Time for retrofitting refrigeration systems is when servicing.
Type of article: Article
Summary
A study by a USA refrigerant manufacturer claims that retrofitting, at the time of a service call, with a change to a substitute refrigerant, can be less costly than replacing with the original CFC refrigerant. Although this claim is based on complete refrigerant charge replacement and is valid only due to the ever increasing price of CFC refrigerants, nevertheless there is obvious merit in using a service occasion to include a refrigerant change. D.W.H.
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- Original title: Time for retrofitting refrigeration systems is when servicing.
- Record ID : 1994-2163
- Languages: English
- Source: Air Cond. Heat. Refrig. News - vol. 189 - n. 11
- Publication date: 1993/07/12
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
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Themes:
Refrigerating equipment: general information;
CFCs - Keywords: CFC; Maintenance; Substitute; Retrofitting; Refrigerant; Refrigerant charge
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Refrigerant retrofits: an overview.
- Author(s) : PHILLIPS W. A.
- Date : 1993/04
- Languages : English
- Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 65 - n. 4
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Retrofitting: an additional market.
- Author(s) : THEER R.
- Date : 1994/09
- Languages : German
- Source: Kälte + Klimatechnik (Die) - vol. 47 - n. 9
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Conversion d'hypermarché : du R502 au FX10 en v...
- Author(s) : PERGENTINI C., LEPLATRE J. P.
- Date : 1994/01
- Languages : French
- Source: La revue pratique du froid et du conditionnement d'air - n. 787
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Installation existante : conversion au HP80 dan...
- Author(s) : BERNIER J.
- Date : 1993/10
- Languages : French
- Source: La revue pratique du froid et du conditionnement d'air - n. 782
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Thermodynamic observations and empirical tests ...
- Author(s) : LIPPOLD H., QUEITSCH C.
- Date : 1993/05
- Languages : German
- Source: Klima Kälte Heiz. - vol. 21 - n. 5
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