ARE HIGHER SEER ACS WORTH THE MONEY? One of the most confusing parts of buying a new air conditioner is understanding the SEER. The SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, is a measurement of your air conditioner’s energy efficiency. This measurement is calculated by the total cooling output of your system divided by the total electric energy input, or Watt-Hours, required. WHAT IS PURON REFRIGERANT? Puron, or R-410A, is a blended HFC refrigerant that is made up of R-32 and R-125. (About fifty percent of each.) This 410A refrigerant is now the primary default for home and commercial air conditioners. Any air conditioner manufactured in 2010 or newer will most likely be using

R-410A Puron.

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R-22 FREON REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART It was in the 1980’s that it was discovered that R-22 was damaging the Ozone layer with the chlorine that it contained. In order to correct this R-22 was phased out across the world. Here in America our phase out began in 2010 and the refrigerant will be completely phased out in 2020. Taking R-22’s place is the HFC refrigerant blend known ARE AC RECHARGE KITS WORTH IT? If you ask me, yes, they are worth it. But here’s the thing, you have to realize that an AC recharge kit is not a fix for your broken system. No, it doesn’t fix it at all. What it does is that it recharge your system, just like the product states. Remember, that your air conditioner is R-454B XL41 REFRIGERANT FACT & INFO SHEET R-454B, or XL41, was invented and designed by the Chemours company as an alternative to R-410A applications. These applications include your traditional home air conditioners, your commercial air conditioners, heat pumps, and the occasional chiller. XL41 is a blended HFO refrigerant is comprised of sixty-eight point nine percent R-32 and

thirty

WHAT ARE THE BEST 5,000 BTU WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS Our Good, Better, Best picks for this BTU range are as follows: Good – Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 5, 000 BTU. The Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 is a great and easy buy for people who just want relief from the summer’s heat. This is a cheaper and rather simple unit but I can assure you that it gets the job done. R-1234YF REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART R-1234yf Refrigerant Pressure Temperature Chart. The HFO R-1234yf is the refrigerant of the future. Or, at least, that is how it has been marketed. Yf was the first HFO refrigerant to see mainstream attention. A few years back there was immense pressure in the European Union to stop using the HFC R-134a for automotive air conditioning. HOW MUCH IS R-22 REFRIGERANT PER POUND IN 2021 After the summer season in 2017 the price on R-22 started to drop. And drop it did. Over the past few years R-22 has been the lowest it’s been in years. Throughout the summer of 2019 R-22 was pricing around ten dollars a pound. In some cases, like right now, it’s around nine

dollars a pound.

R-410A PURON REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART One of the very first steps when it comes to diagnosing your home air conditioner, refrigerator, or even your vehicle’s air conditioner is understanding the temperature and the current pressure that your system is operating at. Having these facts along with the saturation point, the subcool, and the superheat numbers for the refrigerant you

are

ARE HIGHER SEER ACS WORTH THE MONEY? One of the most confusing parts of buying a new air conditioner is understanding the SEER. The SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, is a measurement of your air conditioner’s energy efficiency. This measurement is calculated by the total cooling output of your system divided by the total electric energy input, or Watt-Hours, required. WHAT IS PURON REFRIGERANT? Puron, or R-410A, is a blended HFC refrigerant that is made up of R-32 and R-125. (About fifty percent of each.) This 410A refrigerant is now the primary default for home and commercial air conditioners. Any air conditioner manufactured in 2010 or newer will most likely be using

R-410A Puron.

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R-22 FREON REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART It was in the 1980’s that it was discovered that R-22 was damaging the Ozone layer with the chlorine that it contained. In order to correct this R-22 was phased out across the world. Here in America our phase out began in 2010 and the refrigerant will be completely phased out in 2020. Taking R-22’s place is the HFC refrigerant blend known ARE AC RECHARGE KITS WORTH IT? If you ask me, yes, they are worth it. But here’s the thing, you have to realize that an AC recharge kit is not a fix for your broken system. No, it doesn’t fix it at all. What it does is that it recharge your system, just like the product states. Remember, that your air conditioner is R-454B XL41 REFRIGERANT FACT & INFO SHEET R-454B, or XL41, was invented and designed by the Chemours company as an alternative to R-410A applications. These applications include your traditional home air conditioners, your commercial air conditioners, heat pumps, and the occasional chiller. XL41 is a blended HFO refrigerant is comprised of sixty-eight point nine percent R-32 and

thirty

WHAT ARE THE BEST 5,000 BTU WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS Our Good, Better, Best picks for this BTU range are as follows: Good – Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 5, 000 BTU. The Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 is a great and easy buy for people who just want relief from the summer’s heat. This is a cheaper and rather simple unit but I can assure you that it gets the job done. R-1234YF REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART R-1234yf Refrigerant Pressure Temperature Chart. The HFO R-1234yf is the refrigerant of the future. Or, at least, that is how it has been marketed. Yf was the first HFO refrigerant to see mainstream attention. A few years back there was immense pressure in the European Union to stop using the HFC R-134a for automotive air conditioning. HOW MUCH IS R-22 REFRIGERANT PER POUND IN 2021 After the summer season in 2017 the price on R-22 started to drop. And drop it did. Over the past few years R-22 has been the lowest it’s been in years. Throughout the summer of 2019 R-22 was pricing around ten dollars a pound. In some cases, like right now, it’s around nine

dollars a pound.

R-410A PURON REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART One of the very first steps when it comes to diagnosing your home air conditioner, refrigerator, or even your vehicle’s air conditioner is understanding the temperature and the current pressure that your system is operating at. Having these facts along with the saturation point, the subcool, and the superheat numbers for the refrigerant you

are

WHAT ARE THE BEST 15,000 BTU PORTABLE AIR Hot temperatures are coming! A sweltering day is a bad time to find out your cooling system doesn’t work properly. Even worse, the problem is compounded if the issue is with an HVAC system. Those are expensive! But central air isn’t the only option. Consider this: a WHAT ARE THE BEST 5,000 BTU PORTABLE AIR 5,000-6,000 BTU Range. The 5,000-6,000 BTU range is the lowest on our list. These units are meant to cool smaller rooms and spaces. Specifically, a portable air conditioner with 5,000 BTU can cool a bedroom or a small office. These units are meant for a room with

one-hundred to

WHAT ARE THE BEST 8,000 BTU WINDOW AIR Our Good, Better, Best picks for this BTU range are as follows: Good – GE AHM08LW 8,000 BTU. GE’s AHM08LW is a low priced option for those of you who need more power but don’t want to spend a fortune on a new window unit. This product comes with a digital temperature

display and

R-1234YF REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART R-1234yf Refrigerant Pressure Temperature Chart. The HFO R-1234yf is the refrigerant of the future. Or, at least, that is how it has been marketed. Yf was the first HFO refrigerant to see mainstream attention. A few years back there was immense pressure in the European Union to stop using the HFC R-134a for automotive air conditioning. WHAT ARE THE BEST 5,000 BTU WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS Our Good, Better, Best picks for this BTU range are as follows: Good – Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 5, 000 BTU. The Frigidaire FFRA0511R1 is a great and easy buy for people who just want relief from the summer’s heat. This is a cheaper and rather simple unit but I can assure you that it gets the job done. HOW DO I USE AN R-134A AC RECHARGE KIT? How To Use a AC Recharge Kit in 10 Steps! Safety First – Be sure to put on safety eye glasses and mechanic’s gloves. Always watch your surroundings and ensure that you are as safe as possible. Before we can use the 134a AC recharge kit you will need to unscrew the hose/gauge from the top of the can, pull off the seal, and then

tightly screw

R-134A REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART R-134a is the most common refrigerant found in automobiles today. It has been in use since the early 1990’s and now, in 2019, we are beginning to see it’s popularity wane with the rise of the new HFO refrigerant known as R-1234yf. That being said, there are still millions of cars on the road that R-502 REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART The most common replacement refrigerant was the HFC R-404A, but now even 404A is being phased out due to it’s high Global Warming Potential. In the off chance that you do come across a R-502 application then you will need to know the pressures. Let’s take a look at our pressure chart below: Show. 10 25 50 100 150. HOW MUCH IS FREON PER POUND IN 2021? In fact, there are five main refrigerants that you are going run into over and over again. They are your HCFC R-22, HFC R-410A, HFC R-404A, HFC R-134a, and the HFO R-1234yf. This definitely makes it easier to identify what refrigerant you need. But, in an effort to R-404A REFRIGERANT PRESSURE TEMPERATURE CHART R-404A Pressure Chart. R-404A rose to prominence in the late 1990’s with the phasing out of CFC and HCFC refrigerants like R-12 and R-502. There had to be a replacement for the Ozone damaging refrigerants of the past and the successor was the HFC R-404A that we all know of today. 404A’s reign however was short lived.

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