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Zerol^® Alkylbenzene Refrigeration Oil

Zerol Refrigeration Oil is a high quality, synthetic alkylbenzene refrigeration oil. It is similar in many ways to natural mineral oils but has superior properties that make it particularly valuable in refrigeration, air conditioning applications. It is available in three viscosities:
Zerol 150 = 150 SUS
Zerol 200TD = 200 SUS
Zerol 300 = 300 SUS

Zerol Refrigeration Oil is recommended for use in all refrigeration and air conditioning applications using CFC and HCFC refrigerants. It is highly recommended by refrigerant and compressor manufacturers for use with the HCFC blends such as R-401a as it provides many distinct advantages: excellent miscibility, excellent thermal stability, compatibility with mineral oils. It is an excellent clean-up/flushing oil.

OEM Approvals: Copeland (Zerol 200TD), Danfoss, Tecumseh, Carrier Carlyle Bristol and many others.

Features

Zerol Refrigeration Oil is recommended for use with all CFC and HCFC refrigerants as well as with hydrocarbons and ammonia in all refrigeration and air conditioning applications. It has the following distinct features:

• Solvency
• High Miscibility
• Low Foaming
• Excellent Thermal Stability
• Low Floc Point Quality
• Excellent Compatibility

Handling

Contamination problems are extremely critical in refining and handling refrigeration oils. Great care is used to insure that Zerol Refrigeration Oil is free of moisture and non-condensables such as air. The same degree of care must be used by the service professional to make certain that the oil remains clean and dry.

Here are some rules for handling refrigeration oil:

1. Use clean tools - Pumps, funnels, tubing, etc. - while working with the oil.
2. Recap the bottle immediately after use. Refrigeration oil in an open bottle will absorb moisture.
3. Keep refrigeration oil in its original container. If you must pour oil into another container, be sure that the container is clean and dry.
4. Properly dispose of oil that you think dirt or moisture has contaminated. Don't risk using it. It is much less expensive to replace a bottle of refrigeration oil than to repair or replace a compressor.

Applications

Because of its unique solvency and miscibility properties, Zerol is particularly useful in several specific applications. In a burnout, the solvency of Zerol enables it to be used to clean up the by-products and burnt oil while its exceptional miscibility with R-22 and R-502 makes it the oil of choice with these two refrigerants, especially R-22 low temp applications. And this exceptional miscibility with R-22 is also why Zerol is recommended for use in retrofitting with the HCFC service blends as they are based on R-22.

Shrieve Chemical Company is the base stock refiner of Zerol.

Packaging

Product Literature Downloads:

Zerol 150 MSDS Information
Zerol 200TD MSDS Information
Zerol 300 MSDS Information
Zerol Alkylbenzene Refrigeration Oils - Product Bulletin
Zerol & R-409A/R-401A - Flyer

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