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Rycon joins reliable dealer network
RELIABLE CONTROLS HAS announced the most recent addition to its Australasian Dealer Network, Rycon Electrical Services.
Based in Sydney, Rycon have a holistic ser- vice with an in-house team which includes building automation, system optimisation and
mechanical electrical services including switch board design and manufacturing board design and manufacturing.
Rycon directors Sam Ryan and David Connol- ly have over 20 years experience in the industry.
The Australasian regional sales manager for
L to R: Jason Duncan (Reliable Controls), David Connolly (Rycon), Dean Daniels (Rycon), Sam Ryan (Rycon).
Reliable Controls, Jason Duncan, said the com- pany expects high standards from dealers in its network.
He said all potential dealers that join the Reli- able Controls network must meet the high qual- ity standards of its Q-Factor qualifying process or their application will not proceed.
“A stand out feature of the Rycon submission was the quality and detail contained in their business plan,” Duncan said.
“The quality of their technical documentation, the modern, streamlined and cost-effective pro- cesses they have in place are some of the finest I have seen; I know this will be a great sustainable relationship.”
Rycon already have some great projects un- derway involving the installation of the Reliable Controls Building Automation solution.
The projects include the Surry Hills Verti- cal School, Phoenix Art Gallery and Castle- crag Hospital.
Visit https://ryconelec.com.au/ or https:// www.reliablecontrols.com
HVACR maintenance manual updated
AIRAH HAS RELEASED a new edition of its best-selling design application (DA) manual, DA19: HVAC&R Maintenance.
AIRAH CEO, Tony Gleeson, said maintenance for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration has never been more important.
“Our economy depends on reliable, effective and efficient HVAC&R like never before, which means it also de- pends on HVAC&R maintenance like never before,” he said.
DA19 editor, Vince Aherne.
ing costs, and introduces unreliabili- ty, dissatisfaction and risk to business operations.
DA19 editor, Vince Aherne, said good maintenance practices un- derpin the performance of HVAC&R services.
“They promote safety, reliabili- ty and comfort, and help us man- age operational costs, meet envi- ronmental ratings and comply
nance – or ‘smart maintenance’. The emer- gence of data-driven digitally enabled maintenance is probably the biggest change/opportunity/challenge/threat fac- ing the industry today.”
In concert with the release of the new edi- tion of DA19, AIRAH–with support from the ARBS Education & Research Foundation –has developed aDA19user guide.
This online resource (available at www. DA19FMuserguide.com) is provided free to industry,and is intended to help facility man-
agers and building own- ers to better understand the steps they must take when using DA19 to spec- ify their HVAC&R main-
tenance needs.
For more information
about DA19 or to purchase a copy, go to www.airah.
org.au/DA_Manuals
LEFT: Cover of DA19: HVAC&R Maintenance.
“That’s where DA19 HVAC&R Maintenance comes in. Now in its fourth edition, DA19 has been the definitive reference for HVAC&R main- tenance in Australia for more than 20 years.
It is the authoritative guideline for HVAC&R maintenance.”
HVAC&R systems provide comfort conditions within buildings, support many processes, and en- able other systems to operate.
Gleeson said owners, managers and operators rely on what are often complex HVAC&R systems to successfully run their businesses.
He said failure to properly maintain these sys- tems reduces their useful life, increases operat-
with legislated duties. Failure to maintain is risky; it creates costs and reduces returns,” he said.
Aherne said each version of DA19 has built and improved on the pre- vious iteration, and that’s certain- ly the case with the new 208-page fourth edition.
“This edition has been devel- oped with considerable industry engagement,” Aherne said. “It fea- tures significant updates relating to energy efficiency, system sus- tainability, asset management and the digitisation of mainte-
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