Of Course HVACR Workers Are Essential Cities and states have differed on which businesses should stay open Joanna R. Turpin May 5, 2020 2 Comments The Covid-19 pandemic has led to officials quickly trying to determine what constitutes essential activity and work. Read More
Remaining Productive During Your Downtime Take this opportunity to make sure your tools and truck are in tiptop shape Joe Marchese May 3, 2020 No Comments What can a refrigeration technician do during this downtime? One great option is to take this opportunity to enhance your knowledge of the trade.Read More
Liquid Refrigerant, Dense Vapors Can Damage Compressors To prevent these conditions, the proper amount of superheat must be set at the TXV John Tomczyk May 2, 2020 No Comments Refrigeration and a/c compressors are vapor compressors, meaning they are designed to compress refrigerant vapor, not liquid refrigerant.Read More
Industry Disappointed With EPA Rollback Of Leak Repairs New rule eliminates leak repair provisions but keeps sales restrictions, technician certification Joanna R. Turpin April 30, 2020 No Comments The EPA signed a rule that removed the leak repair and maintenance requirements on appliances containing 50 or more pounds of substitute refrigerants.Read More
An HVAC Refrigeration Contractor and COVID-19 Charlie Meisinger discusses the impact of the virus on the refrigeration market April 26, 2020 No Comments The two of them discussed the refrigeration market and how it is handling COVID-19.Read More
Carrier Chooses R-32 Refrigerant for Commercial Scroll Chillers Refrigerant due to its benefits regarding environmental sustainability April 22, 2020 No Comments Carrier has selected R- 32 refrigerant to replace R-410A refrigerant in commercial chillers using scroll technology.Read More
HFC Phasedown Concerns Center on Exemptions, Preemption, Timeframes Industry comments ask Senate committee to consider deadline, certification changes to AIM Act Robert Beverly April 17, 2020 No Comments The federal HFC phasedown proposal is taking a multi-phase, written path through the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.Read More
Tips for Investing in Your HVAC Company's Environmental Sustainability Spending “Green” To “Go Green” Jordan Smith April 15, 2020 No Comments With finite resources, operators everywhere should be spending smartly to enhance the “green” sustainability of their operation.Read More
Court Of Appeals Rules Against EPA In HFC Case Ruling states agency failed to follow proper procedures in 2018 guidance Joanna R. Turpin April 10, 2020 No Comments The NRDC, along with a coalition of states led by New York, declared victory in their lawsuit against the EPA.Read More
Understanding Low-Pressure Controls in Refrigeration Systems When added, they control and protect the compressor Joe Marchese April 10, 2020 No Comments When working on a system, it is important to determine how the low-pressure control is being used and make sure it is properly set.Read More