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April 8, 2013
March Online Poll: With the R-22 phaseout ramping up, do you believe there will be an adequate supply this year for service requirements?


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March 29, 2013: EPA Finalizes HCFC-22 Allocation Rule

March 29, 2013
The acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bob Perciasepe, has signed the final HCFC Allocation Rule covering HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b allowances for 2012-2014.


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DuPont Addresses R-22

February 18, 2013

In conjunction with the AHR Expo, DuPont made an announcement in regards to the ‘No Action Assurance’ letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting production and import rights for virgin R-22 at 39 million pounds in 2013 versus 55 million pounds in 2012.


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EPA Further Tightens the R-22 Spigot

2013 Allocation Reduced to 39 Million Pounds
February 4, 2013
It appears as if the spigot of new R-22 available to HVACR contractors has been tightened even more in 2013. Users of the world’s most popular HCFC could expect close to 30 percent less of new R-22 this year than last, according to some reports.


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Refrigerant Retrofits: We’re Being Our Own Worst Enemy

December 20, 2012

Contractors have complained for years about consumers holding on to systems that should be replaced. Yet we are falling all over ourselves to come up with ways to keep that equipment operational.


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The Way You Recover R-22: Does It Save Time or Is It a Shortcut to Failure?

July 2, 2012
Whether we like it or not, R-22 is going away, and technicians need to look at their best options and solutions to work with the phaseout. One option available to all competent service technicians is to recover and recycle refrigerant.


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Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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