Are you aware the EPA’s new HVAC refrigerant rules go into effect January 1, 2025? Prices on new HVAC systems are expected to rise by 30% as a result of complying with the new rule. The biggest gotcha is consumers will not be able to replace existing equipment with like equipment as they have in the past. You will be required to replace (or upgrade, if possible) your entire HVAC system to meet the new standard. Ouch!
As I mentioned in the previous post, our main level HVAC stopped blowing air. Turns out, the system froze up due to a refrigerant leak, plus the technician found a big pile of oil all over the outdoor condenser unit. Not good. Our coil is toast. He estimated we’d lost half the refrigerant in our unit. No cheap or easy fixes here. Our HVAC system is 11 years old. It makes more sense for us to replace the entire a/c half of the system (coil and condenser unit) rather than make any repairs.
We’ll be driving our vehicles a while longer since we decided to be proactive and replace the a/c components in our other system, as well (also 11 years old).
Main takeaway: If your system is 7+ years old and you’ve thought about replacing or upgrading your HVAC system, you might want to do it before the end of 2024.
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