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EPA: Refrigerant Reclamation On the Rise

October 28, 2024 62

EPA is counting on increased recovery and reclamation in order to maintain existing HVAC equipment, and finally, the numbers are going in the right direction. In 2020, just 1.6% of HFCs sold had been reclaimed and were ready for reuse, sparking...

EPA Issues HFC Allowances — and Penalties — for 2025

October 19, 2024 63

✕ As part of the AIM Act, the EPA is phasing down production and consumption of HFCs to 15% of their baseline levels in a stepwise manner by 2036 through an allowance allocation and trading program. EPA has issued allowances to entities that...

EPA Sees Uptick in HFC Reclamation

October 18, 2024 67

✕ As the U.S. phases down HFC production under the AIM Act, the HVACR industry is facing significant pressure to manage these refrigerants more effectively to avoid potential shortages. This effort largely depends on recovering and reclaiming...

EPA Issues Final Rule on Managing HFCs

September 25, 2024 77

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a final rule to establish a new program to better manage, recycle, and reuse HFCs under the AIM Act. This is the third component of the AIM Act, which mandates that EPA reduce the...

HVAC Industry Victory Against EPA Cylinder Ban ‘Official’

September 20, 2024 71

Even though it was handed a decisive defeat by the pen of the U.S. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in June 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency has laid to rest its quest to ban non-refillable refrigerant...

Trane Commercial Equipment Updated for Refrigerant Transition

September 12, 2024 82

SWORDS, Ireland — As of Jan. 1, 2025, all newly manufactured commercial chillers for comfort heating and cooling, plus newly manufactured packaged and split-system HVAC units, must ship with low-GWP refrigerants in order to meet the U.S...

EPA Proposes Rule to Mitigate Worries About Unsold VRF Inventory

July 7, 2024 90

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a one-year extension for VRF systems using high-GWP HFCs, so those HVAC contractors and manufacturers who have been worrying about the unsold inventory brought on by the AIM ACT, can breathe...

Advice for the First A2L Installation

June 25, 2024 98

As part of the AIM Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mandating a 700 GWP limit for most new comfort cooling equipment starting January 1, 2025. As that deadline quickly approaches, it’s time for contractors and technicians to...

Samsung: R-32, R-454B Merchandise Coming in 4th Quarter

May 20, 2024 125

ROANOKE, Va. — Samsung HVAC America has launched a line of HVAC techniques for the U.S. and Canada that may use the lower-GWP refrigerants R-32 and R-454B. “Samsung has seamlessly built-in R-32 refrigerant into its world product lineup since...

How To Plan For the Newest Refrigerant Transition

May 19, 2024 147

“Contractors can place themselves because the educated, credible knowledgeable on the kitchen desk — in the end shaping client demand. ” – Katherine Shin basic supervisor and head of product Oxbox, a Trane...

New York’s Proposed HFC Rule May Restrict Refrigerant Entry

April 15, 2024 123

Per the AIM Act, the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA) is mandating that by January 1, 2025, warmth pumps use refrigerants with greater than 700 GWP in most new residential and lightweight industrial air conditioners. The New York State...

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