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Originally Posted by ithos
410A will be available many years to come. There are also replacment refrigerants for 410A. But at the beginning of this year all production of 410A HVAC components have been prohibited by law.
Master Tradesman’s recommendation: If your system is already nearing the end of its life, consider replacing it now. R-410A will remain in production and circulation for several years, so you’ve got quite some time before you’ll have to worry about being unable to find a compatible refrigerant.(may not be available now)
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The new R454B refrigerant is no big deal. Yes, it's slightly flamable and yes there was a shortage of tanks for a while but when they installed my new system, I didn't see any difference in the install and handling of the refrigerant from 410A. The only thing you will see is in the new units, there is a refrigerant sensor in the evaporator area that will shut down the system if it detects a leak. With all other refrigerants, if you had a small leak and you were going to replace your system or change the coil, they would charge up the system so you had A/C until they came back. HVAC companies won't be able to do this anymore since if they charged the system, the leak sensor would just shut it down.