Ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanayo zokusebenza, ukuhleleka kwezinga lokukhishwa kwezimoto ze-R717, R22, kanye ne-R134a kusuka kokuphansi kuya kokuphakeme kuyi-R134a < R22 < R717. Le mpawu ibaluleke kakhulu ekukhetheni ama-refrigerant nasekuthuthukiseni ukwakheka kwesistimu. Izinga lokukhishwa kwezimoto liyisici esiyinhloko sokusebenza kwezinhlelo zokupholisa, esihlobene ngqo nokwethembeka kokusebenza kwezi compressor, ukugcina ukusebenza kahle kwe-oli yokunisela, kanye nokusebenza kahle kokuphuma kwamandla kwesistimu. Ama-refrigerant anezinga lokukhishwa kwezimoto eliphansi anganciphisa umthwalo we-thermal wezi compressor futhi anciphise ingozi yokuphuka kwe-oli yokunisela, okwenza afanele izimo ezinezimfuneko eziphakeme zokuzinza kokusebenza. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-refrigerant anezinga lokukhishwa kwezimoto eliphezulu adinga izinyathelo zokupholisa eziphelele ukuze avimbele ukuwa kwesistimu okubangelwa ukushisa kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, ukuvumelanisa ukwakheka kwesistimu okufanele kanye nezimo zokusebenza ngokusekelwe ezingeni lokukhishwa kwezimoto kwezi refrigerant kungafeza ukusebenza kahle nokuphepha kwezinhlelo zokupholisa.