NY is trying… It’s quite insane the rules and the changes. Suddenly the refrigerant that was supposed to be fantastic for the planet isn’t and is now banned. That’s R22. Then 407C came out. NY figured out that 407C units could still use R22 so now that’s gone….. R22 is banned. You can still get 407C but not the units themselves in NY. Now 454C is all the rage. How long till that’s gone?
Couple points I’d like to make and feel free to delete or junk drawer this:
1. All of this is very expensive. Instead of spending a few hundred bucks to fix a broken unit, you’re in the hole for 8-10 thousand. Indoor coils are not compatible with 454C so everything has to go. Inside and outside….
- Even great contractors don’t care about the planet. I watched the AC guy just let all of the R22 go into the air instead of capturing it last week, next door.
Someone tell me how this actually helps? It Doesn’t. Not to mention perfectly good units, made of mined materials, goes right in the trash. It’s nuts…
I get the point of making these changes but the right things aren’t being done and it defeats the purpose, and then some.
Rant over.