ACR Journal

CONTENTS 03 Game changing cooling and heating from mideauk.co.uk MTHERMALR32MONOBLOC 1 VRFV6RHEATRECOVERY 5 MULTISPLITOUTDOOR 2 MINIVRFFULLDC INVERTER 3 A6DUCT 6 BREEZELESSWALLMOUNTED 10 VERTUPLUSWALLMOUNTED 11 BREEZELESSROUNDFLOWCASSETTE 9 CEILINGANDFLOOR 8 VRFV6HEATPUMP 4 AGPROWALLMOUNTED 7 Findoutmore LINE UP WITH THE WINNING TEAM VOLUME8 No6 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER2022 acrjournal.uk ISSN 2058-4407 Essential Information for theAirConditioningandRefrigeration Industry 22ND JUNE 2023 TheMidland, Manchester 2023 ACRCoverOct.indd 1 21/09/2022 13:56 Editor Andrew Slater acr.editor@warnersgroup.co.uk Multimedia Sales Executive Robyn Teague 01778 395029 robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk Editorial Design Ryan Housden Advertising Design Natalie Reynolds Production Sue Ward 01778 392405 production@warnersgroup.co.uk Publisher 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 Refrigerants are always at the forefront of our mind when we are thinking about driving the industry forward to a more environmentally friendly position. As the refrigerants we use, change, so does the way in which we have to work with them. We have to increase our knowledge about system impact, useability and safe handling as we move especially towards high operating pressures and increasing flammability. In this edition we see features from Beijer Ref and Euroklimat highlighting the use of alternative refrigerants, and in addition, a review from BESA’s Graeme Fox about the inclusion of natural refrigerants within future regulations. Among the key events that are just around the corner is the RACHPskills final which is being held at Barking and Dagenham College from 16 – 18 November. A huge congratulations to all those that have made it as finalists and the best of luck to everyone taking part. Furthermore, Chillventa is just a couple of weeks away - a welcome return back onto the HVACR calendar. ACR Journal and Heat Pumps Today will be there, so if you would like to say hello and catch up then please let us know. I hope you enjoy this edition, Andy REGULARS 4. News Key industry updates 10. Tools Talk 13. RACHPskills UK We would like to invite YOU to visit the WorldskillsUK - RACHPskillsUK finals 17. Fujitsu Fujitsu focus on low GWP refrigerant options for applied range 31. Hydratech Glycol levels: is your chilled water system ready for winter 34. Women in ACR Nicky Moroncini of Comfort Building Services 36. The Innovation Zone The latest products and launches 38. Changing Faces FEATURES 16. F-Gas regulations review 18. Propane R290 as a refrigerant for the HVAC industry 20. Making the move to natural alternatives 24. Building a more sustainable future 26. Is the answer to better air quality under your feet? 28. Monitoring ventilation with CO 2 sensors 30. Toshiba launches new R32 VRF 32. Men as allies CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk 20 34