Home Air Conditioners Have to Be Replaced Soon

It hasn’t hit the mainstream news at this point as one of the hot topics of theirs, but in the coming months you’ll be hearing a lot more and more about the magical 2010 date started by the Clean Air Act as the day in which air conditioners which use freon (R-22) coolant might no longer be manufactured. The reason for this’s that it is commonly thought that freon and other hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) that are introduced into the atmosphere contribute to the erosion of the ozone layer which protects the earth from increased ultraviolet radiation.

No matter your personal beliefs around these lines, the financial facts of these regulations is that you are able to count on a boom in the cooling sector, and customers can rely on the cost of freon going way up. The recognized time table from the EPA looks like this:

2010 – No generation and absolutely no importing of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b, except for use in gear manufactured before 1/1/2010 (so no production or even importing portable ac For Car NEW technology that makes use of these refrigerants)

2015 – No production and virtually no importing of every HCFCs, except for use as refrigerants in equipment manufactured before 1/1/2020

2020 – No generation and no importing of HCFC-142b and HCFC-22

2030 – No production and virtually no importing of any HCFCs

The coolant which has arisen in the market to replace Freon is called Puron. It doesn’t have the same ozone eroding attributes of HCFC, and actually does a much better job of cooling the home of yours becuae it’s to operate under a higher strain compared to freon. But because of the higher operating pressure, house air conditioners that were produced to be used with freon coolant were not constructed to the higher strain specifications which are needed for Puron.

Today, add in to the situation the economic situation that the earth is in, thus the downturn in the US real estate market and you will rapidly see what is likely to happen. Homes furnished with central air conditioner systems which are on the market will not be able to sell unless they have already got a brand new Puron system installed. It is going to be similar to a house with a poor top on it. The latest roof won’t add to the valuation of the home, although the home will be less love to sell without it.