Carrier has also opened orders for R-454B-compatible fan coils and evaporator coils. Available units will begin arriving in warehouses across the country in early April.
During a panel discussion at the AHR Expo, industry experts discussed a wide variety of topics including the refrigerant transition, workforce training, and the push for the adoption of heat pumps.
TJ Wheeler, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Friedrich, says the ramifications of installing A2L linesets will change “so many architectural dynamics of the way that buildings are built.”
At the AHR Expo, manufacturers talked about their plans for switching to low-GWP refrigerants for commercial refrigeration equipment and displayed some of their solutions.
At the AHR Expo, refrigerant and equipment manufacturers discussed strategies for navigating the challenges posed by the refrigerant transition in comfort cooling and its industry-wide impacts.
Users of the Enterprise software from Super Radiator Coils can now design coils for R-454B in the program just as they would for coils using other refrigerants.
New A2L-related code requirements will impact HVAC system installation and include warning labels, ventilation, leak detection, and limits on refrigerant amounts for comfort air conditioning.
With the six-cylinder capacity of the HGX56 CO2 T, customers can reduce the number of compressors in a system, resulting in less system complexity and lower investment costs, a press release from Danfoss said.
At an educational session at the AHR Expo, industry experts discussed the latest status of the AIM Act and also provided insights into which states have updated their building codes to allow the use of A2Ls.