Several major manufacturers are producing comfort air conditioning equipment using refrigerant 410A. The trend towards the use of R-410A continues to grow and there is a demand for technicians who are ...

Beginning in 2025, air conditioning units will be built to be more environmentally friendly following an Environmental Protection Agency mandate aiming to reduce the production of greenhouse gases and ...

Refrigerant regulations are changing quickly at the state and federal levels, in order to facilitate a smooth transition away from R-410A to lower-GWP refrigerants. Finding a replacement for R-410A ...

HOUSTON - This year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began requiring the use of new, more environmentally friendly refrigerants in new HVAC units, R-454B and R-32. R454-B or R-32 required for ...

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