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ECOLITE // LHL3E ECOLITE // LHL5E FULL EQUIPMENT. MAXIMUMADAPTABILITY. ECOLITE condensing units are the solution for reliable low andmedium temperature cooling applications.Their plug and play concept supports overallmonitoring and boosts optimal usability. The sevenmodels are suited for operation in different climate zones, allowing flexibility due to the VARISTEP capacity control and sophisticated controller functions. Thanks to low-noise and solid design, the ECOLITE series can be integrated into an urban environment. The product family is also approved for low GWP A2L refrigerants. Learnmore atwww.bitzer.de A2L-APPROVED Ad_Ref_ECOLITE_A2L_EN_ACRjournal-cover_190x277.indd 1 07.05.20 11:34 VOLUME 6 No6 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020 acrjournal.uk ISSN 2058-4407 Essential Information for theAirConditioningandRefrigeration Industry CMYK / .aiCMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai ACRCoverOct.indd 1 14/09/2020 09:16 Editor David Todd 01778 392094 david.todd@warnersgroup.co.uk Multimedia Sales Executive Robyn Teague 01778 395029 robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk Editorial Design Amanda Clare Advertising Design Natalie Reynolds Production Sue Ward 01778 392405 production@warnersgroup.co.uk Publishing Editor Juliet Loiselle CompCIPHE/MInstR 01778 391067 julietl@warnersgroup.co.uk Published by: Warners Group Publications Plc The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 9PH 01778 391000 01778 394748 www.warnersgroup.co.uk © Copyright 2020 PRINTED BY WARNERS 01778 395111 REGULARS 04 News Key industry updates 31 Innovation Zone The latest products 42 Changing Faces Who’s new and who’s moved 43 Chilly Chatter 44 Women in ACR Gemma Weston of CSS Environmental FEATURES 10 Future-proofing Climalife’s new UK home 14 Can Alexa make you cool? 16 30 years of CBAC Services 18 Big step forward for R32 VRF 20 Why the future is ‘clearly natural’ 22 New era dawns with Arctic Aurora 24 Building back greener with IoT 28 Advantages of electronic valves 32 Taking care of the humble cylinder 34 Unfreeze those CPD points 38 RSK goes underground with Ground Heat 40 Vaillant playing the long game 10 22 03 CONTENTS CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk