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Home » refrigerant recovery

Articles Tagged with ''refrigerant recovery''

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The Value of Refrigerant Recovery Incentives

Is pay to play a proper way to increase reclaim rates in preparation of the final R-22 phaseout deadline?
April 10, 2017
Are there ways to encourage greater collection of R-22 and other refrigerants so they can be reclaimed? And what form might that encouragement take?
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Early detection and repair

Beat Leaks with Detection, Notification, and Monitoring

Leak-control programs spur reclamation by keeping refrigerant in the system
Ron Rajecki
April 10, 2017

The case can be made that recovery and reclamation begins with keeping refrigerants in the system where they belong; refrigerant that leaks out into the atmosphere is never going to be recovered or reclaimed.


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Spring is Here! But the R-22 Isn’t

What’s behind the low reclaim numbers, and what can the industry do about it?
Ron Rajecki
April 4, 2017

Springtime means many different things to many different people: Love in the air; baseball, golf, and grilling; shorts and sunscreen; a rebirth; a triumph of the dogged determination of life to begin anew after winter.  Or, for those in the refrigeration industry, spring of 2017 means just three more cooling seasons until the only R-22 on the market will be what’s available through reclaimers or in individual inventories (a.k.a. stockpiles).


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MR45 refrigerant recovery machine

New Gases, New Challenges for Refrigerant Recovery Sector

HCs, natural, and semi-flammable refrigerants — the talk of the industry
Ron Rajecki
February 27, 2017
Of course, reclaimers can only reclaim what contractors and technicians recover, and while the R-22 numbers may never match the hoped-for projections, the industry is already looking to the future and preparing to address new challenges in a post-hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) world that also is likely facing a phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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Fieldpiece MR45
2017 AHR Expo — New Product

Fieldpiece Instruments: Refrigerant Recovery Machine

January 30, 2017

New from Fieldpiece is the lightest weight digital recovery machine in the market. Capable of recovering both liquid and vapor refrigerant, the MR45 is faster and smoother when pulling. 


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2017 AHR Expo — Education Classes

No Brazing, Permanent A/C Line and Hose Repair

January 2, 2017

AirSept provides technology for repair of metal lines and hoses with no brazing, chemicals, or special tools.


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A-Gas Americas Announces Four Promotions

Hennessy, Amburgey, Ferranti, Stack all move up
December 28, 2016

Robert Hennessy has been appointed to the role of chief commercial officer in charge of aligning sales strategies across all business units in the Americas, Tim Amburgey has been promoted from regional director of refrigerant sales to vice president of fire protection, Taylor Ferranti has been promoted from regional director of refrigerant sales to vice president of refrigerants, and Jon Stack has been promoted from vice president of carbon projects to vice president of environmental services.


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DETAILED DIAGNOSIS:

Troubleshooting Overcharged Refrigerant Issues

Members of The NEWS’ Trainer Panel provide methods and advice for an overcharged system
Kostora
Nick Kostora
November 21, 2016

A refrigeration system with an overcharge of refrigerant is an issue that almost all technicians have come across at some point in their careers.


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Appion Inc.: Refrigerant Recovery

Appion Inc.: Refrigerant Recovery

September 19, 2016

This recovery machine has horizontally opposing twin cylinders and twin condensers. A permanently lubricated, bearing-line crankcase is isolated from the refrigerant, which eliminates bearing contamination. 


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Graeme Fox

AHRI-UNEP RDL Initiative is Next Step in Supply Chain Standards

Examining the refrigerant drivers license’s potential impact on the refrigerant landscape
Graeme Fox
Graeme Fox
August 29, 2016

It may be that different levels of RDL are set in the same way that a driving license here [in Europe] allows you to drive a car or a small van up to a certain level, but to drive a bigger van or a motorbike requires some further testing or qualifications. It’s early days in our discussions, and there are a number of big issues to iron out before the project starts looking at any conclusion.


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