Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine January 2024

HVACR NewsMagazine January 2024

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speak with your supplier. – Meaning ask lots of questions and get a flyer, mailer, or email to make sure you heard correctly. Since I am not a dealer, I only get this second and third hand. Then I try to flush it out for the truth. This I do know, several manufacturers are already promising / predicting their A2L systems to roll out the second or third quarter of 2024. A new rule, The Technology Transition Rule, had specified a January 1, 2025, hard stop date for the installation of new split system heat pump and air conditioning systems. This interim rule will extend that by one year, allowing the industry to install equipment manufactured before January 1, 2025 to be installed until January 1, 2026. This should eliminate the pressure and transition worries. IRA rebates: We started beating the drum about the Inflation Reduction Act back in October o 2022. Everything seemed simple except we needed to be sure the home was a good application for a heat pump. While that is still true, with or without a rebate the time line is up in the air. Basically, • Energy.Gov says that Arkansas MAY receive a total of $105,172,730. That is broken up into $52,739,720 for the Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House Rebate Allocations and $52,433,000 for High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Allocations. One Good Thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elw cSEeLXAI Jim has several YouTube videos on the subject but this one is concise yet thorough. He has one that is over an hour for those that really want to dig deep. A2L Systems: Every equipment manufacturer is beginning the transition to A2L refrigerants. Your concern will be how to transition at your company. Between now and the time A2Ls systems are widely available, you’ll still be selling 410A systems. That means you’ll need refrigerant. Don’t know how much, but everyone anticipates a price increase in 410A. Regardless of the price, availability for line sets and service is important. No, it’s critical. One company, is promising their dealers to set aside a jug of 410A when they buy a system. Now, that is what I heard from a distributor; however, surely they cannot do a one for one. I need to get more information and you should drive to the fact territory when you