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 ...

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

WASHINGTON – Hot and humid weather means it’s time to turn on the air conditioner. But homeowners could get sticker shock if their air conditioner needs to be repaired and the coolant known as Freon ...

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 ...

In extreme temperatures, cabin cooling and heating eat up significant amounts of power from an EV’s battery. As a result, there are many gains to be made in terms of boosting driving range by making ...

One of the prices we pay for discovering new, daily life-enhancing technologies, is occasionally inventing something that turns out to be less than ideal from an environmental perspective. That was ...

The refrigerant R1234yf is being considered for use in air conditioning systems in cars. Chemists now show that, in the event of a fire, it releases the highly poisonous carbonyl fluoride, and urge ...