{"id":6267,"date":"2019-06-21T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air-con.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=223"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:34:30","slug":"what-do-with-r22-refrigerant-air-conditioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/information\/what-do-with-r22-refrigerant-air-conditioning\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do with Your R22 Refrigerant Air Conditioning System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Refrigerant is a vital part of your air conditioning system, used to move heat out of and into the air<\/a>. Lots of air conditioning systems used to use R22 refrigerant, but you can\u2019t use these from new anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenty of\nair conditioners still use R22 \u2013 the one in your property could be one of them.\nHere are the essentials you need to know about R22 rules and what to do with\nyour R22 refrigerant system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is R22 gas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

R22 is an\nHCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) that in the past was a frequently used air\nconditioning refrigerant. Lots of air conditioning systems installed before\n2004 use R22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the UK government started to phase its use out, as it has a high and damaging ODP (Ozone Depletion Potential) level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), including R22 refrigerant, were banned<\/a> for use in new air conditioning systems in the early 2000s. And in 2010 the law changed again, stating that you couldn\u2019t add new, \u2018virgin\u2019 R22 to existing systems, only recycled or reclaimed R22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, you\u2019re\nnot allowed to add new, reclaimed or recycled R22 to air conditioning systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you allowed to do with air conditioning systems that still use R22 refrigerant?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t worry – if your air conditioning system uses R22 gas, you can still use it. It\u2019s also still possible to service it to ensure it\u2019s efficient and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, you\ncan no longer refill R22 refrigerant installations or replace parts in them.\nSo, when your system needs either or both of these things, you have 2 choices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Convert your system to another refrigerant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Changing\nyour R22 refrigerant system to run off a different gas can be a good solution.\nThis is due to the fact that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n