refrigerant replacement

Informed Advice About Inflammable Refrigerants

The R22 ‘Swap Out’ deadline is approaching, but some alternatives being considered may not be the most responsible choice. Propane based refrigerants are appearing, however “The use of these substances poses a potential fire or explosion hazard for owners and service technicians,” according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (equivalent to UK’s DEFRA) warning that most air conditioning systems aren’t designed for propane or similar flammable refrigerants and the EPA is currently investigating instances where propane has been a substitute for R22. The “EPA is aware of incidents…. where injuries have occurred as a result of the use of propane or other unapproved refrigerants…” read more

Get Back In Your Cage

In response to customers’ heightened sense of insecurity coupled with the real increase in the incidence of copper theft, Andrews Air Conditioning is offering a wide range of added-value security devices.

These include ‘active’ systems like anti-tamper alarms and ‘passive’ systems such as anti-vandal condenser cages, pipework protection covers and non-copper pipework.

Commenting on the increasing risk of copper pipework theft from air conditioning systems, Alasdair McLean, National Projects Manager for Andrews Air Conditioning noted, ‘Recent events show that we all share the responsibility to protect ourselves and our property from theft rather than relying on an overstretched police service’. read more