Heating and Air Conditioning

INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CHANGE TO R410A REFRIGERANT

1990 CLEAN AIR ACT

US Act establishing our national HCFC phase out schedule:

·        Shares Montreal Protocol goal of total HCFC refrigerant phase-out in new equipment by 2010.

·        Establishes key production-cap milestones along the way.

·        EU has adopted a more aggressive schedule

EPS’s - SNAP

Significant New Alternative Policy

·        Evaluated and approves safe, effective alternative refrigerant candidates.

·        Candidates are evaluated for ozone-depletion potential, toxicity, flammability and other application limits.

R-22

Freon – 22 (Current & historical refrigerant in majority of air conditioners)  

·        Also known as: HCFC-22, Freon-22, and Freon.

·        Primary refrigerant used in residential HVAC products.

·        One of the targets of the Montreal Protocol.

HOW WILL ALL THIS AFFECT YOU?

·       BUYING AN R-410A SYSTEM TODAY CAN MENA SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TOMORROW.

·        AS R-22 IS PHASED OUTM SERVICING R-22 BASED SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE TO OPERATED & REPAIR.

·       BUYING AN R-22 HOME AC SYSTEM TODAY COULD = HIGH SERVICE BILLS TOMORROW.

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AIR CONDITIONING – R410A

UNITED STATES HCFC PRODUCTION CAP PHASE OUT MILESTONES

1/1/1996 – Annual production cap of 1=million tons on all HCFCs (Hydrochlorofluorocarbons)

1/1/2004 – Cap reduced to 10 Million tons per year.

1/1/2010 – Production of new equipment using HCFCs is banned. Production of HCVFCs only for use in existing equipment.

1/1/2020 – Total phase out of HCFCs.

(Hydrochlorofluorocarbons)

·        Gases used until now as A/C system refrigerant.

·        Deplete the ozone layer.

·        Increase UV exposure, causing health and environmental dangers.

MONTREAL PROTOCOL

MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER

·        In 1987 international treaty banning HCFCs.

·        In 1992, outlined a detailed phase-out schedule.

·        Today, over 168 nations participate.

Environmentally friendly refrigerant

Non-Ozone depleting refrigerant

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

In 1987 the international community signed a treaty banning HCFCs (Hydrochloro fluoro carbons) in Montreal, known as the Montreal Protocol. The purpose of the Montreal Protocol was to reduce the world’s utilization of substance’s that deplete the Ozone layer of the earth.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME?

Effective 1/1/2010 the refrigerant used in air conditioners will be R410A, the environmentally friendly refrigerant. Currently most current air conditioners   use R22 refrigerant, which is being eliminated due to its negative effect on the Ozone layer of the earth. Manufacturers of air conditioners will begin producing equipment that utilizes R410A in 2009. Subsequently the cost of R22 refrigerant will increase, thus making serving equipment run on R22 more expensive.

KNOWN FACTS

R-410A

·        One of the few R-22 replacements approved by SNAP (Significant New Alternative Policy)

·        An HFC ((Hydrofluoro carbon)

·        Does not contain chlorine and  will not harm the ozone

·        A blend whose components won’t separate in use – important if there is a system leak.

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