What is happening with refrigerants in air conditioning systems?
Due to environmental concerns, our federal government has issued reualations that restrict the future production of HCFC refrigerants. This is having, and will continue to have, significant impact on the air conditioning industry. There are may reports regarding air conditioner refrigerants and their effect on the earth's ozone layer. Refrigerant is the cooling agent used in air conditioning systems. Most all of the air conditioner and heat pump products sold today utilize one refrigerant know as R22, which is from the family of refrigerants called HCFCs. HCFCs have been used for decades in a safe and efficient manners, but government regulation will eventually phase them out of use.