Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Don't Get Caught With Your R-22 Pants Down!

 In 2004 The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) began to phase out ozone-depleting HCFCs as part of the clean air act. This impacted the HVAC industry in 2010 when manufacturers were no longer permitted to produce equipment already filled with R-22 refrigerant. They continued to manufacture R-22 condensing units only filling them with nitrogen and upon installation have the technician charge the unit with refrigerant. In 2011 production of R-22 refrigerant experienced its first required cut back with an even more significant cut in 2012 of 65%. This caused a surge in cost to purchase the refrigerant for HVAC companies and consumers alike. The final stages of the R-22 phase out are scheduled to be completed by 2020 making the refrigerant completely unavailable. Until that point prices will continue to rise making it difficult or even impossible for many homeowners to repair units leaking R-22 refrigerant. The average life expectancy of an air conditioner is 12-15 years with most repairs beginning in years 8-10. What does this mean for you? If your existing system has an R-22 condensing unit and is five years old or older you should start thinking about replacing! The cost of repairs will continue to rise year after year for R-22 compatible units and likely the cost of replacing your R-22 with R-410A will continue to rise as well as we get closer to completion of the phase out due to the rise in demand for replacements. The benefits to replacing the entire system now is affordability, the incredible financing available at 100% with no money down, and manufacturer rebates! Don’t get caught with your R-22 pants down... call to schedule your FREE estimate today!

(302)378-1203 Northern Delaware
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Email: CustomerService@summitcomfort.com

Things to Remember:

  2010, R-22 units only allowed to be manufactured and sold dry.

  2012, R-22 production cut by 65% with more cuts expected annually.

  2020, R-22 will no longer be available for purchase.

  The most economical time to replace with an R-410A system is NOW!

For more information please visit:
EPA Clean Air Act, R-22 Phase Out Information

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