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▶ Energy Efficiency    ▶ High Performance  
▶ Natural Refrigerant   ▶ Technology   
▶ Installation   ▶ Quality   ▶ Technical Info

Natural Refrigerant

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The SANCO₂ is the most environmentally friendly HPWH on the market!

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In an effort to protect the Ozone layer and as part of the 2006 Montreal Protocol, all refrigerants are required to have a zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP). More recently, focus has turned to the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of refrigerants.  The GWP is a standardized metric of how much a given pollutant contributes to Global Warming.
 

The GWP of a gas refers to the total contribution to global warming resulting from the emission of one unit of that Gas relative to one unit of the reference gas (CO₂) - which is assigned a value of 1. GWP is typically measured as the impact of that Greenhouse Gas over a period of 100 Years.

 

Many States and Provinces, such as California, are now scrutinizing refrigerants' GWP and requiring the use of low GWP refrigerants (typically those with a GWP below 750).

 

R134a (seen above) is the refrigerant most commonly used in Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) and has a 100-year GWP of 1,430, well above the recommended threshold of 750.

✘  R134a

  • A single HPWH typically contains approx. 22oz (1.375lbs) of R134a.

  • 1lb of R134a has a 100-year GWP of 1,430.

  • Therefore, the refrigerant in a single HPWH has the potential for a contribution to Global Warming of 1,966.25 times an equivalent quantity of CO₂ over a 100-year period.

This represents a saving in Greenhouse Gas Emissions of 1,964.8.  By using the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) online calculator at:


https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator


we see that this is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions produced by burning 100 gallons of gasoline or charging 113,000 smartphones.


The SANCO₂ truly is the most environmentally friendly HPWH on the market!

✔  R744 (CO₂)

  • A SANCO₂ unit contains 22.9oz (1.43lbs) of CO₂.

  • 1lb of CO₂ has a 100-year GWP of 1.

  • Therefore, the CO₂ refrigerant in a SANCO₂ unit has the potential for a contribution to Global Warming of 1.43 over the same period.

The SANCO₂ HPWH uses the environmentally friendly CO₂ refrigerant, also known as R744.

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