EPA rules end cheap AC refills

Cool Talk with Hartzell's | Your HVAC Questions, Answered! · Jun 26, 2026 · 21m · transcript

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DAVE: Somebody called me last week, said his AC was not cooling, and asked how much to come top off the Freon. I told him those days are basically over. He thought I was upselling him. I was not. The federal government changed the rules in October 2024, and a lot of homeowners have no idea. CO-HOST: Welcome back to Cool Talk. I am sitting down with Dave Hartzell, owner of Hartzell's Heat & Air in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

I'm Dave Hartzell at Hartzell's Heat & Air in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 45 years in the trade, Master HVAC license. On Cool Talk I cover the stuff central Oklahoma…