Originally Posted by
philkawa
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As a technician I just don't see how outlawing R-22 machines can work. They'll be too much chaos. I believe that a drop-in refrigerant is the only solution possible.
Your thoughts?
As a technician you should be doing your homework on why and what will need to be done for the R-22 equipment and refrigerant phase out. There is more than enough time here not to cause chaos. I think we made it through the R-12 and R-502 phase out ok. Compressors will be available for R-22 systems for years and years. And there is and will be R-22 replacement gas as a drop in as well. I don't see any major issue. I think the harder problem to explain to people has been the SEER change. Explaining to a customer that if they want to change the condensing unit we will have to change the indoor unit as well is and can be difficult to explain. No need to panic about the R-22 phase out. IMO
Don't you think R-12 was in almost every commercial and residential refrigeration system? Millions of pieces of equipment.
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