Prices held steady: no list-price changes at 4 online sellers
Week of Oct 19, 2026: all 16 tracked single-cylinder listings at 4 national online sellers were unchanged from Oct 15 and in stock. R-454B 20 lb median $467; R-22 30 lb median $749.
Online list prices, single cylinder (4 sellers, checked Oct 19, 2026)
- R-454B 20 lb: median $467 (range $409–$485), 0.0% week over week, all in stock
- R-32 20 lb: median $242 (range $219–$350), 0.0% week over week, all in stock
- R-410A 25 lb: median $244.50 (range $217–$299), 0.0% week over week, all in stock
- R-22 30 lb: median $749 (range $449–$900), 0.0% week over week, all in stock
Lowest single-cylinder list price this week
- R-454B 20 lb: $409 at Refrigerants Center
- R-32 20 lb: $219 at Refrigerants Center
- R-410A 25 lb: $217 at Refrigerants Center
- R-22 30 lb: $449 at Refrigerant Guys
What changed
Nothing moved. None of the 16 listings we track at Refrigerants Center, Imperial Refrigerants, Refrigerant Depot and Refrigerant Guys changed price since the Oct 15 baseline, and none went out of stock. Refrigerant Depot showed 7 R-454B 20 lb cylinders in stock.
Per pound
R-454B ($23.35/lb median) still costs about 2.4x R-410A ($9.78/lb). R-32 sits at $12.10/lb. R-22 has the widest spread: $449 to $900 for the same 30 lb size.
Contractor reports
One new Reddit report this week: a tech said he saw 30 lb R-22 listed at Ability Refrigerants for $449 (r/hvacadvice, Jul 28, 2026). Contractor reports are shown separately and are not part of the retail medians.
Sources
Product pages at Refrigerants Center, Imperial Refrigerants, Refrigerant Depot and Refrigerant Guys, checked Oct 19, 2026 (links on the Suppliers page). Paying something different at your supply house? Submit it at refrigerantwatch.com/submit.
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