Important: In order to purchase this refill and have immediate empty-to-full exchange, you must have previously purchased a cylinder with the HandyGas formula.
How does the HandyGas Frigo service work?
The customer, who has previously purchased from GeneralGas/SaldoGas the 6-12.5-13.6-liter refrigerant gas cylinder, including the first gas charge, has automatically activated the HandyGas Frigo service, which entitles the customer to the subsequent “empty versus full” exchange of his container.
With the HandyGas Frigo service, the customer returns the empty cylinder and/or empty cylinders (previously purchased from GeneralGas/SaldoGas) and immediately receives a cylinder filled with gas in exchange.
The same type and quantity of full cylinders corresponding to the delivered empties will be returned to the customer.
The customer goes to the main General Gas and Saldogas locations throughout the country, delivering the empty containers previously purchased
The empty containers will be immediately inspected by branch/agency personnel to verify:
that the container was distributed by GeneralGas and/or SaldoGas (equipped with the HandyGas Frigo sticker)
that the vessel's valve has not been damaged and that the vessel is compliant (no burns, incisions, obvious structural damage), subject to normal wear and tear from use (e.g., scratches on the cylinder's paintwork)
The warehouse delivers the full container to the customer (immediate “empty vs. full” exchange)
The full cylinder returned to the customer, while not new, is guaranteed to be in optimum condition of use, ie:
equipped with a new CLP label, compliant with the new Reg. (EU) 2024/573, indicating the GWP of the gas contained in the container and the total charge expressed in Kg and TonCO2eq.
equipped with a new shrink seal
fitted with an intact plastic cap
tested, i.e., not expired of testing
The customer only pays for the gas refill and does not have to wait for the time to fill his containers!
Strengths of the HandyGas Frigo service:
Speed:
zero waiting time to receive a full cylinder, upon return of the vacuum;
customer immediately receives a full container upon delivery of the vacuum;
cylinder always in optimal useable condition and periodically re-cleaned within the 10-year terms
Safety:
the vessels the customer receives are a “guaranteed used”;
the vessels are analyzed and reconditioned each time they are returned to the facility
Cost-effectiveness:
the customer pays only the refilling cost
the customer no longer has to worry about the 10-year reconditioning of the receptacle, as he or she will always receive a valid and periodically reconditioned receptacle
IMPORTANT NOTES:
the immediate empty-to-full exchange service is only possible with GeneralGas and/or SaldoGas receptacles that have the HandyGas Frigo service identification sticker;
empty receptacles owned by the customer will be handled in the standard way (the customer will have to wait for the technical time required to fill his receptacle);
full containers corresponding to the number of delivered empties will be returned to the customer; if the customer needs more full containers immediately, he/she will have to purchase a new HandyGas Frigo container;
the containers the customer receives are different from those delivered, but guaranteed to be in excellent condition and properly maintained;
the cumulative testing certificate for the receptacle may possibly be provided, at the specific request of the customer, when the receptacle is purchased (the customer is aware, however, that once the empty cylinder is returned and the full one is received, the cumulative certificate will be, of necessity, different).
Recipient and manner of returning the empty are in accordance with the new Reg. (EU) Fgas 2024/573 which prescribes:
Article 11 - Restrictions on placing on the market and sale.
Paragraph 4 - Companies placing refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases on the market shall submit a declaration of compliance including evidence confirming the existence of binding arrangements for the return of such containers for refilling, in particular identifying the relevant actors, their mandatory commitments and relevant logistical arrangements. Such arrangements shall be made binding on distributors of refillable fluorinated greenhouse gas containers to end users.
R404A Refrigerant Gas Reclaimed at the GeneralGas site of Cernusco sul Naviglio, authorized by the Ministry of the Environment with official Program Agreement.
Reclamation carried out in accordance with the European Regulation F-Gas No 517/2014, quality of reclaimed R404A meets AHRI700-2017 standard (characteristics equivalent to those of the virgin product).
The reclaimed gas supplied by GeneralGas is labeled under RE 517/2014 with the indication that the substance has been properly reclaimed, indications on the batch number and the name and address of the regeneration site.
Kryon® 404A (R404A): The reference product for commercial refrigeration
Kryon® 404A is a non-ozone depleting refrigerant gas developed for long-term replacement of R-22 (HCFC) in low and medium temperature commercial refrigeration.
Kryon® 404A is a slightly zeotropic mixture. For this reason it is necessary to charge systems only with refrigerant in the liquid phase, and not with vapour because that would cause a change in the composition of refrigerant that could damage the system.
Applications
Kryon® 404A is used in low and medium commercial and industrial refrigeration, as for example supermarket display cabinets, cold rooms, stands, refrigerated transport and ice making machines.
Performance
- Capacity and efficiency similar to R-502.
- Its use has been approved by the major compressor manufacturers
Recommended Lubricants
Kryon® 404A is used with all lubricants that are miscible with HFC refrigerants. General Gas recommend the use of a lubricant like polyol ester ( POE ) that has been approved by compressor manufacturers. Different kinds of polyol ester (POE) are not interchangeable. In case of conversion of the system, please consult the compressor manufacturer in order to verify the correct type and viscosity grade.
KryoBox® Cylinders
KryoBox® cylinders are helpful every time a limited quantity of refrigerant charge is needed.
These cylinders are light and easy to handle compared to the traditional ones, therefore their transportation is much easier. KryoBox® cylinders are available in two formats, 6,4 liters and 13,6 liters; they are manufactured in full compliance with T-PED (Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive) and are packed in high-strength cardboard boxes in order to make their transport and storage on the shelf much easier.
KryoBox® cylinders R134a (AUTO) are provided with a special quick coupling automatic valve that prevents leaks that usually occur with plug valves; standard valve 1/4” with handwheel and safety device is also available for all refrigeration and residential air conditioning applications. In addition, KryoBox® R410A cylinders are supplied with an adapter with outlet 5/16" SAE.
We have always been sensitive to environmental issues; with the “F-Gas-Friend”, General Gas has implemented the F-Gas Directive by buying back the refillable KryoBox® Cylinders, cylinders, so that they are not wasted in the environment and can be regenerated and filled again.
Performance
KryoBox® cylinders are light but they are also sturdy thanks to the protection of high-strength cardboard. Cardboard boxes are provided with a special aperture that allows you to connect the charging hose to the outlet valve, without having to remove the cylinder from its cardboard box.
Even in upside down position, it is possible to mount the hose in such a way that it is easy to open the valve while taking the liquid gas phase.
KryoBox® cylinders are refillable; they can be regenerated and filled again. In that case a yellow label (F-Gas Friend) will be stuck on the cylinder.
GeneralGas KryoBox cylinders are manufactured in compliance with the European T-PED regulation and are refillable an infinite number of times.
The displayed price includes a value of 25,00 euro, corresponding to the security deposit of the empty container; this security deposit constitutes a binding modality for the return of the container for refilling purposes, as provided for by Article 11 paragraph 4 of the new Reg. (EU) Fgas 2024/573.
GeneralGas also provides an effective refill service for the empty container and subsequent return to the customer (HandyGas service), carried out at the GeneralGas plant in Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI).
Thanks to our exclusive HandyGas Refill and Redelivery service, if you return the empty KryoBox container you will be entitled to receive a new KryoBox cylinder for the price of the refill only (you will therefore only pay the value of the refrigerant gas).
Note: the cost of shipping the empty container from the customer's warehouse to the GeneralGas plant in Cernusco sul Naviglio is borne by the customer.
