What is the Difference Between R22 Freon, R410a Freon and Puron Freon?
Freon is a term used to represent a large class of refrigerants. They have been designated with ‘R’ for refrigerant and a number. There are many hundreds. The most popular are R22 and R410a. Puron Freon is actually just R410a. Dupont is allowing anybody to rename the Freon there own name for advertising purposes. R22 Freon is what is in most air conditioners for home use pre December 2009. After December 2009 the EPA has banned the production of R22 filled condensers. Condenser is the name of your outdoor unit.
Learn More About the R22 Phase Out Here
We can still get Freon R22, but there is suppose to be a 25 million pound shortfall here in the United States this year. New Freon R22 is not allowed to be manufactured or imported into the United States anymore. Everything we have is recycled.
Here Are Some Freon Questions and Answers
If your system is in need of replacement I am guess that it is about 10-15 years old. That means it started off as SEER unit. It will lose some SEER over time and the codes were nowhere near as strict back then as now for tight installations. Our surveys (the $39 coupon one on this page) have shown that the average older system has an effective SEER rating of about 6. So take your monthly electrical in a month that you operate your air conditioner, July-August, and subtract a month that you don’t use your home air conditioner, March-April. That number is the approximate amount of your air conditioning usage.
For 13 SEER (minimum) multiple that number by 0.46 (6÷13). Your bill is just under ½ of your current bill.
For 20 SEER multiple that number by 0.3 (6÷20). Your bill is less than 30% of your current bill.