The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) phasedown of high-GWP refrigerants under the AIM Act is well underway. As part of this phasedown, manufacturers had to stop producing most comfort cooling equipment containing high-GWP...
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As A2Ls increasingly become the refrigerants of choice, are your students and technicians prepared for the changes they will need to make when working with these non-toxic but mildly flammable substances? In this article, we will discuss the...
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HVAC professionals are concerned about the transition to A2L refrigerants, especially whether they need to replace all their tools. It’s prompting changes in the tools required for HVAC systems, but most existing tools are likely still compatible...
Read more✕ The HVAC industry is entering a new era due to the AIM Act, which mandated the phaseout of R-410A system production after December 31, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, manufacturers can only produce comfort cooling systems that use lower-GWP...
Read more✕ In the transition to lower-GWP refrigerants, specifying engineers and contractors play an essential role in helping retailers make next-generation equipment decisions. Among the emerging alternatives, A2L refrigerants will likely have a place...
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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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Direct gas-fired make-up air units from Greenheck now use R-454B, an A2L refrigerant mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency with low potential to contribute to global warming. Because R-454B has mild flammability potential, the units...
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Join us for an insightful webinar on the transformative trend towards sustainable systems, driven by decarbonization goals and emission reduction targets. Learn how hydronic heat pumps and multi-pipe systems help to revolutionize the shift to...
Read more 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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