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R22 Refrigerant is Being Phased Out

Published on February 14, 2017
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Last summer we told you about the R22 phase out and with summer approaching, Winnipeg Supply Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing wanted to remind you of your options.

RECAP:

If you have an air conditioner installed before 2010, it probably uses R22 refrigerant, which is what makes the air coming from your air conditioner cool and comfy. The United States EPA began phasing out R22 refrigerant in recent years because it was compounding the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer.

Starting in 2010, the making and importing of R22 was prohibited and by 2020, R22 will essentially 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 particular refrigerant.

The cost of R22 is going up because of the reducing supply, and will no longer be available for use at all by 2020.

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

If your air conditioning system was produced after January 2010, the R22 refrigerant phase-out probably won’t apply to you. However, if your air conditioner was manufactured before January 2010, you have a couple options:

1) Buy an upgraded, more environmentally-friendly system, which can use the approved air conditioner refrigerant.

2) Call an expert to replace the parts in your current AC equipment to help make it compatible with approved A/C refrigerant. However, this is not recommended because it could void your warranty(ies).

3) Continue to use recycled R22 until 2020.

READY TO BE DONE WITH IT?

If you don’t want to panic about the hassle of your refrigerant being phased-out, or you don’t want to stress about the soaring costs of said refrigerant, or you just want to improve the environment with a non-ozone destroying refrigerant, call Winnipeg Supply Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing today and we’ll come out and provide you a no-charge in-home estimate on a new AC system, just in time for spring!

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