As with most necessities, the cost of air conditioning refrigerant went up this past winter. But they didn’t just rise in cost slightly—they rose over 200 percent!
Most homeowners have grown accustomed to the $150-200 sticker price for replacing the refrigerant, but that number range has easily doubled. In the process of limiting the creation of R-22 and attempting to wean it off the air market, an instant need was created—therefore allowing for prices to rise across the board. In fact, experts say that the compound will become more expensive over the next few years--as it continues to get rarer and rarer.
Despite the recent legislation to cut the production of R-22, about 75% of the home air conditioners running today require the material. The fact that the required component will not be available for all will likely prompt the trend of swapping out older air units for newer models.
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