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Coolers/Freezers and Energy Efficiency 101: The 6 Types of Cold Rooms and Their Temperature Requirements
Cold storage. Refrigerated warehouse. Frozen storage. Walk-in cooler. Reach-in cooler. Walk-in freezer. Working with commercial refrigeration systems, you may see these descriptors thrown about sometimes to describe the same space.
4 “Check Engine” Warnings for Your HVACR System
Refrigeration systems have a great deal of both mechanical and electrical components that need periodic maintenance to keep it running at its most optimal. The easiest comparison is to imagine your business’ refrigeration system as your car.
4 Reasons to Add Glass Doors to Your Cold Product Display Cases
Commonly-held beliefs state the idea of closing display cases by adding glass doors will create an impenetrable wall for shoppers to get through to buy the product. But in reality, glass doors can affect multiple aspects of your business positively.
Refrigeration Problem of the Week: Solenoid Valve Stuck Open AGAIN
Today, we take a look at a problem that many of our clients deal with: repetitive failure of a mechanical component. Sometimes, it’s the way the piece was installed into the system, and sometimes it’s just from a bad batch.
Liquid Subcooling: What it is and When to Apply it
In an exhaustive article for ACHR News, Brian Orr, cofounder of a service company, and founder of HVACRSchool.com, describes it in short: “subcooling tells you that you have a full line of liquid refrigerant in the liquid line.”
Where’s the Most Expensive Ice in the World? On Your Evaporator Coils
When evaporator coils ice up, efficiency drops dramatically, temperature set points are hard to maintain, it could damage equipment, and it puts perishable products at risk. Run time increases and operating costs can potentially go up by over 100%.
NRM is Proud to Play a Role in the Dunkin’ Brands, National Grid, and Eversource Energy Management Program
The energy management program, available to Dunkin’ Brands franchise owners, seeks to identify opportunities to improve the energy management capabilities of DD locations. NRM has retrofitted hundreds of coolers with their smart controls and energy efficiency measures in coordination with the program.
6 Ways to Ensure an Evaporator Fan Energy Efficiency Retrofit is Done Right
The upside to a well-implemented controls retrofit can be huge. The most advanced bring a whole suite of features and capabilities, including adaptive defrost control, web connectivity, intelligent alarms, sophisticated diagnostics and data analytics, and powerful controls for your entire refrigeration system.