Most air conditioners and heat pumps use a refrigerant known as R-22.
Emissions of this refrigerant into the earths atmosphere are
known to deplete the earths ozone layer that protects all living
things from harmful rays from the sun.
Currently, in the U. S. alone, there are over 1,000,000 homes that
enjoy comfort as a result of non-ozone depleting Puron® refrigerant in
their air conditioners or heat pumps. By choosing higher efficiency
equipment that uses Puron refrigerant, you'll enjoy enhanced comfort,
more reliable products, money savings and environmentally sound
operation all at once. At the same time, you'll protect yourself from
the potentially rising service costs associated with R-22 refrigerant.
What is PURON REFRIGERANT?
Puron refrigerant is used in residential and light
commercial air conditioning and heat pump systems. It is the substance
that helps the system remove heat from indoor air
and transfer that
heat or cold to the outside air
the key to any comfort system. To see
how a complete system works together to heat or cool, click on the 'How
a System Works' button.
Chemically, Puron refrigerant is an environmentally sound 50/50 blend
of two separate refrigerants, R32 and R-125. Consumer products
featuring Puron refrigerant were first marketed in 1996.
Families now have the choice to ask for an air conditioner or heat pump
that uses the non-ozone depleting Puron refrigerant when buying a
system for their home.
Why do you need a NEW refrigerent
Puron refrigerant replaces other refrigerants that may cause the
earth's ozone layer to diminish. The United States agreed to provisions
in the 1987 Montreal Protocol and instituted the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990. This law prescribes the phase out of
ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) and HCFCs
(Hydrochlorofluorocarbons).
Once targeted HCFC, R-22 refrigerant, has been used in
residential and light commercial cooling systems for the past 60 years.