When the word "reclamation" has been used in the HVACR sector in recent years, it has most closely been identified with the recovery and reuse of refrigerants. But the term has a broader application and can encompass reclaiming reusable energy sources.
Newer refrigerants - both HFCs and HCs - are showing up on the radar screen. And, the 2004 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) was the place where manufacturers started to formally unveil their latest offerings.
Innovation is a good word to describe the refrigeration-related technology shown at the 2004 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). Exhibitors were certainly out to build a better mousetrap.
If attendees of the 2004 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) were looking to find a clear signal on a dominant compressor technology of the future, they had to leave a bit disappointed.
Refrigerants continue to be a major topic in the industry - even though it has been almost 20 years since warning flags first went up over the future of long-used CFCs.
When you want an answer, go to the source. That's what The News did a few weeks ago. In response to questions being asked regarding a variety of refrigerant issues, we went to the leading providers of refrigerants and asked them to submit written responses to our questions. Here are their answers.
As the industry takes a look at refrigerants beyond HFCs, a lot of attention has been focused on CO2 (carbon dioxide). Another refrigerant that has been looked at over the years is R-290 - propane.
In statements at the IKK trade fair, European manufacturers and contractors have declared victory in at least one battle of the two-fold war against ozone depletion and global warming, with protection of the ozone layer down and climate protection still to go.
R-410A looks like the refrigerant of choice for manufacturers of split-system air conditioning systems that dominate much of the international market beyond North America, where 410A already has a strong foothold.
Paying techs generously and providing daily training are just a couple of the methods that made Tiger's One Hourâ„¢ Air Conditioning & Heating the South Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Regional winner in The News' 2003 "Best Contractor To Work For" contest.
