Refrigerant Purchase Laws Bypassed by DIY Equipment Sales

Gerry Wagner highlights that laws limiting homeowner refrigerant purchases are being circumvented by pre-charged DIY mini-split systems sold online, which contain several pounds of refrigerant. Authorities acknowledge they cannot inspect every shipment, raising safety and regulatory concerns.

“there are laws in place right now that limits the amount of refrigerant that a homeowner can purchase that is integral to a piece of equipment, like a dehumidifier, like a refrigerator. And it's generally two pounds to a pound and a half or less. Well, we're looking at systems, Gary. I mean, you know better than anybody that a mini -split, a multi -zone mini -split can have as much as six, seven pounds of R -410 in it.”

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