Where’s the Most Expensive Ice in the World? On Your Evaporator Coils

We all know ice is great; it’s cheap, can be bought in bulk, and cools most things that we can think of that need to be cooled. But there are several kinds of undesirable ice that end up costing a lot for operating refrigeration equipment in commercial and industrial coolers and freezers. This type of ice is costly, […]
Refrigeration Problem of the Week: Evaporator Fans Shut Off Manually

In this new weekly blog series, NRM will highlight an issue a customer had and was able to resolve with our industry-leading control and monitoring solutions. Some of the most major refrigeration problems can go undetected and result in equipment failures and/or product loss. Problem of the Week: Evaporator Fans Manually Shut Off As is often […]
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. It addresses whole building energy savings, while providing insight into building operations and system controls, with the goal of reducing overall operating costs and encouraging investments to pursue energy efficiency. Based upon a […]
Evaporator Fan Cycling: Is it Really a Risk?

In most walk-in coolers and freezers, the evaporator fans run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at full speed. Those fans are not only consuming energy the whole time, they are also generating heat, and the constant swirling of the air picks up even more heat from surrounding lights, walls, open doors, and […]
6 Ways to Ensure an Evaporator Fan Energy Efficiency Retrofit is Done Right

Here, we’ll unpack some of the ways you can make sure that your energy-efficiency retrofit doesn’t turn into a refrigeration headache! Look for a strong reputation. There is no substitute for proven real-world results. This applies to both the technology and the implementer. Make sure that the controls hardware and the implementation installer both have […]
Looking for Energy Savings? Look In to Retrofitting Your Refrigeration

Many refrigeration systems in the food retail environment (walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, and reach-in cooler cases) comprise older equipment, and many businesses are unable to absorb the cost of replacing the equipment with newer, more expensive components. But there are options out there to retrofit the systems with energy efficiency measures that will reduce their […]
Simplifying the Complex Inner-Workings of Your HVACR System

One of the biggest issues that people seem to run into when needing to have any kind of interaction with their HVAC/R system is simply not knowing where to start. And for good reason. Despite how simple and basic their function is—converting warm air to cold air and cooling down a space—the system itself and […]