Phaseout of R-22 Refrigerant

25 years Montreal Protocol

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final phase down schedule regarding production and importation of HCFC-22 refrigerant. It calls for an immediate drop come this Jan. 1 from 51 million pounds allowed in 2014 to 22 million pounds in 2015. After that, 18 million pounds of new and imported R-22 will be … Read more

What is R-22 Refrigerant?

Up until recently R-22 Refrigerant was the most common type of refrigerant for home and commercial air-conditioning units. Do you have an air-conditioning unit made before 2010? If so, it takes R-22. Its popularity took off in the 1950s when it replaced R-12 Refrigerant for home and commercial use. As of January 1st, 2010 no … Read more

Phaseout of R-22 Refrigerant

In case you haven’t heard R-22 Refrigerant is slowly being phased out by the Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. This is a big deal. R-22 Refrigerant has been the standard Refrigerant for all home/commercial HVAC units, refrigerators, and grocery store freezers since the 1950s. R-22’s replacement R-410A is the Refrigerant of … Read more

R-22 Refrigerant

Bulk Purchasing Interested in bulk purchasing? Looking to purchase one pallet, two, three, or even a trailer load of Refrigerant? Visit our bulk purchasing page for more details! R-22 Product Details R-22 has been the standard HVAC freon for many years but in recent years has begun to be phased out due to the ‘Montreal … Read more