations like foaming, gas charging of the 
sealed system etc. This involves the use of certain refrigerants, which are released in the 
atmosphere, that contain chlorine. These are termed as CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbon). 
 
CFC's when released in the atmosphere affect the ozone layer. It leads to the depletion of the 
Ozone layer. The ozone layer acts as shield against the ultra violet sun rays, which are harmful to 
us and cause skin diseases. 
Whirlpool has responded to this required change by introducing refrigeration products that use 
R134a, a Hydroflorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant that is chlorine- free. This refrigerant satisfies the 
challenge of producing an environmentally friendly refrigeration product while meeting current 
energy-efficiency standards. 
 
Whirlpool to continue their response to produce environmentally friendly refrigeration product in 
global level, have started producing in India “The Global No-frost “(GNF) refrigerator which is the 
first CFC FREE of its kind. 
 
A new plant is set up at Pune to manufacture the environmentally friendly refrigerators in India by 
Whirlpool. All the refrigerators manufactured in this plant will use refrigerant R134a, which is a 
CFC FREE refrigerant. R134a refrigerant is, in some ways, similar to R12. There are some very 
important and critical differences that must be recognized. These differences require changes to 
some sealed system repair procedures which we will see further in this manual. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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