The refrigerant rules changing around 2025 are often framed as a simple bump in new system prices, but the real story runs ...

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It might be time to replace the old air conditioner, thanks to a ban going in effect in January. If your air conditioner is over 10 years old, it's about to become nearly impossible to fix it. R22, or ...

One of the prices we pay for discovering new, daily life-enhancing technologies, is occasionally inventing something that turns out to be less than ideal from an environmental perspective. That was ...

WASHINGTON – Hot and humid weather means it’s time to turn on the air conditioner. But homeowners could get sticker shock if their air conditioner needs to be repaired and the coolant known as Freon ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When the temperature goes up in Florida, air conditioners start working overtime. And Freon, a chemical used to make air cold, is a hot commodity right now because it's getting ...

Q: Is it possible for an HVAC technician to overfill an air-conditioning system with too much refrigerant (my system uses R-22)? For example, if the system needs two pounds, is it possible for the ...

As of 1 January 2020, the chemical HCFC-22, which a principal component of the trade-named refrigerant “Freon,” will no longer be produced in or imported by the United States. What's False Freon-based ...

In extreme temperatures, cabin cooling and heating eat up significant amounts of power from an EV’s battery. As a result, there are many gains to be made in terms of boosting driving range by making ...