When the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program – specifically EPA Rule 20 – takes effect on December 31, 2017, various hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and HFC-containing blends that were previously listed as acceptable alternatives under the SNAP program will now be unacceptable for specific uses. Several of these changes affect the fire protection industry and smoke detector […]

The Truth about Smoke Detector Testing Under EPA Rule 20. There’s been much talk in the fire protection industry about the upcoming changes under the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program – specifically around EPA Rule 20. Under this rule, various hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and HFC-containing blends that were previously listed as acceptable alternatives under the SNAP […]