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Iq Appliances
Distance: 2.0 Mi6800 NW 37th Ct
33147-6535 Miami -
Harper's Air
Distance: 7.0 Mi1031 SW 69th Ave
33144 Miami -
All Year Cooling And Heating
Distance: 21.5 Mi1345 Ne 4th Avenue
33304 Fort Lauderdale -
Crane Air Conditioning
Distance: 23.3 Mi7100 West Commercial Boulevard Suite 106
33319 Fort Lauderdale -
Efficient Air & Heating
Distance: 26.3 Mi7378 W Atlantic Blvd # 397
33063 Pompano Beach
Description
Evidence shows this is not only untrue, but that R-410A air conditioners can be remarkably more reliable than air-conditioners that use R-22. First, air-conditioners that use R-410A are designed to be heavier-duty, with a thicker compressor shell. Usually this results in smaller, sturdier pieces of equipment that vibrate less, putting less strain on the piping connections that are the source of most leaks. Second, most air-conditioner manufacturers require their technicians to be fully trained on R-410A before they can sell or service that manufacturer's R-410A equipment.
Air conditioners using R-410A have been available in the U.S. since 1995, so they're not at all new. They're just new to people who haven't heard about them! Honeywell invented the refrigerant 410A over a decade ago, and it's taken several years for some air conditioner dealers to learn about these products and for some air conditioner manufacturers to design and offer their own R-410A systems. Most manufacturers have had their R-410A air conditioners and heat pumps on the market for several years.
The Clean Air Act mandates that all HVAC equipment manufacturers cease producing equipment with R-22 refrigerant on January 1, 2010, and chemical manufacturers cease producing R-22 refrigerant on January 22, 2020. Along with prohibiting the production of chemicals deemed harmful to the ozone, such as R-22 refrigerant, the Clean Air Act also mandates that no refrigerant be released into the atmosphere during installation, service or retirement of equipment. There is no need for homeowners to panic if they currently have a heating and cooling system equipped with R-22 refrigerant.
Many air-conditioning contractors who haven't learned about R-410A often hear this myth and repeat it to others. Air conditioners and heat pumps that use R-22 use a mineral oil that circulates through the system to keep the compressor and other parts lubricated. Systems containing R-410A usually use a synthetic oil . Some of these synthetic oils do absorb moisture more readily than mineral oils, but there are several reasons why this is not an issue for home owners.