EPA Considering Eliminating Refrigerant Sales Restrictions
Specifically, the proposed rule suggests reversing a 2016 rule that instituted air conditioning appliance maintenance and leak repair requirements to non-ozone depleting substances.
ASE: Refrigerant Sales Restriction Compounds The Need For Section 609 Credentials
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, the EPA will require Section 609 credentials to purchase non-ozone-depleting refrigerants such as R-134a and R-1234yf.
Best New Products From MACS 2016 Trade Show Announced
An impartial panel of the automotive press determined four winners from the new products featured at the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide Trade Show, which took place Feb. 12 at the Caribe Royale Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
What’s On The Horizon For The Mobile A/C Industry?
A key program of interest during the 2015 MACS Training Event and Trade Show will be a luncheon presentation on Saturday, Feb. 7 with MACS technical adviser Ward Atkinson, who will explore the potential impact of multiple refrigerants and new regulations on the mobile A/C vehicle manufacturer and service industry, and ask the question, “Will history repeat itself?”
MACS 2013 Mobile A/C Update Clinic Book Now Available
Service shop owners and technicians who were unable to attend a MACS Mobile A/C Update clinic this spring can now purchase the MACS 2013 Mobile A/C Update manual from the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide.
A/C Update: The Case Against HFO-1234yf ‘Heats Up’
Volkswagen head Ferdinand Piech has now ended the silence that had fallen on the automotive industry following Daimler’s announcement of its plans to withdraw from using HFO-1234yf in future vehicles.
New A/C Machine Requirements For R-1234yf And Hybrid Vehicles
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new refrigerant coming called R-1234yf. The claims are it’s a much lower greenhouse gas than R-134a. As a shop owner who’s trying to stay ahead of the curve, I need to know what service equipment is needed, when it is needed and what it will cost.
