On Refrigerant Regulations, The Logjam Is Starting To Break Legislation is moving forward at the state and federal level Joanna R. Turpin June 2, 2020 No Comments Ever since the courts ruled in 2017 that the EPA did not have the authority to phase down HFCs, the HVACR industry has been in limbo.Read More
How to Prepare Equipment for Long Shutdowns Precautions must be taken for refrigeration and air conditioning systems John Tomczyk May 26, 2020 No Comments Long shutdowns can wreak havoc on refrigeration and air conditioning systems if certain steps are not taken.Read More
Several Options Available to Connect Copper Tubing Brazed and pressed connections both have advantages and disadvantages Joe Marchese May 26, 2020 No Comments Today, the use of pressed connections for joining both hard drawn and soft copper tubing is gaining popularity for many reasons.Read More
Code Uncertainty Puts Safe Refrigerant Transition At Risk New flammable alternatives require building codes to be updated May 5, 2020 No Comments The global transition to low-GWP refrigerants is beginning in a disorderly manner in the United States — the world’s most mature HVAC market.Read More
Of Course HVACR Workers Are Essential Cities and states have differed on which businesses should stay open Joanna R. Turpin May 5, 2020 2 Comments The Covid-19 pandemic has led to officials quickly trying to determine what constitutes essential activity and work. Read More
Emerson Offers Free Training On Refrigeration Equipment Online classes available until the end of 2020 May 5, 2020 No Comments Emerson Educational Services is offering a wide variety of free online training courses through the remainder of the calendar year.Read More
Remaining Productive During Your Downtime Take this opportunity to make sure your tools and truck are in tiptop shape Joe Marchese May 3, 2020 No Comments What can a refrigeration technician do during this downtime? One great option is to take this opportunity to enhance your knowledge of the trade.Read More
Liquid Refrigerant, Dense Vapors Can Damage Compressors To prevent these conditions, the proper amount of superheat must be set at the TXV John Tomczyk May 2, 2020 No Comments Refrigeration and a/c compressors are vapor compressors, meaning they are designed to compress refrigerant vapor, not liquid refrigerant.Read More
Industry Disappointed With EPA Rollback Of Leak Repairs New rule eliminates leak repair provisions but keeps sales restrictions, technician certification Joanna R. Turpin April 30, 2020 No Comments The EPA signed a rule that removed the leak repair and maintenance requirements on appliances containing 50 or more pounds of substitute refrigerants.Read More
Understanding Low-Pressure Controls in Refrigeration Systems When added, they control and protect the compressor Joe Marchese April 10, 2020 No Comments When working on a system, it is important to determine how the low-pressure control is being used and make sure it is properly set.Read More