R22 Is Phasing Out

Recap:

If you have air conditioning equipment installed earlier than 2010, it most likely uses R22 refrigerant, which is what makes the air coming from your air conditioner cool and comfy. The began phasing out R22 refrigerant in recent years because it was contributing to the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer.

Launching in 2010, the manufacturing and importing of R22 was prohibited and by 2020, R22 will basically no longer be allowed.

Highlights:

R22 refrigerant is no longer manufactured in North America.

You can purchase recycled R22 now for existing air conditioners that use this certain refrigerant.

The cost of R22 is increasing because of the dropping supply, and will not be obtainable for use at all by 2020.

Got It? Good! So What Does All This Mean?

If your AC equipment was manufactured after January 2010, the R22 refrigerant phase-out probably won't affect you. However, if your AC equipment was manufactured before January 2010, you have a couple options:

1. Buy an upgraded, more environmentally-friendly system, which uses the approved AC refrigerant.
2. Call an expert to replace the parts in your current AC equipment to help make it compatible with approved AC refrigerant. Keep in mind, this is not recommended because it could invalidate your warranty(ies).
3. Stick with using recycled R22 until 2020.

Ready to Be Done with It?

If you don’t want to panic about the trouble of your refrigerant being phased-out, or you don’t want to agonize about the soaring costs of said refrigerant, or you just want to help the environment with a non-ozone destroying refrigerant, call Service Experts today and we’ll come out and provide you a free in-home estimate on a new air conditioning system, just in time for spring!