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EPA Warns of Unapproved Refrigerants

Refrigerants Pose Potential Fire Hazard for Homeowners, Technicians

July 15, 2013

The EPA is currently investigating instances where propane has been marketed and used as a substitute for HCFC-22 (R-22), a widely used refrigerant in home air conditioning systems.

July 2, 2013: EPA Warns Against Use of Propane as R-22 Substitute

Unapproved Propane-Containing Refrigerants Pose Fire and Explosion Risk

July 2, 2013

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is warning HVAC technicians, home improvement contractors, propane manufacturers and sellers, and homeowners of the potential safety hazards related to the use of propane or other unapproved refrigerants in residential air conditioning systems.

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Dealing With Refrigerant Contamination

May 20, 2013

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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute has issued a white paper titled “Reports of R-134a Contaminated with R-40 and Other Refrigerants.” That paper is featured here.

DuPont Issues Refrigerant Warning

April 15, 2013

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DuPont Refrigerants is asking the HVACR industry to be aware of the use of any potential counterfeit and illegally imported refrigerant products, with special attention paid to R-22 and R-438A.

AHRI Warns of Counterfeits

March 11, 2013

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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has issued an alert regarding safety hazards and counterfeit refrigerants.

DuPont Wins Counterfeit Case

January 21, 2013

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DuPont Refrigerants recently finished a two-year effort to investigate counterfeit activity of DuPont refrigerant brands in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.

DuPont Battles Counterfeiters

November 12, 2012

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DuPont Refrigerants worked with law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), playing an instrumental role in a significant seizure of counterfeit DuPont™ SUVA® refrigerants in Sharjah.

AHRI Responds to R-22 Report

October 1, 2012

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Stephen Yurek, president and CEO, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) responded to what he termed “several inaccuracies” in a Sept. 8, 2012, article in The New York Times on smuggling, primarily from China, of HCFC refrigerant.

Sept. 17, 2012: AHRI Responds to New York Times Story on R-22 Smuggling

September 17, 2012

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Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), has issued a response to what he called “several inaccuracies” in an article that appeared in the New York Times on smuggling of HCFC-22, or R-22, refrigerant.

Counterfeit Refrigerant Operation Shut Down

July 30, 2012

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DuPont Refrigerants announced on June 11 that it had completed a five-year effort to achieve the shutdown of a suspected trader of counterfeit refrigerants in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). In a statement, the company said the trader’s activities were linked to gases found in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.