This article is part one of a two-part series on ice flake
machine troubleshooting. This article will examine troubleshooting low and high
water levels. Next month’s article will examine water impurities and mechanical
problems.
It is a familiar lament for those who work on supermarket refrigeration. There is a problem. The owner wants it fixed immediately. The technician can apply a quick fix, but that won’t deal with potential recurring problems - and the fact that the equipment may not be operating all that efficiently or even be all that up-to-date.
Anthony, a manufacturer of glass refrigerator and freezer doors as well as display cases, has announced that it has completed a licensing agreement with Glacier, a maker of beverage doors and package doors for commercial refrigeration systems. Anthony is a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Group and Glacier is a business unit of Universal Industries.
Part 1 of this series discussed methods to significantly reduce recovery times and brazing techniques to significantly reduce the time required for evacuation. This article covers system commissioning, including tools and techniques that reduce the time required for pressure testing, evacuation, setting airflow, charging, and performance testing.
Doing it right does not mean adding hours to the job. In fact, with the right tools you can do it right and save a ton of time. In this two-part series, I will discuss several ways to make your technicians faster and more productive during a typical replacement of a split system a/c unit or heat pump.
Criminal behavior and running from the law are likely the furthest things from the mind of the everyday HVACR contractor or technician. It is important, however, that these individuals understand the responsibilities inherent to those who work with what is classed as hazardous materials and greenhouse gases.
Every year there was at least one unexplainable low-refrigerant service call, but when more than 10 occurred in 2009, executives at HVAC contractor Advanced Air and Refrigeration suspected more than phantom leaks. Professional thieves were the initial suspects. But the company soon determined the problem was due to huffing.
The 10 winners of the 2011 AHR Expo Innovation Awards represent some of the most innovative new products in the HVACR industry, according to the judges, members of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), who evaluated submissions based on innovation, application, value to the user, and market impact.
Refrigeration contractors and technicians who work in the domestic refrigeration sector should be aware of increased efficiency standards that are also affecting ice making equipment and room air conditioners. And all those in refrigeration should look at such efficiency upgrades as a growing trend across the board.
While refrigeration in supermarkets information ran throughout sessions at the Food Marketing Institute Energy & Store Development Conference, it also found itself as a stand-alone topic during several concurrent breakout sessions and as a front and center focus of a general session.
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