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Replacement for R22
In a recent post, we looked at the Phasing out of the R22 Refrigerant (commonly known as Freon). As of January 2020, the refrigerant production was banned along with its importation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 1987 an agreement called the Montreal Protocol was signed, leading to the worldwide phasing out of ozone-depleting CFCs…
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PHASING OUT OF THE R22 REFRIGERANT
If you are a user of an air conditioning system, you may be familiar with the term ‘refrigerant’, the substance contained in the coils of the air conditioning unit. R22 refrigerant is one specific type of refrigerant, and in January 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the production and importation of R22 because…