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It uses R-22 so it's pretty old, but probably not 1950s. Maybe 1970s. R-22 was phased out starting in the 1980s, and banned in 2010 (that's in Europe, maybe lat
by dn3500 2mo ago
It uses R-22 so it's pretty old, but probably not 1950s. Maybe 1970s. R-22 was phased out starting in the 1980s, and banned in 2010 (that's in Europe, maybe later in US).
When I lived in the US I tried to get a minisplit and they wanted $4000 for a medium size unit! The same one where I live now is $400 installed.
- dlenski 2mo ago> R-22 was phased out starting in the 1980s, and banned in 2010 (that's in Europe, maybe later in US). The situation with R-22 (better known as "Freon" in the US) seems pretty messy and confusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorodifluoromethane#Phaseout_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorodifluoromethane#Phaseout... As far as I can tell, the import of the R-22 refrigerant itself wasn't banned until 2020.