Specialty chemical and gases management expert A-Gas is urging installers and end users to waste no time in making the switch to reclaimed refrigerants as this year’s ban on the use of virgin R404A (GWP 3922) is now in effect.
From 1st January (2020) virgin refrigerants with a GWP of 2500 or greater can no longer be used in new installations.
Maintenance has also been affected as systems with a charge size of 40 tonnes CO2 equivalent or greater – more easily understood as around 10kgs of R404A – cannot be serviced using virgin material with this high GWP.
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