What’s happening with the refrigerant blend hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-410A (R-410A)? To answer that question, let’s start with a little background. Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-22, also known as R-22, ...
[Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series focusing on refrigerants and refrigerant blends. This month’s article will concentrate on the HCFC-22 air conditioning replacement refrigerant ...
During an air conditioning tune-up or even a new system installation, you may hear words like Puron, Freon, R-22 or R-410A. These are the technical and brand names of widely used refrigerants found in ...
Your air conditioner is not suddenly obsolete in 2026, but the rules around what goes inside it are changing fast. Whether you can keep repairing the system you have now largely comes down to which ...