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Majority of ac units are under-performing
USA: The majority of air-conditioners and heat pumps in the US are performing below rated energy efficiency levels due to installation faults….
One dead, two burned in chiller blast
BANGLADESH: An engineer has died and two others injured when an air conditioning chiller exploded in Dhaka yesterday….
Prison for AC thief who released R22
USA: An Ohio man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for releasing R22 refrigerant to atmosphere….
Three to stand trial for Seville LD deaths
SPAIN: Prosecutors are demanding four years in prison for those accused of being responsible for an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease that killed four…
Goodman extends ac recall to Canada
CANADA: Air conditioning manufacturer Goodman has extended the recall it issued on certain of its products in the USA at the end…
Alfa Laval to close Dutch factory
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to close its heat exchanger factory in the Netherlands and concentrate manufacturing at its sites in Italy, Poland…
CIAT acquisition on track
FRANCE: The acquisition of CIAT by UTC, the parent company of US air conditioning company Carrier, looks to be going ahead….
Are rising temperatures healing ozone hole?
USA: Scientists are trying to determine whether the diminishing ozone hole trend is more a result of temperature increases than chlorine declines….
Daikin 6hp ac employs R32 and aluminium coil
JAPAN: Daikin is preparing for the Japanese launch of a range of commercial air conditioners up to 16kW, running on R32 and using…
DuPont publishes R404A retrofit guide
USA: DuPont has produced a must-read document for anyone considering converting an R404A or R507 system to its new alternative XP40….