R22 is Phasing Out 

In 2016 we told you about the R22 phase out and with warmer temperatures approaching, Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning wanted to remind you of your courses of action. 

RECAP: 

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

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

HIGHLIGHTS: 

R22 refrigerant is no longer produced in North America. 

You can purchase recycled R22 now for existing AC equipment that use this particular refrigerant. 

The cost of R22 is going up because of the reducing supply, and won’t be obtainable for use at all by 2020. 

GOT IT? GOOD! SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? 

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

1) Purchase an upgraded, more environmentally-friendly system, which requires the approved A/C refrigerant. 

2) Call a professional to replace the parts in your current air conditioner to help make it compatible with approved A/C refrigerant. However, 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 love the environment with a non-ozone destroying refrigerant, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning today and we’ll come out and provide you a no-charge in-home estimate on a new air conditioner, just in time for spring!