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Choose the Right HVACR Replacement Component

The devil is in the details, and the wrong choice can cause issues now or in the future
May 1, 2017
When replacing a component, it is generally best practice to obtain its replacement by referencing its part number and installing a component with the same part number. Unfortunately, this is not always possible or practical. Due to the nature of the systems we service, many times we are forced to select a replacement component based on either a cross-reference or by matching its specifications to those of the original component.
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Refrigerant

What’s the Latest with R-404A?

As another industry workhorse feels the GWP crunch, contractors look at alternatives
John Tomczyk
May 1, 2017
R-404A is being used by OEMs in new equipment and also on retrofitted equipment. However, because of its high global-warming potential (GWP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, has listed R-404A as an “unacceptable” refrigerant in a number of retail food refrigeration categories and in vending machines end-uses.
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The Need for Speed

Tips to make refrigerant recovery faster and easier
April 10, 2017

With the proper understanding of equipment and methods, refrigerant recovery can be faster and easier (not to mention much more legal) than venting.


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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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Former ASHRAE President Thomas Watson Honored by Institute of Refrigeration

Receives J&E Hall Gold Medal Award for work with chillers, heat pumps
April 4, 2017

Thomas Watson, a former ASHRAE president and retired chief engineer at Daikin Applied, recently received the Institute of Refrigeration’s (IOR) J&E Hall Gold Medal Award for his ground-breaking work to improve the efficiency of chillers and industrial heat pumps.


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DFW Airport Adding Cargo Refrigeration Facilities

New cold chain storage equipment optimizes airport for shipping perishable goods
April 4, 2017

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport is installing a cold chain facility intended to provide cargo and logistics customers with enhanced opportunities to ship perishable items. Expected to be operational this summer, the state-of-the-art transfer facility will give DFW the ability to precisely control warehousing temperatures for customers shipping pharmaceuticals, flowers, and fresh foods. The facility will be operated by AirLogistix USA.


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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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Marchese

Taking the ‘Trouble’ Out of Troubleshooting

The right attitude and a willingness to learn can make tough jobs easier
April 3, 2017
There are times when determining the cause of a system problem can be quite difficult. Those are the times when a “master” technician will shine above the others. There are many qualities that allow technicians to be very good troubleshooters. One of these qualities is the attitude they take to the job and how they approach looking for the problem.
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COMMERCIAL DRIVERS

CO2 Refrigerant: Acceptance Grows, Challenges Remain

Survey points out drivers, barriers in commercial and industrial applications
Ron Rajecki
April 3, 2017
Carbon dioxide (CO2) as a refrigerant is gaining increasing industry acceptance in commercial and industrial refrigeration systems in North America, according to a survey conducted by Danfoss. The survey also identified barriers to greater CO2 use in refrigeration.
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