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New Refrigerants from Honeywell
Chris LaPietra, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Stationary Refrigerants, joins us to talk about some new releases from Honeywell. He also covers refrigerants in general.
As our industry reduces its reliance on R-22 (and eventually R-410A), we have turned to more flammable solutions. There is a tradeoff in safety for the lower GWP, though. However, along with some slightly less flammable A2L refrigerants, Honeywell is releasing two new A1 refrigerants: R-466A and R-515B (N-15). These are non-toxic, don't catch fire, and have a lower environmental impact than R-410A and R-22…
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