✕ 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...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a safety advisory notice that warns HVAC contractors, consumers, retailers, shippers, and others to make sure their...
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...
Read more✕ Per the AIM Act, starting January 1, 2025, most new comfort cooling systems are required to use lower-GWP refrigerants like R-32 or R-454B, which are classified as mildly flammable (A2L). Due to this flammability level, safety features...
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...
Read moreBOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Refrigerant supplier A-Gas is offering its Rapid Recovery services in the cleanup of Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. With a Rapid Recovery location in Charlotte, North Carolina, A-Gas is poised to provide...
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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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Since A2L refrigerants are designated as mildly flammable, safety features like refrigerant detection systems (RDSs) are being incorporated into new residential/light commercial ducted split systems that contain more than 4 pounds of A2L...
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How do we motivate HVAC contractors to do more refrigerant recovery? The ACHR NEWS posed the question to three industry experts on the front lines of the refrigerant transition. Here’s what they had to say about what that will take — and what...
Read more✕ While the need to refrigerate, freeze, and deep freeze will always be with us, it’s only been in recent years that scientists have determined a way to do that safely — and without harming the environment. Beginning January 1, 2025, the...
Read more✕ In 2025, the HVAC industry in the United States will undergo a significant regulatory shift with the implementation of new environmental standards for refrigerants. This article provides a detailed overview of the upcoming changes, the...
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