Recent Blog Posts

Q&A | Condenser Relief Valves

September 10th, 2013

Question: Are pressure relief valves required to be installed on an evaporative condenser? Answer: This is a very good question and one that gets asked frequently. Since an evaporative condenser is not a pressure vessel, it is not a black and white requirement as it is for the vessels throughout a refrigeration system. However, the condenser has […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 28, 2013

June 28th, 2013

Here are some excerpts from the most important ammonia stories over the past week… An Ammonia Fueled Car From South Korea – South Korean researchers have successfully road-tested a dual fuel passenger car that runs on a mixture of ammonia and gasoline. It is called the AmVeh and was developed by members of the Ammonia Research […]

Hansen Pressure Relief Valve Recall

June 27th, 2013

On June 21, 2013, Hansen issued a product recall on the following pressure relief valve models with serial numbers between 02B11 and 04B13: Hansen H5600A, H5601, H5602, H5600R, H5602R, and H5632R. These pressure relief valves (sold from February 16, 2011 to April 4, 2013) appear to be more susceptible to internal corrosion when exposed to standing water inside […]

Q&A | Relief Valve Discharge Piping

June 24th, 2013

Question: Is it permissible to use galvanized pipe on pressure relief valve discharge piping? Answer: As a “best practice” we recommend using the same piping materials for the closed circuit refrigeration system as for the relief valve discharge piping. Specifically, IIAR-2 states that piping in the closed circuit portion of the system should be of […]

January 2013 Ammonia Refrigeration Training

January 18th, 2013

Thanks to everyone who attended the Ammonia Refrigeration Training that was held at California Controlled Atmosphere on January 17 & 18. We had a great time with the 27 different companies who were in attendance.