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Big Ethyl

With the addition of our vacuum distillation plant - "Big Ethyl" in April of 2005, we became able to manufacture our own brand of antifreeze as well as other ethylene glycol based products.

Big Ethyl

 
Not all antifreeze testers are created equal!

 As in much of life, you get what you pay for.

 There are two main type of antifreeze testers available on the market today.  Hydrometers and Refractometers.  Hydrometers measure the specific gravity of antifreeze and refractometers measure the speed with which light travels through a sample of antifreeze.

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Antifreeze Today

Automotive antifreeze/coolant is made of ethylene glycol, water, and a chemical additive package. For many years, there was only one type of antifreeze on the market, conventional green. Antifreeze technology has become significantly more complex in the last several years with the introduction of Dexcool and other extended life antifreeze formulas. Currently, there are three main types of antifreeze on the market. They all contain an ethylene glycol base, water, dye and an additive package. What makes them different is the additive package.

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