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> Ammonia is somewhat dangerous on a local level Like saying that the Ohio train disaster may cause lung irritation, that quite undersells the problem. Ammoni
by labcomputer 4y ago
> Ammonia is somewhat dangerous on a local level
Like saying that the Ohio train disaster may cause lung irritation, that quite undersells the problem.
Ammonia refrigeration is inherently dangerous and has been banned from domestic refrigerators for a long time for good reason. Some regulations are written in blood.
- slackdog 4y agoI think it could be possible to use ammonia in domestic refrigerators safely if appropriate measures were taken. Particularly, require that refrigerators be installed with vent pipes leading from a tamper-resistant enclosure straight to the outside. Such vents would be similar to those used in waste plumbing to protect people from toxic sewer gasses like hydrogen sulfide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drain-waste-vent_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drain-waste-vent_system But jabl is probably right and something like propane would make more sense.