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Changing Refrigerant Regulations w/ Bluon
In this episode, Bryan talks with Peter Capuciati and Bryan Johnson from Bluon. They discuss how refrigerant regulations keep changing and how technicians can make sense of it.
We've begun phasing out R-22; the refrigerant can no longer be imported or manufactured in the United States. We can still recover and reclaim R-22, but the recovered refrigerant on the market can't meet the usual demand. R-22 went through a phaseout because of its ODP; R-410A has 0 ODP and was the main replacement.
However, refrigerant regulations are still changing, as R-410A will soon be ready for a phase-down due…
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