Where is the CFC in a refrigerator?

CFC’s are no longer used in home refrigerant coolants since the 1980’s. HCFC is what is the current 134A coolant used in most home refrigerators. The old R-12 and R-22 were CFC’s with mineral oil based transmission oil in compressors. 134a uses a polyol oil. read more

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have been used extensively in last five or six decades as refrigerants in the vapor compression cycle to produce refrigerating and air-conditioning effects. In recent years it has been found that CFCs are most destructive to the environment. read more

CFC’s have been proven harmful to the atmosphere and that is why they are no longer used in new systems. Typically, a household refrigerator contains less than a pound of refrigerant. You would have to work pretty hard at it to give yourself a frost burn or inhale enough to harm yourself. So the short answer is No; not harmful. read more