R410A freon, also known as Puron, was invented by Honeywell Corporation back in 1991. Although, Carrier Corporation was the first company to introduce R-410A to the residential market back in 1996.
R410A is intended to be a replacement for R-22 freon. R-22 was ordered to be phased out by the EPA due to it’s harmful effects on the O-zone layer. As of January 1st, 2010 no new HVAC units using R-22 can be manufactured in the United States and in 2020 R-22 can no longer be manufactured in the United States. If you have some R-22 stored I would hold on to it until then… you’ll make a fortune! A vendor I used to deal with has pallets of it sitting in his garage waiting for just the right time to sell!
ALL new units are to be geared towards R-410A freon. There is a boom coming for the R-410A market. R-410A is the future for all residential and commercial HVAC. Are you ready?
A few more facts about R-410A
- It should be noted that R-410A operates at a higher pressure than R-22 and CANNOT be used on older R-22 systems, same goes for using R-22 in newer systems.
- R-410A requires specialized tools to handle the higher pressure as well.
- R-410A does NOT contribute to O-Zone depletion.
- R-410A does have a higher global warming potential. (2088 times the effect of carbon dioxide.)
- R-410A is a mixed refrigerant. It is blended with HFC-32 and HFC-125, although they perform as a single refrigerant.
- R-410A can be topped off if there is a leak of freon, rather than having to flush the whole system and replace with new product.
Alec Johnson
http://haubsonfreon.com/
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