Saying goodbye is never easy, whether it’s a relative, friend, or coworker. Last month, I was sad to say goodbye to my dear colleague, Ron Rajecki, who has been the editor of FROSTlines for the last three years. Ron has decided to pursue another “adventure” in the HVAC industry, and he leaves behind some very large shoes to fill.
Unfortunately, much of what has been said and written in terms of the labor shortage takes the form of gloom-and-doom statistics and anecdotes that just serve to increase contractors’ worries.
Service technicians will often experience frost on a suction line or on the compressor in some refrigeration applications. Thinking that liquid refrigerant must be present because there is frost is a fallacy in most cases.
Who among us doesn’t have a wish list or two? And why not? There’s no harm in wishing. Wishes can become dreams and people can work to make dreams become reality. I’m sure most of us have wish lists of some sort, even if they’re just mental.
ASHRAE has received the prestigious Partnership Award from the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UN Environment) Ozone Secretariat for its extraordinary commitment and contribution to the progress and achievements of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
The Chemours Co. has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, has listed the low global-warming potential (GWP) refrigerant Opteon™ XP44 (R-452A) as acceptable for use in new and retrofit equipment for refrigerated transport and remote condensing units used in retail food refrigeration.
Danfoss’ latest “Engineering Tomorrow” Application Development Center in Tallahassee, Florida, will be able to test mildly flammable refrigerants at global nameplate voltages, with real-time data acquisition and performance.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has launched an incentive program designed to promote the adoption of a new generation of natural refrigerants that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.