Old air conditioners that leak refrigerant will become more costly to fix starting in 2020, local heating and air conditioning specialists said. Effective Jan. 1, the United States will no longer ...

Big changes are coming to the way you keep your house cool. The type of refrigerant currently used in HVAC systems is being phased out. The 2020 American Innovation and Manufacturing Act directed ...

Air conditioners are a major source of greenhouse gases. On Project Drawdown’s 2017 list of over 100 opportunities to reduce human-caused global warming, cleaner tech for refrigeration and ...

Federal rules that took effect in 2025 quietly rewired how new home air conditioners and heat pumps are built, yet many ...

Q: Is it possible for an HVAC technician to overfill an air-conditioning system with too much refrigerant (my system uses R-22)? For example, if the system needs two pounds, is it possible for the ...

As commercial HVAC systems age, they may experience leaks. Because these units are considerably larger than their consumer-grade counterparts, a commercial air conditioning refrigerant leak can ...

Watchdog Dave Lieber took this photo of the conversion of his home's air conditioning unit from the old refrigerant to the new, more environmentally friendly one. The manufacturing of Freon comes to a ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Freon is one of the key ingredients to making your older air conditioner blow cold air. If your AC isn’t as chilly as you’d like, it might be time to ...

Dear Action Line: What is the mathematics on "topping off your air conditioner with Freon?" This costs more and more each year and lasts only a few weeks. - J.C., Tulsa. "Let's clear the air on this - ...