Freon is an important part of the modern home environment. We often use this gas for cooling air or for keeping food products or perishable items cold. A home’s HVAC systems and refrigeration units ...

When a contractor suggests installing equipment that still uses last year’s refrigerant, you are not just choosing a model year, you are stepping into the middle of a national policy shift on how ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Freon is one of the key ingredients to making your older air conditioner blow cold air. If your AC isn’t as chilly as you’d like, it might be time to ...

Watchdog Dave Lieber took this photo of the conversion of his home's air conditioning unit from the old refrigerant to the new, more environmentally friendly one. The manufacturing of Freon comes to a ...

The most common refrigerant used in air conditioning units will soon no longer be available for use and now experts are passing along tips to people in order to prepare for that change. The most ...

With the U.S. phasing down the production of HFCs per the AIM Act, significant pressure is being put on the HVACR industry to properly manage these refrigerants in order to prevent shortages. In large ...

Homeowners who have an air-conditioning system installed before 2010 could be in for a shock when their unit needs more Freon. While Freon, the Dupont/Chemours Co. brand name for the refrigerant R-22, ...

Dear Action Line: What is the mathematics on "topping off your air conditioner with Freon?" This costs more and more each year and lasts only a few weeks. - J.C., Tulsa. "Let's clear the air on this - ...

MINI-ANALYZER: Testing refrigeration or a/c equipment that utilizes R-22 refrigerant can help to identify possible contamination from counterfeit or mixed refrigerants within a system that could lead ...