Dallas Texas Air Conditioning Company Responds to EPA Warning on Refrigerant Substitutes Berkeys Air Conditioning & Plumbing in Dallas Tx responds to the EPA warning about unapproved refrigerants in home air conditioning systems. Giving sound advice in handling leaks and changes in home ac and refrigeration equipment in light of the information. September 10, 2014 Dallas, United States – /PressCable/ — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 1, 2014, warned homeowners and the industry about potential safety hazards related to the use of propane or other unapproved refrigerants in home air conditioning systems.
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Adam Mennenga, HVAC Service Manager for Berkeys Air Conditioning & Plumbing in Dallas, Texas (http://www.berkeys.com/) said, “It is definitely recommend to any homeowners experiencing R-22 refrigerant leaks, or any serious air conditioning equipment problems, that they replace everything with R410-A refrigerant equipment.” Mennenga continued, “The new systems are much more efficient than older R-22 systems, saving homeowners money on their utility bills, plus it is the right thing to do for the environment, given the ozone depleting properties of R-22 refrigerant.” According to the EPA website, “Home air conditioning systems are not designed to handle propane or other similar flammable refrigerants. The use of these substances poses a potential fire or explosion hazard for homeowners and service technicians.” At this time, EPA has not authorized using propane cooling agent or various other hydrocarbon cooling agents in any type of kind of ac system. Residents and also technicians are highly advised to limit usage of propane or various other hydrocarbons to just those devices particularly designed for these substances
and that are effectively marked to signal technicians that the devices has a flammable material. EPA has actually authorized the use of propane as a substitute cooling agent for R-22 in commercial procedure refrigeration devices and in new, retail meals fridges and fridge freezers that are especially developed to utilize flammable hydrocarbon cooling agents. R-22 is being phased out of manufacturing and importation under the Montreal Protocol, an environmental treaty validated by every country in the world developed to lessen and also ultimately remove the use of ozone depleting elements. EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program has actually currently noted numerous cooling agents with improved environmental, health and wellness profiles as well as continues to assess other refrigerants that can be made use of to replace R-22 and various other ozone-depleting substances. EPA understands occurrences that have actually taken place both overseas and also in the U.S. where people have been hurt as a result of using propane and various other unapproved refrigerants in cooling devices. Berkeys highly recommends checking with a local, certified and licensed HVAC service technician if consumers have any questions or concerns about a refrigerant or air conditioning system. And agree with industry experts who believe it’s unwise and unsafe to tamper with one’s air conditioning and heating equipment as there are countless hazards and risks associated with working on any HVAC equipment. For more information about the EPA Warning, visit: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d /e1dc607a31b1b3d685257d1c005c5921 To learn more about Berkeys Air Conditioning & Plumbing in Southlake, TX (Dallas / Ft. Worth) visit: http://www.berkeys.com/air-conditioning/ Contact Info: Name: Mike Myers Organization: Berkeys Air Conditioning & Plumbing Website: http://www.berkeys.com Phone: 713-575-1615 Address: 2875 Market Loop Southlake, TX, 76092