NEW YORK — General Tools & Instruments’ Digital Refrigerant Leak Detector (RLD400) has been certified by an accredited independent test laboratory to comply with the new American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Halocarbon Refrigerant Leak Detector Standard 173-2012. The instrument has been certified at a leak rate of less than one gram per year.
The new standard was published last December by ASHRAE to establish a method of testing for qualifying the performance of portable leak detectors designed for the detection of all CFC, HCFC, HFC, HFO, and PFC halogenated refrigerant gases. The practices and procedures in this standard cover the testing of refrigerant leak detectors intended for use in the leak testing of refrigerating, air-conditioning, and heat-pump systems and their components.
General’s RLD400 is also certified to comply with SAE J2791, J2913 and J1627 standards, and the new European standard EN14624:2012.