ASK THE EXPERT: Rollback Roulette: Fact or Fiction

Oct. 1, 2025

From refrigerant regulations and supply shortages to rising labor costs, today’s HVAC/R contractors and facility managers are navigating a business environment that’s more complicated — and less forgiving — than ever. Compliance mistakes trigger fines big enough to ruin your year (or even your career), inefficiencies eat away at margins, and outdated processes leave everyone chasing paperwork like it’s still 1995. The contractors who win in this climate? The ones who embrace smarter systems, stronger accountability, and faster access to information — and keep a sense of humor while doing it.

To get real about the state of refrigerant regulations, Adam Dykstra, co-founder of FMHero and a leading expert in refrigerant recovery, takes on some of the biggest myths and frustrations surrounding refrigerant regulations. Dykstra is an enterprise leader and original co-founder of Rapid Recovery, bringing deep experience and strong ties to the refrigerant recovery, reclamation, and compliance industries. He has spent decades in the trenches with technicians, contractors, and facility managers, wrestling with compliance headaches, lost gas, and the joy of “surprise” EPA audits.

 

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