CHICAGO — Refrigeration and brake lines were cut on up to 48 trucks of a Chicago-area company that transports fresh and frozen seafood, according to published reports. The FBI is
The search for alternatives to CFCs would seem to be winding down, with relatively few refrigerants on the market to replace such basic CFCs as R-12 and -502, and HCFC-22. But there are more than just those familiar refrigerants.
Right now, contractors and technicians probably aren’t consumed by the question of how much R-22 they'll be able to get when things start heating up this summer. But for many of them, the question is probably in the back of their minds. R-22 is a refrigerant due for eventual phaseout. According to EPA regulations, production has to be reduced by 35 percent beginning in 2004.
The familiar Copeland and Alco brand names are undergoing a bit of fine-tuning to more closely identify those businesses with their parent company, Emerson.
Refrigeration and A/C contractors seeking a growth sector in which to offer services may want to look at the wide range of restaurants they pass by most every day.
In a meeting room in a suburban Chicago hotel, some 55 technicians were involved in an important endeavor: gaining a better understanding of supermarkets’ mechanical refrigeration systems.
Air conditioning in Europe usually means split systems. The technology has been moving to a larger scale, using sophisticated components for operation and monitoring.
