This customer called in with the complaint that her upstairs unit was not cooling and she saw ice on the outdoor unit.  We went out and found that the system was low on Freon. Customers ask all the time how … Continue reading →

With the dramatic market shift way from R-22 comes the rise of a number of new refrigerant options for technicians to use and distributors to sell.  Many folks in the ACR industry were not prepared for the transition to an … Continue reading →

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHASE-OUT OF R-22 REFRIGERANT It all began in 1987 with the Montreal Protocol.  The Montreal Protocol was an international environmental agreement that began the world-wide phaseout of ozone-depleting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).  These requirements were later modified and … Continue reading →