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Steve Tafone

Steve Tafone
Suffolk Construction
Phone: 978.774.1057
Email:stafone@suffolkconstruction.com

Where are we with the phase out of R-22?

January 1, 2010:

After 2010, chemical manufacturers may still produce R-22 to service existing equipment, but not for use in new equipment. As a result, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system manufacturers will only be able to use pre-existing supplies of R-22 to produce new air conditioners and heat pumps. These existing supplies would include R-22 recovered from existing equipment and recycled.

January 1, 2020:

Use of existing refrigerant, including refrigerant that has been recovered and recycled, will be allowed beyond 2020 to service existing systems, but chemical manufacturers will no longer be able to produce R-22 to service existing air conditioners and heat pumps.

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Mr. Tafone has over 30 years of experience in the HVAC and construction fields. He is presently employed at Suffolk Construction Inc., a construction management firm, as Vice President of Engineering.

He is a past president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Boston’s Chapter. Additionally, he has been teaching various technical courses for over 10 years. Mr. Tafone is a Registered Professional Engineer in MA & NY, has a CFC Universal Certification, LEED AP and holds a MA licenses as a Refrigeration Technician. He received his BSME from Pratt Institute.