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Chemical refrigerant (also known by the brand name Freon) is the lifeblood of your air conditioning system: it’s the fluid that allows for the transfers of heat from the inside of your home to the outside. But refrigerant isn’t a single type of chemical blend. Over the more than a century that electro-mechanical air conditioners have been around, many different chemical blends have served as refrigerant. A blend called R-22 was the most common refrigerant in residential ACs for many decades. However, R-22 will not be around much longer, and this may have an effect on your home’s air conditioning.
The R-22 Phaseout
Because R-22 contains ozone-depleting substances such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a gradual phaseout of its use. The timeline calls for a complete end to the production of R-22 by 2020, less than four years away. Current air conditioning system production has already shifted to using a different chemical blend, R-410A. If you have an air conditioning system purchased within the last few years, it will already be using R-410A.
How Does the Phaseout Affect Me?
If you have an older air conditioning system that runs on R-22, you’ll still be allowed to keep your system after 2020. However, repairs will be more difficult because of the halt of production of R-22. The chemical will still be available thanks to recovery and reclamation, but prices will rise. You should start planning to have a new air conditioning system installed in the near future that uses R-410A. You won’t have to worry about the cost of replacing lost refrigerant, and you’ll have a much more efficient air conditioner.
If you still want to use your R-22 system, make sure that you are diligent with regular professional maintenance so technicians can catch leaks before they turn serious.
Need help making a choice about your old air conditioning system? Call Kilowatt Heating, Air Conditioning and Electrical. We offer service to Woodland Hills, CA and throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
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What You Need to Know about the R-22 Freon Phaseout
Chemical refrigerant (also known by the brand name Freon) is the lifeblood of your air conditioning system: it’s the fluid that allows for the transfers of heat from the inside of your home to the outside. But refrigerant isn’t a single type of chemical blend. Over the more than a century that electro-mechanical air conditioners have been around, many different chemical blends have served as refrigerant. A blend called R-22 was the most common refrigerant in residential ACs for many decades. However, R-22 will not be around much longer, and this may have an effect on your home’s air conditioning.
The R-22 Phaseout
Because R-22 contains ozone-depleting substances such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a gradual phaseout of its use. The timeline calls for a complete end to the production of R-22 by 2020, less than four years away. Current air conditioning system production has already shifted to using a different chemical blend, R-410A. If you have an air conditioning system purchased within the last few years, it will already be using R-410A.
How Does the Phaseout Affect Me?
If you have an older air conditioning system that runs on R-22, you’ll still be allowed to keep your system after 2020. However, repairs will be more difficult because of the halt of production of R-22. The chemical will still be available thanks to recovery and reclamation, but prices will rise. You should start planning to have a new air conditioning system installed in the near future that uses R-410A. You won’t have to worry about the cost of replacing lost refrigerant, and you’ll have a much more efficient air conditioner.
If you still want to use your R-22 system, make sure that you are diligent with regular professional maintenance so technicians can catch leaks before they turn serious.
Need help making a choice about your old air conditioning system? Call Kilowatt Heating, Air Conditioning and Electrical. We offer service to Woodland Hills, CA and throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
Twitter Link
Tags: Air Conditioning Replacement, Woodland Hills
Monday, August 1st, 2016 at 10:51 am | Categories: Air Conditioning
|
Time to Replace That Old, Inefficient Air Conditioning System
August Employee of the Month: Hector Basurto
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