Take Care When Inspecting Compressor Terminals While rare, a terminal can blow while testing, causing serious injury Joe Marchese July 6, 2021 No Comments When electrically inspecting or troubleshooting a compressor, you should always protect yourself against the possibility of terminal venting.Read More
Performance Advances in Compressors Continue Despite Refrigerant Evolution Compressor technology is getting both smart and small Robert Beverly June 14, 2021 No Comments Compressor manufacturers have been improving the products on multiple fronts in recent months.Read More
Super Radiator Coils Releases Validated Condenser Performance Ratings for R-448A and R-449A Uses custom-designed lab for the performance testing February 12, 2021 No Comments SRC invested in a custom-designed lab for the sole purpose of determining condenser coil performance.Read More
Take the Time to Thoroughly Inspect Compressors Detailed assessments can reveal issues that may lead to compressor failure Joe Marchese November 22, 2020 One Comment Performing a more detailed inspection of a compressor might reveal a system issue that could lead to a failed compressor.Read More
A Simple Guide to the Refrigeration Cycle and How Air Conditioners Work How compressors, condensers, and more work together, in layman’s terms Gordon White September 15, 2020 One Comment Four core components work together to control when refrigerant is absorbing heat, and when it is releasing heat.Read More
New Refrigeration Compressor Design Offers Improved Efficiency Purdue University’s orbiting scroll design is driven by a gear mechanism July 30, 2020 No Comments A compressor design proposes a new drive mechanism for compressors used for cooling in homes, buildings, airplanes, and cars.Read More
Emerson Provides Solutions to China’s Hospitals to Cope with COVID-19 Increased production to meet demand May 15, 2020 No Comments Emerson contributed to the construction of field hospitals by providing air conditioning solutions equipped with compressors.Read More
Embraco: R- 290 Compressors November 12, 2019 No Comments These enable enhanced thermodynamic efficiency, energy savings, lower operating pressures and improved noise performance for L/MBP applications.Read More
Troubleshooting Single Phase Residential Compressors What to do when the system won't start Dave Spates September 16, 2019 No Comments This article will discuss tips on troubleshooting single phase, residential compressors that won’t start.Read More
How A Service Part Can “Kill” The Compressor Hard-start kits can have unintended consequences Jonathan Charles May 27, 2019 One Comment There are times when the attempt to do something positive can result in something unexpected. The annual increase in the number of hard-start kits being added to air conditioners is a perfect example.Read More