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Originally Posted by Craig Vernon
R12 and R22 freon compared to 410 coolant. I have taken the licensing required for all three, personally, whether you're talking about ozone or re-designing of equipment follow the money. Newer equipment is far more expensive and the energy difference is nominal. I am not a scientist but as a technician the government took something cheap and made it expensive. I will add that in many countries around the world mostly in developing countries freon is still in use in new appliances.
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Can you elaborate on these costs with some actual numbers? I haven't really see a huge increase in the cost to replace a central AC system. And, it looks like the cost for the R410A refrigerant is only about 4 dollars per pound.