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RectorSeal, Panasonic, and Contractor Donate VRF System to Arizona Church

VRF technology will reduce utility costs at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
March 4, 2019

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church’s community center in the Tempe, Arizona suburb of Guadalupe now has state-of-the-art HVAC thanks to variable refrigerant flow equipment, accessories, and installation labor donations from RectorSeal, Panasonic Air Conditioning Group (a division of Panasonic Corp. of North America), and Woody’s Heating and Air Conditioning.


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Deep Evacuation on a Grocery Store Rack - The ACHR News

How to Properly Evacuate Refrigerant

Don’t Suck When Pulling a Vacuum
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Bryan Orr
February 25, 2019
Evacuation is often called “vacuum” or “pulling a vacuum,” and it’s one of the most important parts of the HVACR installation and repair process where the refrigerant circuit is involved. Our goal should be to keep the closed refrigeration circuit clean, dry, and tight — just like I was taught since the very first week of HVAC school.
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Tecumseh's new ARGUS platform of air-cooled condensing units. - The ACHR News

Tecumseh’s on the Front Line, Fighting the War on Refrigerants

Charging some offerings in-factory also reduces stress
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Robert Beverly
February 18, 2019
In Greek mythology, Argus was a son of Zeus. Having the king of the gods up on Mount Olympus for a dad probably raised the bar in terms of expectations. Fortunately, Tecumseh seemed comfortable with that kind of lofty namesake for its biggest launch at this year’s AHR Expo, the ARGUS condensing unit platform.
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Embraco Showcased Its Vision for the Future of Refrigeration

Company has propane offerings across four segements
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
February 18, 2019
With over 20 years of experience in natural refrigerants, Embraco’s compressor portfolio features products for commercial food service, food retail, merchandisers, and aftermarket segments. Conveniently, the booth was sectioned into these four different segments, so AHR Expo attendees could easily find the R-290 solution they were looking for.
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Chemours Promotes R-454B as an R-410A Refrigerant Replacement

The new refrigerant was selected by Carrier for some of its ducted offerings
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
February 18, 2019
This year, the company was particularly excited to talk about one of its more recent and significant product milestones, R-454B, which will be sold commercially by Chemours as Opteon™ XL41. The new replacement for R-410A was recently selected by Carrier for its residential and light commercial ducted a/c equipment.
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