ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When the temperature goes up in Florida, air conditioners start working overtime. And Freon, a chemical used to make air cold, is a hot commodity right now because it's getting ...

Q: Is it possible for an HVAC technician to overfill an air-conditioning system with too much refrigerant (my system uses R-22)? For example, if the system needs two pounds, is it possible for the ...

Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime. The new "virtual ...

Teenagers looking to get high have started a potentially fatal trend — huffing gas from air conditioners. “It will kill you,” air conditioning technician Lynn Morris of Morris Mechanical told WCNC of ...

The refrigerant rules changing around 2025 are often framed as a simple bump in new system prices, but the real story runs ...

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 - ...

A refrigerant used in home air conditioners is going away. The most common air-conditioning coolant for decades was R-22, referred to as Freon. Production of it ends this year. It is being replaced by ...

Beginning on January 1, 2020, producing or importing R22 freon will become illegal in the United States. Given the refigerant’s ozone-damaging properties, the move is the latest step in the EPA’s ...

As of 1 January 2020, the chemical HCFC-22, which a principal component of the trade-named refrigerant “Freon,” will no longer be produced in or imported by the United States. What's False Freon-based ...