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Table 1: Substitutes for working fluids in heat pumps
Old working fluid Replacement pure working fluid Replacement mixture working fluid
R12 (cfc) R134a
R152a
Isobutane (R600a)
Cyclopropane (RC270)
Ammonia (R717)
Propane/isobutane
(R290/R600a)
R502 (hcfc-cfc blend) Propane (R290)
Ammonia (R717)
R404a
R407a
R407b
R507
R22 (hcfc) Propane (R290)
CO2 (R744)
Ammonia (R717)
R407c
R410a
R-507
R114 (cfc) R123
R124
Butane/propane
(R600/R290)