Refrigerant Conversion
Future-Proof Your Systems. Stay Ahead of Regulations.
Overview
Refrigerant regulations keep changing, and older systems are getting more expensive to keep running. Northstar Refrigeration helps facilities across Massachusetts and New England transition to more sustainable, regulation-compliant refrigerants with careful planning and minimal disruption to your operation. From R-22 systems that now depend on a shrinking supply of reclaimed refrigerant to HFC systems affected by the federal phasedown, we evaluate your refrigeration systems and recommend the conversion path that makes sense for your facility, budget, and long-term goals.
Full System Audit: An evaluation of your current refrigerant, equipment condition, components, and controls to determine whether conversion or replacement is the better path.
Refrigerant Selection: Replacement refrigerant recommendations based on compatibility, efficiency, safety classification, and regulatory outlook.
Conversion Plan and Scheduling: A step-by-step plan that sequences the work around your operations to limit downtime.
System Modifications: The component, oil, and control changes needed for the new refrigerant to perform properly.
Compliance Documentation: Records of refrigerant recovered and charged to support EPA compliance requirements and your own files.
Lower Environmental Impact: Moving to lower-GWP refrigerants reduces your facility's climate footprint.
Avoid Costly Fines: Staying ahead of refrigerant rules reduces your compliance risk.
Lower Refrigerant Costs: Avoid paying rising prices for refrigerants that are being phased out.
Future-Proof Your Investment: Extend the useful life of your equipment with a refrigerant that has a longer regulatory runway.
R-22 Systems: Equipment still running on R-22, which is no longer produced or imported in the United States.
High-GWP HFC Systems: Facilities using refrigerants affected by the federal HFC phasedown that want to plan ahead.
Sustainability Goals: Organizations working to lower their refrigerant GWP and overall emissions.
Systems Nearing Retrofit: Equipment already due for a retrofit or upgrade, where a conversion can be folded into the same project.