ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When the temperature goes up in Florida, air conditioners start working overtime. And Freon, a chemical used to make air cold, is a hot commodity right now because it's getting ...

(KMSP) - If your cooling system is a couple decades old - you may not have to replace it, but you might soon want to. The EPA is currently phasing out the use of Freon, otherwise known as R22, because ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Action Line: What is the mathematics on "topping off your air conditioner with Freon?" This costs more and more each year and lasts only a few weeks. - J.C., Tulsa. "Let's clear the air on this - ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A refrigerant for air conditioners called called "R-22″- otherwise known as freon- will stop being produced in January, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Jim ...

Old air conditioners that leak refrigerant will become more costly to fix starting in 2020, local heating and air conditioning specialists said. Effective Jan. 1, the United States will no longer ...

Air conditioners are a major source of greenhouse gases. On Project Drawdown’s 2017 list of over 100 opportunities to reduce human-caused global warming, cleaner tech for refrigeration and ...

Beginning on January 1, 2020, producing or importing R22 freon will become illegal in the United States. Given the refigerant’s ozone-damaging properties, the move is the latest step in the EPA’s ...