Heads up! The federal government has passed a law outlawing the manufacture of air conditioning systems that use the current non-flammable refrigerant (410A) and requiring a change to a new flammable refrigerant. This law goes into effect January 1st, 2025. While the change is good for the environment, it will result in pretty substantial changes to the air conditioning industry including:

- Higher equipment costs: Since the new refrigerant requires safety sensors to be installed on each piece of equipment, the cost of equipment will increase. The guidance we have received from industry reps is to expect an increase of 12-20%, which is by far the highest one year price increase we’ve heard of since being in business.

- Higher install costs: Because the new refrigerant is flammable, AC contractors will have to buy thousands of dollars in new field tooling, not to mention invest hundreds of hours in training. In addition to this, contractor insurance rates will go up because of the increased risk of fire. All of this will lead to increased prices for consumers

- Higher repair costs: With non-flammable refrigerants, customers got used to being able to ‘top-off” a leaking HVAC system. This will not be the case going forward. The guidance we have received from industry reps is that refrigerant leaks must be fixed by replacing the faulty equipment. This will be substantially more expensive than a refrigerant “top-off”.

- Increased risk to the homeowner: While only mildly flammable, the new refrigerant is flammable nonetheless and thus poses an increased risk of fire to homeowners The long and short of this is not to scare you, but to let you know a big change is coming very soon, and one that for whatever reason has been underreported in the media.
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Our advice to you is this: if you have an older air conditioning system (15 years plus), you might consider replacing it before the mandated changeover. Most companies, Franklin included, offer free quotes and if you do end up deciding to replace, the savings could run into the thousands. That said, if you have a newer system, keep it. No use replacing something that is working great for you and won’t need replacement for many years. Lastly, feel free to do your own research on this to make sure you are fully informed and to confirm this isn’t just some sales gimmick. But the truth is that the refrigerant changeover is a very real thing and the stock of existing 410A systems is being depleted by the day. There will come a time very shortly, likely in the next month or two, when all available 410A systems have been installed and contractors have no choice but to install the new, flammable systems.

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