An oft-repeated comment from me in recent years is that while the air conditioning side of the HVACR industry has been dealing with 13 SEER and R-410A as its basic components, we over on the refrigeration side deal with a wide range of efficiency standards for equipment depending on its size; not to mention dozens of refrigerants.
One of the latest examples of this ever-changing situation came in an announcement dated Aug. 15. It was from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and said it had released “new eligibility requirements and revised specifications for home appliances” including refrigerators and home freezers.