Although deliberate venting of Freon will be illegal, no law is violated if the refrigerant continues to leak out of the unit, Adams said. The EPA will not require technicians to patch leaks ...

And, while natural refrigerants don’t have to be recovered as of now, as time passes, Hennessy suspects there will eventually be rules and regulations against venting at some point in the future.

It’s prohibited by federal and municipal law to vent refrigerant gas. It’s not only criminal, it’s a criminal waste of your money. All refrigerants are hazardous air pollutants and should be handled ...

“EPA does not collect data on the reuse of refrigerant. Increased reuse could reduce the amount of refrigerant sent for reclamation. Finally, the venting of refrigerant, while always illegal, is now a ...

“The HVAC engineering and refrigerant industries can work together to support regulations where venting refrigerant should be banned. Technicians need to be trained and equipped with vacuum pump, ...

Large refrigerant gas users will need to record how much of certain gases they are using under new rules introduced in the UAE. The new initiative requires larger users of air conditioning, such as ...

Under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act of 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency prohibits the venting of refrigerant materials that might cause harm to the atmosphere. Instead, these materials ...

The 35-year-old Columbus man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of knowingly venting the refrigerant HCFC-22 into the environment. That refrigerant is sold under trade names ...

Uttaro. It was later determined that the refrigeration system had suffered a significant failure and was venting refrigerant into the store, Uttaro said. "The explosion that was heard was ...