Now that the New Year has come and everyone is slowly going back to work, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors in Europe and the United States will also be coming back to new regulations.
European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors will be going back to work and F-Gas Regulations. The F-Gas Regulations, which came into effect on January 1, places restrictions on the use of certain HFC refrigerants in certain applications. Many websites and apps have been established, as well as many guides published to help contractors learn about and abide by the Regulations. The websites and apps that have been established include the F-Gasman website and the Climalife F-Gas Solutions app. Guides that have been published include The AREA F-Gas Guide: A practical guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors.
Air conditioning and refrigeration contractors in the United States will be going back to work and new regional energy conservation standards for split-system and single package central air conditioners that are both sold and installed throughout the country. The United States will be split into three regions–North, Southeast and Southwest and all three regions have specific Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) and Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) requirements. These standards also affect manufacturers as they will have to alter their product lines to meet the new standards.
Worldwide, R22 bans and phase outs are underway as required by the Montreal Protocol. Australia aims to have R22 phased out by 2016.
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