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 ...

ATLANTA – As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant used in millions of air conditioners across the country, unapproved coolant is popping up on the market – with potentially dangerous ...

Did you notice your air conditioner didn’t make your home super cold this summer or the unit keeps freezing up? Even though summer is over, this is actually a great time to have the system checked. If ...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plans to build the world`s first commercial-scale plant for manufacturing a chemical to replace freon, the widely used refrigerant that is eroding the world`s protective ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Refrigerant manufacturer Bluon Energy announced that its TdX 20 refrigerant was given the preliminary ASHRAE number of R-458A with an A1 safety rating. The final approval and ...

COLLEGE POINT, N.Y. — ComStar International Inc. has announced a new refrigerant for ice rink managers to comply with the phaseout of R-22 refrigerant. The company said its replacement refrigerant is ...

Question: Do I need to replace my R-22 system with an R410A refrigerant? — Noah, Plantation. Answer: The "Clean Air Act" mandates that all HVAC equipment manufacturers stop production of equipment ...

A refrigerant marketed as a freon replacement for automobile air conditioners in Florida is flammable and could cause an explosion if installed in a leaking system, Insurance Commissioner Tom ...

Engineers at Saab, the Swedish maker of luxury sedans, are planning to introduce an environmentally safe replacement for R-12, or freon, the liquid/gas substance that makes air conditioners work.