Hydrocarbon Conspiracy

Hydrocarbon Conspiracy A demonstration for consumers. A crash course for technicians.

All except 2, 3, and 39, I have more, and I can elaborate on how everything is all interconnected and where it's going.
11/12/2025

All except 2, 3, and 39, I have more, and I can elaborate on how everything is all interconnected and where it's going.

The only air conditioner with a star rating of 10 is the 2.5Kw Haier Quartz (and it only has a 3 star rating for heating...
29/11/2025

The only air conditioner with a star rating of 10 is the 2.5Kw Haier Quartz (and it only has a 3 star rating for heating). What if I told you it's possible to mod any air conditioner to achieve a flat 10 stars across the board?

You replace halogen or fluorescent lights with LED to improve efficiency. There's different LED lights. The same goes for replacing the gas in your air conditioner.

Different hydrocarbon gas refrigerants perform differently in different climates. What if it's possible to have something that is universal and performs above and beyond, while reducing power consumption at the same time?
If the outdoor unit goes above 32°C on the cooling cycle, performance is reduced slightly. Below 32°C and performance is enhanced.

Previous tests achieved:
Condensing temperature 32°C got 15.47% energy savings.
That's with a custom bottle I made up.
I gave a suggestion to the professionals at HyChill, who are sending me a couple of different formulated gas bottles to test. Is it possible to do better than my last test? This could be interesting!

The new Rinnai JX series air conditioner has just hit the market at Harvey Norman, replacing the J series. Here's my det...
28/11/2025

The new Rinnai JX series air conditioner has just hit the market at Harvey Norman, replacing the J series. Here's my detailed review:

• The foam packaging has been replaced with cardboard.
• They give you a cardboard template for the indoor unit.
• The indoor PCB is well encapsulated but not completely gecko proof.
• The indoor unit is straighter, meaning you can't see the interconnections if you run them out the side of the unit.
• The indoor unit doesn't feel as solid as the J series ones.
• You can use the remote control from the old Rinnai series on this one.
• The energy efficiency star rating is neck and neck against the J series.
• The electricals are a little different, and all JX series now use the standard 3 core + earth wiring (though was quietly brought out in the later stages of the J series).
• The 3.5Kw JX series gas pipe size is smaller than that of the J series.
• The JX factory gas charge raises a few questions, with little to no difference between the 2.5Kw (830g), 3.5Kw (830g), and 5Kw (850g) units.
• I've discovered a vulnerability with the outdoor PCB - which can easily be fixed using roof & gutter silicon sealant.
• Based on a little research on the remote controls, I suspect it's a rebadged AUX branded air conditioner (or vice versa).

I'd say yay, if you can find an installer willing to silicon the exposed inverter board IC.

Hisense J series is my other favourite, being one of the cheapest to buy. Those are fully gecko proof, but they use capillary refrigerant metering (except for the 7Kw and 8Kw units) meaning a fraction less energy efficiency. Their indoor units are fairly light in comparison to the Rinnai J series.

I think expensive doesn't mean best. They're all R32, so what's the point?
Mitsubishi? I'm not a fan of those. And there's a few different Mitsubishi types. Seen a couple of MHI fail before their time.
Fujitsu? I don't like them at all. Had a few of their schrader valves fail.

New resources and test data.Solar and battery is all well and good - until the sun goes down and your battery runs dead....
27/11/2025

New resources and test data.

Solar and battery is all well and good - until the sun goes down and your battery runs dead. If your air conditioner is more energy efficient, you can save your battery and not need to buy as much from the grid.

Energy savings calculator: http://hydrocarbonconspiracy.info/Energy%20savings%20calculator.xlsx

An improved refrigerant product is proposed. More data coming soon.

New website.New layout.Concise information.New test data (and more to come).
13/11/2025

New website.
New layout.
Concise information.
New test data (and more to come).

There's a few different hydrocarbon refrigerant gases, which all have different heat transfer properties. What's good fo...
12/11/2025

There's a few different hydrocarbon refrigerant gases, which all have different heat transfer properties. What's good for one may not be good for another, depending on whereabouts you live or even the installation conditions. Here's a quick guide.

To save on lighting costs, you replace fluorescent lights with LED.To save on air conditioning, you replace the gas in i...
09/11/2025

To save on lighting costs, you replace fluorescent lights with LED.
To save on air conditioning, you replace the gas in it.

This is what the electricity companies, synthetic refrigerant gas manufacturers, and some governments don't want you to know about. Yes there are safety standards for using flammable refrigerant gases and these are easy to adhere to, especially when you're mixing refrigerants. Free open source spreadsheets for mixing gases are available. Yes you can change / customise the performance and power ratios by mixing different gases and proportions. Different gas mixes suit different climates. A hybrid climate gas mix is possible, but theoretical at this stage.

With conspiracies, the rabbit hole goes deeper. Fortunately, there's an exit. We live life to share the way for others. When you're on to this, life is more manageable.

It's been a while since I done tests, and have further proof of savings. The image says it all. More tests planned for summer.

03/11/2025

Website and resources updated.

New files:
Pioneer air conditioner conversion tool

Updated files (Improvements / additions):
Multi gas conversion tool
Bottle filling

There's plans for a whole new website layout which works better on mobile devices.

There's more side by side test data coming soon, from summer tests conducted recently.

13/07/2025

Helium won't work. Propane (mixed with R32) will.

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