Freon is an important part of the modern home environment. We often use this gas for cooling air or for keeping food products or perishable items cold. A home’s HVAC systems and refrigeration units ...

Beginning on January 1, 2020, producing or importing R22 freon will become illegal in the United States. Given the refigerant’s ozone-damaging properties, the move is the latest step in the EPA’s ...

The year 2020 will capture attention for being an election year and perhaps for the summer Olympics in Tokyo. On the homeownership side of things, however, it’s the year that an old ozone-eating ...

When a contractor suggests installing equipment that still uses last year’s refrigerant, you are not just choosing a model year, you are stepping into the middle of a national policy shift on how ...

A refrigerant used in home air conditioners is going away. The most common air-conditioning coolant for decades was R-22, referred to as Freon. Production of it ends this year.It is being replaced by ...

Air conditioning systems keep us nice and cool during the warmer months. But it's also making teenagers high. What many don't realize is inhaling Freon, can be fatal. "They kind of try to find a lot ...

As of January 1, 2020, the EPA made it illegal to import or manufacture the common refrigerant Freon, also known as R-22, in the U.S. — a major problem for facilities still using it. Many of those ...

Watchdog Dave Lieber took this photo of the conversion of his home's air conditioning unit from the old refrigerant to the new, more environmentally friendly one. The manufacturing of Freon comes to a ...

With the U.S. phasing down the production of HFCs per the AIM Act, significant pressure is being put on the HVACR industry to properly manage these refrigerants in order to prevent shortages. In large ...

MATT: STEVE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONERS FOR 15 YEARS FOR HIS FAMILY BUSINESS AND IN THAT SAME TIME, HIS BUSINESS HAS SEEN A SHIFT THAT IS ACCELERATING. PRODUCTION ENDS THIS YEAR ON WHAT WAS ...