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2025 IIAR Conference: March 2-5 • Phoenix, Arizona

January 14th, 2025

The 2025 IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona from March 2nd – 5th , 2025. Click here for additional details or for the conference regististration. The IIAR Conference is the largest exposition dedicated to the natural refrigeration industry. IIAR provides unrivaled opportunity for the industry’s leading […]

Condenser Relief Valves

January 7th, 2025

Question: Are pressure relief valves required to be installed on an evaporative condenser? This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 9/10/13. You can read the original blog here. Answer: This is a very good question and one that gets asked frequently. Since an evaporative condenser is not a pressure vessel, […]

2025 Virtual Ammonia Refrigeration Training by Resource Compliance

January 6th, 2025

Start the new year off right with participating in the newly released ‘2025 Virtual Ammonia Refrigeration Training‘ by Resource Compliance.

Ammonia Refrigeration Valve Tags

November 26th, 2024

This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 10/4/16. You can read the original blog here. When reviewing an ammonia refrigeration Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) and comparing it to the actual refrigeration system, I am often surprised at how often valves have not been physically labeled to match the P&ID. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 15, 2024

November 15th, 2024

Ammonia Blowin In The Wind in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… How Wind Helped Disperse Ammonia Leak Caused by Explosion in Louisville – While the wind could help disperse some of the leak where the explosion happened, residents in other neighborhoods may begin to smell the aftermath.  […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Pattani Ice Plant Sickens […]