AHS members Rich Roley and Bill Sircy led the discussion. They discussed the phaseout of R-22 and the impact it will have on HVAC equipment. Roley said that R-22 will be banned from new equipment on Jan. 1, 2010, and total phaseout will be complete by 2030.
"It is all gone in 2030, but, for the most part, it should be long gone before that," he said.