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Yes this is what I meant. 10 years ago I bought an expensive tumble drier with a heap pump in order to be nice to the environment. After a few years there was
by ErikCorry 4y ago
Yes this is what I meant.
10 years ago I bought an expensive tumble drier with a heap pump in order to be nice to the environment. After a few years there was an issue with it and I called a repairman. He vented the refrigerant and refilled it as part of his repair.
My calculation said it was an equivalent emission of about 1300kg CO2. Environmental impact immediately went negative.
This will be an issue when everyone is heating their house with heat pumps. They are amazing, but you have to follow the rules when repairing and scrapping them.
- Vendan 4y agoI'd honestly be shocked if "vented and refilled refrigerant" was legal, that sounds like something a shady repairman would do...
- ErikCorry 4y agoI looked it up, it wasn't (in Denmark). He said he always does it that way. I printed out and gave him a copy of the relevant regulation. I'm sure it made all the difference...
- Kirby64 4y agoUnless you're in a region where AC is not needed, you already need refrigerant in the AC system. It does add some refrigerant overall (since there's places that do not require AC, but may require heat pumps), but it's not that big a difference.
- ErikCorry 4y agoMost homes in the EU don't have air con.