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Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News is the weekly newsmagazine of the HVACR contractor covering residential and commercial contracting.
Navigating the 2025 HVAC Refrigerant Transition: A …
Aug 15, 2024 · Defining Low GWP and A2L Refrigerants. GWP stands for Global Warming Potential, a metric developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure the amount of heat trapped in the atmosphere from greenhouse gases.
A Simple Guide to the Refrigeration Cycle and How Air ... - ACHR …
Sep 15, 2020 · The modern air conditioning system cools an indoor space by using the refrigeration cycle. This refrigeration cycle works by controlling the level of energy in the system’s refrigerant: Some parts of the system have energy-packed refrigerant that is ready to release heat, whereas other parts have energy-depleted refrigerant that is ready to absorb heat.
Cashing In on Heat Pumps: A Primer on Incentives, Rebates, and …
Oct 10, 2024 · Tying it All Together. Going into a little more detail, Butsch gave some examples of how an incentive option would play out. For the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically 25C, a buyer could get up to $2,000 (30% of the total cost, up to $2,000, to be exact), but that’s dependent on the heat pump’s CEE efficiency level.
An HVAC Technician’s Guide To R-32 | 2020-11-12 - ACHR News
Nov 12, 2020 · Change is coming once again to the HVACR industry, as there is a growing movement to transition from R-410A to lower-GWP refrigerants.California, for example, is proposing a GWP limit of 750 for all new stationary air conditioning systems (residential and commercial) in California starting Jan. 1, 2023, and other states are planning to follow suit.
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New Cooling Technologies Could Revolutionize HVACR
Sep 24, 2024 · One recent innovation comes from Irish technology firm Exergyn, which is developing a unique solid-state cooling technology based on shape memory alloys (SMAs). SMA solid-state cores are zero GWP, nontoxic, nonflammable, cannot leak, and open up new possibilities for increased energy efficiency and clean cooling.
Engineered Systems NEWS | ACHR News
"For those of you mentoring others new to commissioning, I hope this gets you thinking about what your best advice would be," writes ES NEWS contributor Miles Ryan. "It is a fascinating job, but it can be overwhelming."
R-454B Emerges As A Replacement For R-410A | 2020-08-02
Aug 2, 2020 · The big debate in the HVACR industry right now is which refrigerant(s) will be chosen to replace R-410A in many types of comfort cooling equipment. Countries around the globe are already phasing down HFCs, and various states in the U.S. are passing legislation that would also minimize the use of these high-GWP refrigerants. California has been the leader of this movement, proposing a GWP limit ...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Hydronic System Glycol - ACHR News
Sep 24, 2020 · Antifreeze is one word that hydronic system owners should understand. For the hydronic HVAC contractor, this antifreeze is more accurately described as the heat transfer fluid necessary for the proper functioning of hydronic systems in different regions of the country. Primarily referred to as glycol, the product comes in different formats.
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