ARI Performance Standards Available
ARLINGTON, VA — The Air-Con-ditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) has released six equipment performance standards for downloading from its website. Standard 250-2001, “Perform-ance and Calibration of Reference Sound Sources,” establishes the performance characteristics of a reference sound source.
Standard 400-2001 covers “Liquid to Liquid Heat Exchangers.”
Standard 420-2000, “Unit Coolers for Refrigeration,” applies to factory-made, forced-circulation, free-delivery unit coolers for refrigeration, operating under frosting or non-frosting conditions, using volatile refrigerants.
Standard 560-2000, “Absorption Water Chilling and Water Heating Packages,” applies to water-cooled, single-effect, steam- and hot water-operated water chilling units, as well as water-cooled, double-effect, direct-fired water chilling-heating units.
Standard 810-2000 applies to factory-made “Automatic Commercial Ice Makers.”
Standard 820-2000 applies to factory-made “Ice Storage Bins.”
To download copies of the stand-ards, visit www.ari.org (website). Paper copies may be ordered by request through ARI at 703-528-3816 (fax).
Publication date: 03/26/2001
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