THE AIR CONDITIONING CRISIS???
This is a HOT summer! We need air conditioning!
Do you still air condition your home using an air conditioning system that cools using R22 refrigerant?
Don't know? Better check it quickly! (The label on your unit will likely specify R22 as the installed refrigerant.)
From our research, in the United States of America, R22 refrigerant is being phased out. This phase-out has been known for decades!!!
If the homebuilders KNEW about the phaseout, why did they install these units???
Pity homeowners who need R22 refrigerant installed (especially people on a low fixed income). It appears that R22 refrigerant is not generally available.
Solution: Replace your unit (IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT)!!! (It appears that retrofitting MIGHT be possible.)
The following are U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publications regarding the issue:
National Service Center for Environmental Publications
Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
Phaseout
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Frequent Questions
The U.S. Government is buying cleaner energy vehicles for some businesses. What is the government doing for homeowners (about the R22 refrigerant phaseout)?Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
Phaseout
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Frequent Questions
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