How often should air conditioning units be serviced
By manager_new / 08/01/2025 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
How Often Should Air Conditioning Units be Serviced? Maintaining your air conditioning units and systems are paramount for overall building efficiency. A common question is: how often should your air conditioning/HVAC be serviced? Ideally, at least twice per calendar year: this ensures it is working at maximum efficiency….
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F-Gas regulations rethink of refrigerant reclamation
By Alex Miller / 23/06/2023 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Industry News, News
A-Gas, a refrigerant supplier, is advocating for a revaluation of the F-Gas regulations to improve the circularity of refrigerant supply and encourage the reclamation of products. Hans Craen, the European head of government affairs at A-Gas, believes that a clearer structure and policy outlining the end-of-life management of refrigerants could…
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A Career in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
By Alex Miller / 19/02/2019 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Air conditioning, which includes air cooling, heating, ventilation and disinfection, provides many opportunities for engineers. These specialized technicians are responsible for the safe and efficient installation, maintenance and repair of air conditioning systems, which can be found in a wide range of buildings, such as homes, offices, factories, hospitals and…
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What causes AC refrigerant loss in a car?
By Alex Miller / 21/09/2018 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Does car air conditioning refrigerant naturally dissipate over time? If so, how long does it take for car refrigerant to be “used up”? If a car is low on refrigerant could the cause of the low refrigerant be natural dissipation of the refrigerant? Refrigerant is not consumed or used up…
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What’s the Difference Between Soldering, Brazing, and Welding?
By Alex Miller / 08/08/2018 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Soldering, brazing, and welding are all methods of joining two or more pieces of metal and selected other materials. They are also methods used to fill gaps in metal parts. In welding, the two metals (or thermoplastic) must be similar. For example, copper cannot be welded to steel. Welding uses…
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Detecting and Reducing Toxic Leaks in HVAC Mechanical Equipment Rooms
By Alex Miller / 18/06/2018 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Within the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) mechanical rooms which support large commercial buildings, corporate campuses, institutional facilities, and industrial plants it is imperative to ensure there is a safe working environment. Strict guidelines and safety protocols must be followed in order to avoid tragic accidents which can occur…
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PH Origins: Air Conditioning
By Alex Miller / 26/02/2018 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
You have the hot, humid workshop floor of a printing company to thank for this comfort-enhancing technology. The difference that air conditioning has made to motoring is hard to overlook. Gone are the days where the heat of the engine creeping through the bulkhead would leave you dripping with sweat;…
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Types of Refrigerants and Their Environmental Impact
By Alex Miller / 26/09/2017 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Refrigerants are substances, often in liquid form that are used in a refrigeration cycle to cool a certain space. In the HVAC industry, refrigerants are used in various equipment such as air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, etc. Refrigerants are substances, often in liquid form that are used in a refrigeration cycle…
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R32 – the importance of training
By Alex Miller / 09/05/2017 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
With an increasing number of air conditioning units using R32, one of the leading manufacturers has stressed the importance of specialist training before using this “mildly flammable” refrigerant. R32 pioneers Daikin have now been joined by fellow market leaders Mitsubishi Electric in introducing air conditioners using this lower GWP alternative…
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Low-GWP Refrigerants a ‘Megatrend’ in Commercial HVAC
By Alex Miller / 16/03/2017 / Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
When it comes to the “megatrends” that are affecting the commercial HVAC sector, changes in refrigerants are near the top of the list. That’s the word from Shane Angle, vice president and general manager, commercial air conditioning, Emerson. Speaking at Emerson’s E360 regulatory breakfast at the 2017 AHR Expo in…
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