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R22 Phase Out

R22 Phase OutIf you have an air conditioning unit, or any system that uses refrigerants you may have heard about R22 phase out and it’s urgency in the coming months. Similarly, you may not! But if you do own such a system it is important to understand what it means and why it’s important.

R22 is a refrigerant traditionally used in many air conditioning systems, but that will soon become illegal as we aim to end the production of HCFCs and gases that are harmful to the environment.

The R22 phase out is pretty much complete in terms of new units. Manufacturers are no longer producing such systems. But for existing systems it is of vital importance that these gases are safely and securely replaced by a professional air conditioning expert.

Earlier this month we posted an in depth article on R22 replacement: Why it’s happening; Your liability and what you need to do; The R22 phase out plan; Government incentives and how you can save money in the process. Click on the R22 replacement link to read more about that and find out what you need to do and when you need to do it.

Get in touch with Simply Air Conditioning London to begin your R22 phase out.

Quote from one of our happy air deflector free trial recipients:

“Our open plan office houses around 100 people. Air distribution and draft was an issue for some of them prior to fitting air deflectors. Since the fitting we’ve not had a single complaint!”

How we got here

Air conditioning is known to have been applied in Ancient Rome: aqueduct water was passed through walls of houses to cool them. In medieval Persia similar techniques involving the use of cisterns and wind towers were used in the hot season to cool buildings.

Modern air conditioning emerged after advances in 19th Century chemistry, and it was Willis Haviland Carrier who invented and first used a large-scale electrical air conditioning system in 1902.

Air Conditioner Definition

An appliance, unit, system, or machine designed to stabilise the temperature and humidity of air within an area (used for both heating as well as cooling). A refrigeration cycle is the most common method of achieving this although sometimes evaporative coolers are used for comfort cooling inside buildings and vehicles.

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