Articles by Ron Rajecki

Polypropylene pipe has become increasingly popular, ranging from uses in radiant heating of sports fields to applications in breweries.

“We put together some sections of 2 ½-inch pipe, and Joe tried to drive a nail through them with a hammer. I remember him reporting back and saying, ‘This is not your typical plastic.’”

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.

At A-Gas, the focus is on providing contractors options to make submitting their recovered refrigerant for reclamation fast and easy.

Arkema used the 2018 AHR Expo to engage with its customers and friends throughout the industry. The company saw the opportunity to reinforce what Arkema stands for by highlighting various aspects of its offerings.

Jay Kestenbaum, senior vice president, sales and purchasing, Aspen Refrigerants Inc. (formerly Airgas Refrigerants), explained how the October 2017 purchase of Airgas Refrigerants by Hudson Technologies will benefit Aspen’s customers.

“Opt for better” was the theme at the Chemours booth, as the company spotlighted its Opteon™ line of low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.

Dynatemp Intl. Inc. shared booth space with Choice Refrigerants, and the two companies displayed a new residential split system designed to use R-421A, one of the R-22 alternative refrigerants offered by Dynatemp.

At the KeepRite Refrigeration booth, the focus was squarely on energy, the environment, and the regulations related to both.

ICOR Intl. Inc. featured two new additions to its product line: a line of hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants (R-290 and R-600a) and small, 28 ounce cans of NU-22B.