Tenant Submetering How do you bill tenants for their share of the use of a piece of air conditioning equipment that is shared amongst more than one tenant in your building? If you have a VRF Air Conditioning system, where...
The following Refrigerant Recovery Machines are listed in alphabetical order. Appion G1 Review Appion G1 Review Appion G1 Features • The Appion G1 is...
When do you use a VRF Single Port vs Multiport Branch Selector Box? What’s the difference between a VRF single port branch selector box and multiport box? What does the branch selector box do? Which one requires more piping? The decision...
Calculating Cooling Loads

Calculating Cooling Load

Calculating Cooling Load What exactly determines the size of the heating and air conditioning system and the required amount of air (CFM) to be delivered to the space? in this article we'll show you what goes into calculating the cooling...
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VRF Compressor Types

The compressor is the heart of the system and is located within the Outdoor Unit which can be an air or water-cooled VRF system. The Outdoor Unit will serve multiple indoor units with each VRF manufacture limiting...
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Lokring Fitting

The LOKRING fitting is a Pressfit fitting used for many applications within many industries. We will be looking at the LOKRING for its potential use with refrigerants in the VRF/VRV industry. (Click here to Enlarge Lokring Infographic) Share this Image On...
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Engineering Videos

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VRF Piping Layout

VRF Piping Layout

Manufactures VRF Piping Layout Drawings The VRF Piping Layout is highly engineered by the VRF manufactures software to design the pipe sizes to meet the capacities and conditions required, including ASHRAE 15. The pipe sizes are affected by capacity, pipe lengths and...
SmartLock Fitting

SmartLock Fitting

SmartLock Fitting Review There is another ACR fitting available that eliminates brazing in refrigerant systems called the SmartLock fitting. We will review the SmartLock fitting vs Brazed fittings in this article.
Active vs Passive Refrigerant Recovery The active removal of refrigerant from a system using Refrigerant Recovery Machines makes the process much easier than using passive methods. The removal of refrigerant from a system that is being repaired or replaced is...