Recovering 750kg of R134a in just 6 hours
19th August 2024
UK: Refrec Reclaim, Beijer Ref’s new refrigerant recovery service, has completed a project to remove 750kg of refrigerant from one of London’s tallest office blocks.
The Refrec Reclaim system was chosen by Oxford-based contractor Advanced Compressor Engineering Services to minimise downtime during removal of the R134a refrigerant from a York VSD liquid chiller at the 35-storey Broadgate Tower in London. Removal of the refrigerant was required to allow service and maintenance of the equipment.
At a rate of 125kg/hr, the removal process took just six hours. The fast flow rate was possible due to the use of specialist connectors, specifically designed to allow faster flow rates from York equipment, carried on the Refrec Reclaim vehicle.
The refrigerant was stored in 16 recovery cylinders before being returned to the chiller on completion of the maintenance work. Refrec Reclaim dealt with the cylinder provision and associated paperwork using the FGASmanager cylinder management software.
The Refrec Reclaim service simplifies the process of recovering refrigerant from larger systems, typically 100kg charge and above. It reduces the time contractors need to spend on site and saves them money by increasing the speed at which refrigerant is recovered and handling the administration process.
“Refrigerant is being recovered on this site to allow maintenance on the system, but dismantling of current installations and retrofitting refrigerants are also perfect applications for this service,” claimed Beijer Ref UK’s head of product development Alec Stilling.
