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THE NEXT MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE HCFC PHASEOUT WILL OCCUR - AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010, HCFC-22 WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE - IN LIMITED QUANTITIES - FOR SERVICING EXISTING - IN 2020, THE PRODUCTION AND IMPORT OF HCFC-22 WILL STOP COMPLETELY. WILL THERE BE ENOUGH STOCKPILED VIRGIN AND RECOVERED, RECYCLED AND RECLAIMED HCFC-22 TO SERVICE MANY CONSUMERS DO NOT KNOW THAT HCFCS ARE BEING PHASED OUT WORLDWIDE. HERE ARE A FEW POINTS TO - CAN CONTINUE TO USE EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT USES HCFC-22. - ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT USE HCFC-22 - ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CONVERT EXISTING HCFC-22 EQUIPMENT SO THAT IT CAN USE ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS. HOWEVER, CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW THAT AFTER 2010 SUPPLIES OF HCFC-22 WILL BECOME LIMITED, AND AFTER
SOURCE: AHRI TRENDS SPRING/SUMMER 2008 |