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Should I purchase a new Air Conditioner or Heat Pump with R-22 (Freon) Refrigerant?

April 26, 2017air conditioner Freon heat pump purchase r-22 refrigerant

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Should I purchase a new Air Conditioner or Heat Pump with R-22 (Freon) Refrigerant?

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No. An air conditioner purchased today with R-22 (Freon) refrigerant will be obsolete as early as 2010. The Clean Air Act of 1990 prohibits the production of hydro chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) based air conditioners and heat pumps by year 2010. Freon is an HCFC. We recommend purchasing an air conditioner with R410A refrigerant, the environmentally friendly refrigerant. The R-410A refrigerant has been on the market since 1996.