All of the r22 in your current system will need to be re claimed and your system will need to be charged with the new r 421a.
R22 air conditioners.
While r 22 remains available for servicing equipment made before 2010 it is important to know that supplies of r 22 will become more limited and the price of this refrigerant may increase says the air conditioning heating and refrigeration institute.
Most air conditioning units older than 10 years utilize an ac refrigerant called r22 that s commonly identified as freon and is noted by the epa as hcfc 22.
R22 air conditioning refrigerant cannot be used in new equipment after year 2010.
Our r 421a air conditioner units use roughly the same pressure as r22 allowing you to keep your indoor units.
There are lots of air conditioning systems containing r22 still running.
Small amount will be produced to service equipment until year 2030 when its production will stop.
Here are the rules about r22 refrigerant and what to do if your system contains it.
Make sure your air conditioning technician repairs damaged refrigerant lines instead of merely topping off leaky air conditioners.
This may make r22 very expensive.