{"id":393,"date":"2012-05-14T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2012-05-14T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T12:00:49","slug":"air-conditioning-question-from-gaithersburg-what-is-r410a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"Air Conditioning Question from Gaithersburg: What is R410A?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve recently started researching a new air conditioner for your Gaithersburg\u00a0home<\/a>, you may have run across \u201cR410A\u201d \u2013 a newer form of refrigerant increasingly being used in high end air conditioning equipment. What is R410A and why is it different from the existing refrigerant most air conditioners have?<\/p>\n

Chemical Composition<\/h3>\n

R-410A is a composite of diflouromethane and pentafluoromethane. This mixture of R-32 and R-125 creates a new compound designed to be used in commercial and residential air conditioning devices. Sometimes referred to as Puron, Genetron and EcoFluor, R-410A is a more environmentally friendly approach to cooling than the existing coolant most air conditioners use \u2013 R-22.<\/p>\n

To date, R-22 has been the refrigerant of choice for millions of devices. However, because R-22 will no longer be permitted in new devices starting in 2020, R-410A is growing in popularity rapidly and will soon become the standard refrigerant option in new devices.<\/p>\n

Environmental Impact<\/h3>\n

Despite being very similar in chemical composition to other refrigerants like Freon and R-22, R-410A does not contribute to ozone depletion, a major step forward for air conditioning. However, it has as very similar global warming impact \u2013 producing nearly 1725% more damage than carbon dioxide. One of the factors that negates this high global warming risk is the fact that R-410A is being used in a more efficient manner than past refrigerants.<\/p>\n

Choosing R-410A<\/h3>\n

You cannot simply replace the R-22 in your cooling system with R-410A. Because it requires higher pressure, the devices that run with R-410A must be built specifically for this refrigerant. As a result, many manufacturers are starting the transition to the new refrigerant now, in anticipation of the 2020 phase out date for R-22. If you are preparing to buy a new unit, keep this in mind. You can still buy R-22 devices, but they are not as environmentally friendly as this newer form of refrigerant.<\/p>\n

For more information about air conditioning\u00a0installation\u00a0and replacement in Gaithersburg<\/a>, give\u00a0Service Doctors<\/a> a call!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve recently started researching a new air conditioner for your Gaithersburg home, you may have run across \u201cR410A\u201d \u2013 a newer form of refrigerant increasingly being used in high end air conditioning equipment. What is R410A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[18,47,48,30,49,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servicedoctors.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}