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Old 06-19-2024, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Note that the new HVAC equipment you buy in 2025 will be about 20 to 25 percent more expensive because of the new refrigerant. Also, older refrigerants are readily available because they are recycled and resold whenever an older unit is replaced. In fact, it is illegal for an HVAC company to dispose of refrigerant. It must be accounted for and recycled.
Readily available at an ever increasing cost. We have experienced this on previously banned refrigerants. I have not read in my research that there will be an automatic 20 to 25 percent increase starting in 2025 but nothing surprises me anymore.