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Refrigerant

Refrigerant is the working fluid inside a heat pump or cooling system that absorbs, carries and releases heat as its pressure and temperature change.

Refrigerant is the fluid in the sealed heat pump refrigeration circuit that absorbs heat at a low temperature and releases it at a higher temperature as the compressor, heat exchangers and expansion device change its pressure and temperature. In heat pump documents it may appear as a refrigerant type, refrigerant charge, pipework detail, global warming potential figure or F-gas record. It is different from the heating water in the radiators, and the sealed circuit is not user-serviceable.

Category

Heat pumps and heating

Applies to

Heat pumps & AC

Last reviewed

04 Jun 2026

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