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Wholesalers Feature
LEFT: Heatcraft has been actively supporting customers with sales and field trials of R448A and R450A.
MAIN: Technicians at the end of a CO2 Systems training course.
CO2 SYSTEMS TRAINING CONTINUES
Heatcraft CO2 Systems training is specifically targeted at people wanting to gain a greater understanding of CO2 Refrigeration System technology from a commercial and technical perspective.
The training encompasses CO2 Safety and Handling, Applications and Systems, System Design / Benefits, Calculation & Selection, Control Logic and Installation Tips and Techniques.
Transcritical and subcritical system design is covered with specific focus on transcritical CO2 systems and how these technologies can benefit end users, including payback and information on how to sell CO2 technologies.
The feedback has been positive with all technicians engaged in the learnings and leaving with a better understanding of how to take the next steps in providing CO2 systems solutions.
To date, four sessions have been conducted in NSW and one in Victoria. With all sessions fully booked, the Heatcraft team will be rolling out
more sessions across other states throughout 2019.
To register your interest, email training@heatcraft.com.au.
partnerships to ensure we get the stock compo- nent of the business right,” Mackey said.
From a refrigerant perspective, Mackey said the wholesaler has continued to stay ahead of the game and lead change in the in- dustry through the introduction of lower GWP refrigerants and alternative system technologies.
“We must take every opportunity to support our customers through the HFC phasedown and in the last 12 months we have seen a grow- ing demand for components for alternative re- frigerants and increased awareness of the Global Warming Potential of refrigerants such as R404A,” he said.
“The discussions that we are having with customers regarding refrigerant choice for the future is refreshing. “Whilst it is early days in the phasedown, we can already see that con- tractors are leading with solutions that con- sider the total cost of ownership ensuring they
are uniquely positioned to succeed through the phasedown.”
Mackey said in recent months Heatcraft has been actively supporting customers with sales and field trials of R448A and R450A.
“The feedback on performance and applica- tion has been positive,” he said.
“These refrigerants provide interim alterna- tives for common refrigerant types R404A and R134A respectively.
“Whilst these refrigerants have a higher GWP than completely natural solutions end users understand that they will still provide better price and availability protection in the latter part of the phasedown schedule.”
Although Heatcraft has been involved in the natural refrigerant market since 2009, Mackey said there has been limited take-up of the tech- nology in the broader market but he believes the HFC phasedown will help accelerate aware- ness and increase demand.
“As a wholesaler with a strong CO2 prod- uct portfolio and presence in the market we have a team and complementary product range to support the use of alternative refrig- erants,” he said.
“Our product range continues to evolve supporting the uptake of lower GWP refriger- ant alternatives and in recent months Heat- craft has added a number of products to the wholesale range such as high pressure copper, fittings and leak detection products and smaller format CO2 refrigeration systems suited to food service, small cold storage and convenience applications.” ✺
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