DEFRA has issued of new F-gas rules

DEFRA has issued of new F-gas rules that will ban refrigerants with a GWP greater than 2500 being from 1 January 2020.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has issued of new F-gas rules that will ban refrigerants with a global warming potential (GWP) greater than 2500 being used to service or refill refrigeration or freezer system from 1 January 2020. This ban affects refrigeration systems containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) equivalent to over 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This equates to around 10kg of R404A, a common refrigerant in medium sized systems. Smaller and hermetically sealed systems should be unaffected by this ban. Commonly used refrigerants that will be subject to this ban include but are not limited to R404A and R507A.

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