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[jdavidson]

Beginning January 1st A/C systems will no longer be manufactured using 410A refrigerant.
And as you can imagine, the new technology will be more expensive…and have the usual growing pains.
If you have plans to replace your existing equipment…it would benefit you to contact your dealer about the upcoming
changes and make a decision based on conversation and suggestion of your guy.
410A equipment will still be available until what’s already built runs out…and that’s it.

[miket]

Thanks for the heads up. While you are here haha, would you recommend a package system for a shop, or go with split? I have read that the package systems are prone to rust since the coils are outside.

[jdavidson]

What I can tell you is, I would not put mini splits in a shop if it was me and my shop

I have absolutely nothing against mini splits.
however, I do not believe a shop is a proper application

And that’s certainly, just my opinion, I’m sure otherswill have the opposite opinion.

[miket]

My bad, i just mean a regular system ( condenser outside, airhandler inside ) vs package with both outside and just the ductwork and return air inside

[bowhntrmatt]

This is correct. We have already changed over all of our inventory on single stage equipment to R-32 last month. Higher end equipment should be here any day now.

[60 Deluxe]

My HVAC guy gave me the heads-up last spring. I did some research on the new systems and came to find that the refrigerant has been used in motor vehicles for quite some time already. I came away with the impression that it is a better refrigerant than the present one and that it is probably worth the cost of the sensor in the air handler to detect any leaks. A friend of mine is recently retired from commercial refrigeration so I asked him about the flammability of the new refrigerant. His argument is that the total amount of charge in the system on a four ton unit isn't enough to present a hazard when you do the math considering the volume of air in a home. It simply doesn't have enough flammable gas to raise the concentration in the house to an explosive level. I could stand to put a new system in as one of ours is twenty three years old now. It is working perfectly, so I'm hoping that it will last long enough to get past the first couple years of the new systems. The question that needs to be considered is; do you want a system that will be obsolete in a matter or years or do you want the latest system that is state of the art. I'll roll the dice and go with the newer technology.

[dustoffer]

Our church HVAC tech has told us all about this--more expensive to buy, more expensive to maintain, and IMO, won't last nearly as long.

[Greenheadless]

With planned obsolescence in equipment now days it seems, I’ll stick with what I got till I need to make a change. Don’t want to get on the equipment mfg. merry go round unless I have to.

[Greenheadless]

Our church HVAC tech has told us all about this--more expensive to buy, more expensive to maintain, and IMO, won't last nearly as long.

Were from the government and we’re here to help.

[jdavidson]

Mikey…
I wouldn’t have a problem going either way if it was my shop