Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Innovations And Improvements Reflect The Service Tech’s Perspective

Competition Highlights Hot Features. The Copeland® System Pro™ is a fractional horsepower condensing unit that reduces the amount of necessary on-site installation supplies, tube prepping, and brazing, and provides a solution to working in restricted places. The unit comes with factory-installed, -sealed, and -tested system protection devices already in place.

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The Hermetic Moisture Indicator (HMI) from Flow Controls, Division of Emerson Climate Technologies (St. Louis), earned the bronze award. The comment from one contractor-judge was simply, “This is a real improvement over the competition.”

Emerson Climate Technologies said its Hermetic Moisture Indicator is designed to alert technicians to moisture levels lower than 3 percent relative humidity.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

Take-A-Part Thermo Expansion Valves

Flow Controls thermo expansion valves are designed for use on all types of air conditioning, commercial refrigeration and low temperature applications with temperature ranges of +50F to -50F [10C to -46C]. Take-A-Part thermo expansion valves have 3 component parts:
Power assembly, cage assembly and flange. There are no working parts in the flange. It is never necessary to break the line connections to service the valve.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Acid Test Kit


The universal acid test kit provides a reliable indication as to the acid level of the refrigeration oil. It is quick and easy! They are for use with all refrigeration lubricants. By changing the percentage of oil sample taken, the acid number of the oil can be accurately determined. Phase separation of the chemicals eliminates interference from discoloured oil.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Water Dump Valve for Ice Machines




Ice machines operate like no other type of refrigeration equipment. The application challenge posed by the duty cycle of an ice machine is to balance efficient, productive ice making with reliable operation, low sound and cost. Operators count on their ice machines to provide quantities of ice year-round, and they count on their refrigeration contractor to keep them running at peak efficiency. Whether it's a new installation, field replacement or retrofit, the right water dump valve is essential for reliable, productive ice making.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Factory Set Superheat



Our thermostatic expansion valves are factory set to a specific superheat. If adjustment is needed, refer to superheat adjustment instructions for proper procedure. Kindly check with your local Emerson Flow Controls wholesale specialists for step-by-step guide.

Improper adjustment may result in valve malfunction and /or system damage.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Measuring Superheat


Where possible, always select a thermal expansion valve for the actual operating conditions rather than nominal valve capacities.

To determine the valve is working properly is by measuring its superheat.

The degree to which the refrigerant gas is superheated depends on
1) the amount of refrigerant being fed to the evaporator by the valve
2) the heat load to which the evaporator is exposed.