Familiar refrigerants, including R-410A, are being phased out in newly manufactured equipment, with next-generation, low global warming (GWP) refrigerants becoming the new reality. These new refrigerants, classified as A2L, have been described as...
Read more✕ A big change is coming to the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. The commonly used synthetic refrigerants known as HFCs are being phased down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to their heat-trapping effects, which...
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Prices of HVAC equipment keep rising as R-410A inventory decreases. And by exactly how much? According to David Gitlin, CEO of Carrier, said over the next few years, their new A2L equipment will be increasing by double digits. Gitlin also said...
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri — Rapid Locking System (RLS) is proud to announce that its couplings, elbows, reducers, tees, caps, bushings and SAE flares are officially certified A2L-compliant. Attaining A2L compliance required RLS to participate in a...
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Rapid Locking System has announced its couplings, elbows, reducers, tees, caps, bushings and SAE flares are officially certified A2L-compliant. Attaining A2L compliance required RLS to participate in a thorough testing and screening process...
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In February, I wrote about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program mandating a reduction in the production and use of HFC refrigerants for residential and light commercial HVAC systems. The HFC phasedown program, as it is known, was the...
Read more✕ The 21st annual Women in HVACR conference recently took place in Dallas, Texas, bringing together industry professionals to celebrate this year’s theme, “Lone Star Leadership.” Designed to empower women in the HVACR industry, the event offered...
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Kyle Gargaro is Editorial Director & Associate Publisher of The ACHR NEWS. He can be reached at 248-244-1720 or [email protected]. Gargaro has been with The ACHR NEWS since 2004, first as Legislation Editor, then Managing Editor, and...
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To support HVAC professionals in navigating the transition to low global warming potential refrigerants, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America has teamed up with the ESCO Institute to offer the “Low-GWP Refrigerant Safety: Flammable and...
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WALLER, Texas — Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. has teamed up with the Esco Institute to offer a new online course, “Low-GWP Refrigerant Safety: Flammable and Mildly Flammable (A2L) Refrigerants.” The course is aimed at...
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RANDOLPH, N.J. — Zonefirst, a manufacturer of HVAC zoning equipment, has launched new products designed to meet A2L refrigerant regulations. As the HVAC industry transitions towards more environmentally friendly refrigerants. Zonefirst’s...
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